The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-14
ENTRANCE FEE
IS TOO LARGE.
Suggested That Admission to
State Fair Be Reduced.
ATTENDANCE WOULD INCREASE
Purpose Of Yearly Exposition 10 Ed.
uoatlonai and Not as a Means
Of Making Money.

st. Paul, Sept. 10.-For some reason
the attendance at the state fair, while
large, has, except for the first day,
been disappointing. Perhaps the
weather was too hot, perhaps the farm
ers were too busy, or perhaps fair
boosters did not know how to do their
work effectively. At all events the
fact remains, and it has given rise to
the suggestion that the entrance fee
should be reduced. It Is believed the
attendance would be largely increased
If the rate Of admission were cut in
two. II such would be the result the
: thing certainly ought to be done. The
purpose Of the fair is expositional and
educational and not to make money.
The success of the fair should there
fore be judged rather by the number
Of people who see 1t than by the gate
receipts. The experiment of giving
people a chance to see it for rs cents
ought to be tried.
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St. Paul IL shortly to have a new
Union depot, SO the railroad magnates
have decided. The work, it is init
mated, will begin next spring and the
building will be stately and handsome.
The cost has not yet been decided
upon, but it is expected that it will be
hat nd IDII
Nine roads will unite in its construc-
ton.
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Roosevelt has come and gone. It is
not apparent that new converts have
been made to the Progressive party.
although there was enthusiasm enough
for Roosevelt himself. While the
leader of the Bull Moose was here it
was noticed that Governor Eberhart
took some pains to be where the light
would shine on him. While he kept
near Roosevelt, however, it is not init
mated that his loyalty to Taft has
been shaken. The governor claims to
be some progressive himself, but he
has never allowed that to interfere in
the practical politics he pursues. At
all events he has not yet been heard
to repeat the coloneps favorite slogan,
Down with the bosses!"
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Besides the governor Mr.. Young ap.
pears to have been the only candidate
for the executive Office who met Mr..
Roosevelt or spent much time with
him. Mr.. Young was a guest at the
dinner at the West hotel and they had
some talk, probably, however, of no
great political Importance, for Mr..
Young, while a believer in progressive
principles, thinks they are Republican
principles too and sees no reason for
going outside the party in order to
make them effective. There are great
many people of Mr.. Young's opinion.
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The Bull Moosers are still mistaken
In their determination to put a candi.
date for governor in the field in case
Of Governor Eberhart's nomination,
and the consensus Of opinion appears
to indicate that that candidate will be
J. F. Jacobson. Indeed, no one else
appears to have been thought of. How
ever, it does not appear to be a matter
Of any great Importance, for as the
days 60 by it becomes palmer to those
who have taken pains to keep we'll in
formed that there Is no longer any
probability Of Mr.. Eberhart being able
to secure plurality Of votes even Oh
first choice. That the second choice
vote will be against him everyone ad.
mits.
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1t is plain that opposition to Gov.
ernor Eberhart is centering on Mr..
Young and Mr.. Lee. There are local..
ties in which each appears to be in
the lead. Mr.. Young is unquestiona
bly, the stronger in the First, Third,
Fourth, Seventh and Ninth districts.
His great advantage Is in the vote he
IL likely to poll in the Twin Cities. ]
do not know so much about Minneap
oils, but Ramsey county is thoroughly
organized and the Young men are az.
gressive and enthusiastic. That he
will have a good lead in st. Paul over
any other candidate I think there can
bs very little doubt.
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And there is good reason for Mr..
Young's popularity and for the conf
dence the people have learned to re-
pose in him. Young is a man who has
made his mark. He has great abil-
tiles. He is genial, approachable and
democratic. No public official who
ever occupied the attorney generals
office performed its duties more salts
factorily or was more ready to I'm
dertake any work he was called upon
to do. And no attorney general did
work of greater importance. He in
stituted the prosecution Of the timber
thieves. He brought action and col
lected back taxes from corporation tax
dodgers. He enforced the inheritance
tax law. He compelled observance Of
the provisions of the liquor laws. He
fought and is still fighting for the