The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-09-26
ORGANIZATIONS
not YET DEAD !!
Backed Most Of the Winners In
Statewide Primary.
MAMMALIAN ONLY EXCEPTION
His Nomination for CONGRESSMAN al
Large Great Surprise to
the Leaders.
Especial Correspondence

oodfu OF control mas been picked to
lead the Democratic hosts to victory
and the organization candidates have
prevailed almost all down the line
The one exception was in the case OF
congressman at large on the Repub.
l1can ticket. Here James Manahan, a
rank outsider, prevailed. This is the
net results of the primaries of a week
ago and the question now prompts it.
self, did the people or the bosses rule
Judging from the small vote cast, less
than 100000 the people gave the first
test'of the much advertised statewide
primary little attention, but whether
they voted or not avails little now. as
the tickets for the several parties are
complete and will be passed upon at
the regular election in November. To
some the primary and its net results
was a disappointment. Quite a num-
Der are now wading through the re-
turns in an effort to find out how it all
happened. The losers re especially
Interested
Some may take the statement on the
basis of the old II told you so'' gag,
but the fact that Governor Eberhart
won over field Of five, and two of
them admitted as formidable 3D.
ponents, did not come as any surprise.
That his excellency would win was
accepted by all concerned and this
feeling even extended to those voters
who broke the silence, which was
feature of the primary contest up to
the last moment. The general feeling
was that the primary alone was the
governors only hope. He could not
have won at convention because of
big field. AS to Ringdaps nominal
ton, his selection was never doubted.
1t was only the smallness of the vote
on the Democratic side of the house
that prevented the lead he was Justly
entitled to. AS it was he won out by
a vote of nearly 3 to 1.
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One Of the pathetic things OF the
whole primary fight was the almost
overwhelming defeat Of S. Y. Gordon
of Browns Valley, the first to enter
the ring for governor on the Repub-
l1can ticket. Mr. Gordon finished
poor fourth in a field of six and the
slump in his vote was heaviest in
those sections where his hackers had
picked him to lead. The Iron Range
was credited as Gordon's stamping
ground, yet he finished third in the
count there. The entrance of E. T.
Young, former attorney general, into
the game sounded his death Enell and
the Browns Valley man and his man.
ayers admitted it weeks ago. Their
only hope was perhaps some OF the
other candidates might withdraw at
the last moment. Mr.. Gordon, though
credited with the backing of C. A.
Congdon, the millionaire iron mine
owner of Duluth, was handicapped by
lack of money. I have it on good
authority that his campaign cost him
about $1,000 and that the most of it
came out OF his own pocket His
nome town came across with about
$3.50. If Congdon did furnish any of
the sinews of war such was not aD-
parent at his Headquarters in the Mer-
chants hotel.
!. !. !.
The establishment of the statewide
primary and the consequent passing
OF the convention was heralded as the
finish of the organization, but just the
same the organizations in both the
Republican and Democratic camps pre-
vailed in the contest just closed. The
tickets backed by them went through
almost to man. AS one we'll known
state politician remarked, "You can
say what you please and pass all the
laws you want to but it is the man
with the organization who wins in the
political game. Occasionally there is
a slip but not often" Mr.. Politician
is right and the primary fight backs
him up in his assertion. "Save Gov
ernor Eberhart at any COST" was the
word sent down the line and in answer
thousands of Democrats voted the Re-
publican ticket. In St. Paul, a Demo
cratic stronghold, only a fraction of
the party vote was recorded In the
Capital City the anxiety of the bosses
was for Congressman Stevens and
Democrats all over the city were So
licited in his behalf. Naturally Gov
ernor Eberhart realized from this in
vasion and so did the other organiza-
ton candidates.
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Those behind the threat of third
ticket TN the event of the selection of
Governor Eberhart made good at a
meeting of the Progressive commit
tee of fifty in st. Paul and P. v. Col
Inns, a Minneapolis publisher, was
their choice. The naming of third
ticket was done only after a hard fight
and the injection of things into the
proceedings that may yet cause a split
in the ranks of the Progressives OF
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