The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
TAFT MUST MAKE
HIS OWN FIGHT
State Republican Leaders WI
Keep Out Of Contest.
EDITORS AGAINST ANDERSON
Tawney's Successor in the First DIS
trict Due to Have Trouble on
His Hands This Fall.
(Special Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
st. Paul, Jan. 30.-Less than three
months ago Senator La Toilette was
credited with having the presidential
call in Minnesota and the trend in his
favor so impressed the state leaders
that they personally carried their fears
to President Taft's advisers with
pledges to see him through to the fin
ish. Governor Eberhart went 50 far
as to publicly endorse the president
and his policies and his statement was
commented upon In many quarters and
by some spoken Of as political blum
der. Canadian reciprocity was then
the issue and it was believed that his
stand had lost him favor with the
farmers. Today it is updeniably
Roosevelt with the same men who en-
dorsed President Taft and his policies.
Not that they have openly endorsed
the movement for Colonel Roosevelt,
nor that Governor Eberhart has public
~ changed his mind, but the fact is
that they are not doing anything to
counteract it. No less a power than
Alec Mckenzie, the Republican boss
Of North Dakota, gave it as his opinion
the other day that Roosevelt had the
call in his state and Chairman e. E.
Smith of the Minnesota Republican
state central committee, when ap-
preached last week and asked for a
statement, said he was not concerned.
Three weeks ago 1t was given out that
a suitable man was being sought to
preside over Taft headquarters In Min
nesota and w. B. Parsons of Winona
was spoken of as the man. There is
NO activity along that line now and II
anything is done 1t will be from Wash.
ington direct. The gossip now is how
Governor Eberhart will reconcile him.
self to the new situation in the matter
OF Minnesota's preference for presi-
dent, but that is not bothering his
advisers.
Eberhart luck has come to be almost
q byword in Minnesota political cir.
cles, but those who know refuse to
take the rabbits foot view of his case
have in mind the receipt by him OF
= letter last week, which If given pub.
location would have called forth com
ment by the country press Of char
acter that would have hurt and yet
the city papers refused to allow it a
place in the days news. Had it con-
cerned Lieutenant Governor Gordon
or w. e. Lee, or any other candidate
for gubernatorial honors no type
would have been too large for the
headlines. In Governor Eberharts
case it is not a proposition of luck
but rather one of silence and contin-
ued application to the old saw of LET
well enough alone" and which, If
may be permitted to divulge conf
dence, is best told in the remarks OF
Chairman Smith, who, commenting
upon the present day kaleidoscope fea'
ture of politics, said: do you know
the business men of this state, and the
farmers for that matter, are becoming
awfully bored with this continued pc
litical talk. They are Disguised with
the whole thing and, what is more, il
hurts. I'll venture to say that If a
proposition was put up to have all
elections ten years apart it would pre-
vail overwhelmingly. This may be a
day of publicity and l want it under
stood that I stand for publicity. but II
has to be said that there Is a surfeit
There Is too much of kind of pub
licity that hurts business and does
not help anybody"
+ = 1.
Congressman Anderson was made
the subject of some rather warm reso
lutions passed at a recent meeting OF
editors Of the First district and the
indications are now that the successor
to Jim Tawney is due to have trouble
on his hands this fall. The trend OF
the resolutions was that he was not
living up to his platform and that
he was not giving the district square
deal. In state capitol circles Congress.
man Anderson has never been looked
upon with favor. He was regarded as
an interioper, yet Il has to be said for
Mr.. Anderson that he was the only
one in the district with nerve enough
to tackle Jim Tawney. He put the
Winona man out of business and
though he may be lacking in those
qualities which made Mr. Tawney a
national character he was big enough
to draw the fire of the biggest papers
In the land. The one trouble with
the First district is that it has entire
~ too many people who want to be
postmasters.
= I. !.
Anderson's unexpected call down by
several of the editors of his district
calls to mind the observations Of one
well known politician. whom / will not
name, and that is personal recognition
at Washington is not always necessary
when the wishes of the home constit'
uency are concerned. 1t is Of note
that Congressman Lindbergh Of the
Sixth district, or Congressman Davis
Of the Third are in so bad at Washing
ton that their every effort at legisla.
ton for their respective district fails,
yet Il IL conceded that both have the
call when q successor is mentioned.