Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-08-16
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i A0 SOAU440 &OOO-- WILL dHO E08RECk
with which the announcement OF P.
NJ. Ringdal's' candidacy for governor
is received by the state press speaks
volumes for his qualifications. Mr..
Ringdal has been more or less in the
pubic eye in Minnesota for 20 years
past, and the unanimity with which
the republican newspapers commend
his record and his personality shows
that he will be the most creditable
and the most popular candidate that
the democrats can name.
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Fairmont Sentinel: Mr.. Ringdal be-
longs to the old farmers alliance
school Of politics, of which the late
s. NJ. Owen was a leader in the nine
ties. He stood for things at that time
which Bryan and men Of that stamp
have since nationalized and which
are known to the country as progress
siye. He served in the state senate
in 1887 and gained record as con-
sistent advocate Of reform principles
which made him conspicuous in the
policies OF the state since that time.
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Willmar Tribune:: Hon. Peter NJ.
Ringdal, head Of the state board Of
control, railroad commissioner under
Governor Lind and au:round progress
sive, has filed for the democratic
nomination for governor, but will
make no campaign for the nomina-
| tion. That he will be named, how
ever, at the primaries need hardly be
| doubted, and will be hard man to
| beat in the fall election.
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Sank Center Herald: P. M. Ringdal
has filed as a candidate for the demo.
cratic nomination for governor. Mr..
Ringdal is the best man the Mime
/ sofa Bourbons have, and they should
give him a clear field. Should he be
nominated he would easily defeat a
certain republican candidate who
| considers himself big enough to be
! governor. Who is it? We decline to
commit ourselves without first con-
sulting our attorney.
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st. Peter Free Press: Mr.. Ringdal
has announced himself candidate
for the democratic nomination for
| governor, and that is sure to put a
| damper upon the ambition Of Prof.
Andrist Of the state university, who
is being doomed for the same posi-.
ton by number Of students, who
seem to be under the impression that
a good linguist and mathematician is
necessarily also good statesman
ably little danger Of a democrat get
this year, but should the unexpected
/ no H. ho h
most likely to succeed in the election.
Aside from his politics, the people,
regardless of parties, have high re-
gard for Mr.. Ringdal, whom they
know as a clean and capable man,
and likely to make frst-class execu-
tive in case Of his election.
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Sandstone Tribune: The entrance
of P. M. Ringdal of Crookston, into
the democratic lists as a gubernatorial
candidate gives that party it's
strongest possibility in the opinion
| of many. He is clean man of wide
| experience in state affairs and would
| make a frst-class executive if the
state should happen to 60 demo-
cratic this fall. Of course, Mr.. Ring
! daI is not nominated yet and will
have to fight it out at the primaries
| with Prof. Andrist of the state uni
! versity, who has wide acquaintance
among university graduates over the
state, and is said to be. able to kiss
the babies in seven different Ian
guages.
Albert Lea Standards: The other
lo En11
earnestly, but Eberhart, with the po-
tent backing Of the breweries, the
railroads, steel trust and other cor
poration interests has the best Of the
race for the republican nomination
and is quite certain to win out. His
election will be another thing. With
a man of the high character, sterling
progressive principles and proven
ability as servant Of the state like
P. M. Ringda1, Mr.. Eberhart, a facile
agent of special privilege, is deserv-
edly doomed to cut but a sorry figure.
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Litchfeld Independent: P. M. Ring
dal, the well-known democratic
statesman, now a member Of the
board of control, has filed as candi-
date for governor. He is good man,
and ought to make lively race with
whoever secures the republican NOM
ination.
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Preston Times: Hon. P. NJ. Ringdal
has filed for governor and is talked Of
as the most likely man for the demo-
Gratis to nominate. Ringda1 has been
and is making an enviable record as
chairman Of the state board Of con.
troll. he has a good record as a for
mer state senator, in short, he is a
good, a1l-around man. Then again,
it is quite certain that he would not
stand as the candidate Of his party
for governor and advise his fellow
Democrats to bolt their nominee for
president. as some Of the republican
aspirants are doing. It may be worth
while remembering that condition
may easily arise in this state this
fall which will cause lot of people
to prefer a thoroughbred democrat
to a republican mongrel.
Says Prof. Taylor in the Survey:
tFThe time is not far distant when