The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-01-25
WOODS FULL THEM.
Candidates for Governor Are Cropping
Up as Fast as Daisies in the
Glorious Springtlme.
Lee and Gordon Have Announced
Themselves and Others Are
lowering in the Offing. --@ '

Themselves and Others Are
lowering in the Offing. 1
Union Special Correspondence.- --s.. - g.
St. Paul, Mimi, January 23-The
fight is on. Only few days ago
Governor Eberhart was walking about
with the serene assurance that be was
the only progressive" in the field as
a candidate for governor. Suddenly
the woods have become full of them. r
Acting with but single thought,
namely, to land in the governor s
chair, Samuel Y. Gordon and W. E.
Lee of Long Prairie announced their
candidates.. Both announced them.
selves as progressives and enunciated
a platform containing all of the issues
that are said to be popular today.
Mr.. Gordon beat Mr.. Lee by a few
hours by stating he was about to
cross the Rubicon, but Mr.. Lee got in
under the wire with his platform at
the same time. In the meantime N. J.
Holmberg of Renville is being urged
by the La Toilette organization.
They are friendly to Lee, but the
lieutenant governor is persona non
grata, a condition that is said to be
extremely bad for candidates.
In the meantime Lewis G. Spooner
of Morris is lowering about in the
ofting, making noise like man who
would like to be candidate.
The multiplicity OF candidates has
stirred the progressives to their most
progressive depths. Too many candi-
dates spoil progressive broth. It is
now up to the La Toilette progress
sives, who claim to be the only real,
genuine, dyed-in-the-wool progress
sives, with the brand blown in the
bottle, to search the woods and pick a
man. Behind this man the Peterson
LOTUS Observation-Disclosures strength will
be grouped aud an attempt will be
made to induce him to take the hurdle.
just now, since c. A. Lindbergh,
having seen a great light, and having
camped On the trailzof the money octo-
pus, has pulled out, efforts are being
made to induce Representative Holm
berg to get in and swim. Mr.. Holm
berg is canny. He wants to be shown
and, besides, doesn't want to be the
candidate of any faction. This is
going to be little difficult in view of
the fact that the republican party
seems to be drifting on the factional
rocks.
Lieutenant Governor Gordon had
not been heard of for some time since
his recent effort to grab the scepter
and perform king for a day vaude-
vile act. Following that gentle little
episode the king went into bucolic re-
tirement at Browns Valley and has
only just emerged. With his prime
minister, j. S. Arneson, he has estab-
lished his court at the Merchants
hotel in ST. Paul, and the royal ennis.
saries, the royal flying squadrons and
the royal missives will be sent from
there. Mr.. Gordon intends to 20 out
on the platform and make few rova]
speeches when he gets around to it.
When he does he is expected to cut
loose in scandalous manner. He is
going to talk right out in meeting.
Among other things, he is expected
to explain why his senate organiza.
ton turned down all the progressive
measures sent up to it by the house.
and for which he now so progressive.
~ stands.
He will possibly explain why the
income tax amendment was not in.
dorsed in the Gordon-controlled
senate. He may explain why the
Gordon.controlled senate did not pass
reapportionment for which he now
stands. He will possibly explain why
the Gordon organization did not pass
a law preventing the brewery owner.
ship of saloons, for which he now
stands and against which he fulmi.
mates. It IS also possible he may ex.
plain why the statewide primary, for
which he'now stands, did not pass in
the senate, where it was lost on q
strange ruling of the lieutenant
governor. 49,.
There are so many things which the
lieutenant governor may explain that
his speeches are bound to be interest
ing and entertaining. He will estab-