Morris tribune., 1912-04-19
BRICKBATs BOUQUETS.
What the Papers are Saying of
the Spooner Candidacy.

4ASIS are ABOUT OOU newspapers
big and little-in the state of Mime
sofa. Of this number we have on
our exchange list about 100. 1t is
the custom OF all newspapers to ex-
change with all newspapers in their
own section of the state and with a
number of the prominent ones from
other sections of the state, but no
newspaper receives all the papers pub
lished in the state. and in order to get
a complete symposium from all the
lpapers of the state, it is necessary to
subscribe for clibbings from a clip
ping bureau. Most state politicians
subscribe for this clipping bureau
service, and thus have access to every
thing which is said concerning them.
A new candidate for governor natural
| ly brings out comment from a large
share of the newspapers, and as we
believe our readers will be interested
in what The newspapers are saying
concerning the Hon. Lewis G. Spoon
er, local candidate for governor,
we are publishing everything "good,
bad and Indifferent which the papers
on our exchange list have said. This
is the true function of newspaper-to
gather and publish items of interest.
If we published only the comments
which are favorable or only those
which are unfavorable, we would be
running an advertising sheet for the
benefit of some candidate instead of
a newspaper for the service of our
readers.
The Browns Valley Tribune is edit
ed by S. Y Gordon, also a candidate
for governor, and has for six years
supported Mr.. Spooner as a member
of the legislature. So we first dig
into the pile of exchanges to find what
Gordon is going to say now, and we
find these
by his own "petition" shall he be
hoisted. =
Getting signers to a petition is
one thing. Getting votes is another. -
If you want to be successful in
this political game, you have to be
on tks sqvare--Rever throw friend. =
"It has seen given out ia some OF
the twin city papers that a number Of
signers were obtained in Traverse
county to petition asking Spooner Of
Morris to become candidate for gov.
ernor. No such petition was evel
publicly circulated in Traverse coun.
ty."
Mr.. Spooner has often been men
toned as an aspirsnt for congress, anc
so our curiosity is excited as to what
the Granite Falls Journal, published
in Congressman Volstead's home towr
and generally regarded as close tt
him. will say, and SO we next pull
out this paper and find =
"One L. C. spooner, a name i
seems to US we have heard before
= wants to be governor fof Minnesota
All right, we have no objection if h
: can get there. But can he?"
Buffalo Journal 1.-THE quiet poo
t of state politics was only slightl,
: rippled Saturday when L. C. Spoone
t of Morris, sat the urgent request o
e many friends" threw his hat into tn
e ring for governor. That makes fv
r candidates, Eberhart. Gordon. Lee
S Weaver and Spooner. Mr.. Spoone
is member of the legislature an
lives in the same congressional dis
d trict as Sam Gordon. Possibly tn
IS entry of Ed Weaver from Eberhart'
;, county inspired the entry of Spooner
o to counteract any advantage Gordo
b may have had from the Weaver entry
It But with all that the state ticket can
Y not attract much attention until W
!, have determined how either the voter
n or the politicians have settled tn
! presidential contest.
- Glenwood Herald :-"Mr. Spoone
of Morris has declared himself
! candidate for governor of Mime
! sofa. "
n Raymond News I'll. C. Spoone
d of Morris declared himself a candidat
: for governor last week. T"
!. Elbow Lake Herald I'll. {
= = Spooner held the first meeting of hi
! campaign for governor at Morris la'
i Saturday evening. and announced ths
= he was in the race to win.
y Moorhead News -" Representatiy
= L. C. Spooner of Morris formally al
nounced his candidacy for the reput
lican nomination as governor. {
q Saturday evening. In an address I
IF his home town he made the announces
Ie ment and reviewed at length his r,
3 cord in the legislature. There wi