The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-01-25

FoAette organization in St. Paul and
the sssLa Toilette organization .pur-
poses, apparently, to steer clear of
the lieutenant governor. ,t.-.., a.;
The claim made by the various can
didates to progressive principles has
again caused debate as to what con-
stitutes a progressive in Minnesota.
Onefof the real tests put forward is
that 2 man must be La Toilette man,
and nothing else counts much. An
other test is that he must be for Jim
Manahan, the initiative, the referen-
dunn and the recall of judges and
everything else. Governor Eberhart
was listed last fall as the progressive
candidate for governor. He favored
conservation, development, various
other progressive things, including a
statewide primary, which he did not
put in his message but which he is
said to favor. he signed the only
progressive measure passed by the
Gordon-controlled enate,-the Keefe
bill for the direct election Of United
States senators, but the new candi-
dates say he is out of the herd, has
not the stamp of approval upon his
forehead nor the progressive brand
upon any portion of his anatomy.
There are SO many different standings
and varieties of the word that some of
the old standpatters, who haven't
had a new idea since the civil war,
are beginning to think they are too
radical and are commencing to SILVER
and feel uncomfortable because of the
temerity of their opinions.
The explosivista brand of progress
siva,; appears to be making the most
noise: just now. They are vocalizing
continue isay and exerting themselves
to keep up with the march of progress
and with Nose Clapp. Then there
are the La Toilette progressives, the
Cummins progressives, the Roosevelt
progressives, the Eberhart progress
sives, the Taft progressives, the
middle of the road progressives, the
out-and-out progressives, and radical
progressives, the conservative pro-
gressives, the tariff progressives, the
conservation progressives, and
others. To make the list more or less
complete, Frank Day has returned to
Minnesota and announces he is
Wilson progressive.
The La Toilette progressives realize
the danger of having so many pro.
gressives running outside the corral,
and they also feel they must maintain
their leadership by putting their
stamp of approval on some candidate
so he can realize their ideals of what
constitutes progressive and at the
same time help La Toilette. Accord
ingly they are planning an elimina-
ton conference.
That interesting game of "eenie,
meenie, miney mo" will be played
and, when the general count is taken,
the La Toilette organization will slap
some man on the coat, say "You are
IT," and that, it is expected, will
settle the identity of the man who is to
lead the progressive movement to the
heights where the promised land can
be seen and from where it can be
entered.
When the next house convenes there
is going to be an interesting fight for
the speakership. Representative
Fowler of Minneapolis presided over
several of the sessions during the last
legislature and made good. He may
be candidate. P. 81. McGarry of
Walker purposes trying for the legis-
lature and aims to be a candidate.
Pat is likely to ego some,' but the
going may not be good at the par
ticuiar time and other candidates may
be heard from. .a.....
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