Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26
GUBERNATORIAL.
Interesting Comment on a Live
Local Topic.


Spooner, of this city. into the CUB
ernatorial contest continues to be dis
cussed by the prominent papers of the
state, and many papers are republish.
ing the comments of other papers
and thus the public is being pretty
we'll informed of the condition of pub
lie opinion.
Mr.. Spooner himself has been max
ing addresses in Minneapolis at some
of the smaller halls in that city. and
the Minneapolis papers have printed
some accounts of these speeches but
have made no editorial comment. The
St. Paul Dispatch, however. COM
ments editorially on Mr.. Spooner'
attack on the men who built the cap
itol, and takes him severely to task
for it.
| Herewith we publish comments
from papers which had not previously
commented on his candidacy. as we'll
as additional comment from papers
heretofore quoted. AS was done last
week. every item is published whether
it be favorable or unfavorable to Mr..
Spooner except that one item, which
contained severe personal attack
on Mr.. Spsoner is omitted.
Grant County Herald IL. C. Spoo-
ner's candidacy for governor has been
discussed by the press of the state
the past week. His campaign promo
ters had made an energetic canvass
for signatures to petitions requesting
him to become a candidate, and a
meeting with the proper stage setting
was by them arranged at which he
could answer the "call of the people. -
But press and people don't appear to
have enthused to any great extendt.
Mr.. Spooner's entry places Grant
county in peculiar situation. This
is very strongly Progressive Repub-
ican county. Lieut.. Gov. Gordon in
the neighbdring county of Traverse,
a portion of this legislative and con.
gressional district, is the leading
candidate of the Progressive wing o1
the party and the man most feared
lby the stand pat element in the state,
Then enters Mr.. Spooner from The
neghboring county of Stevens, also :
portion of this legislative and con
gressional district.
Morris has the agricultural school
an associate justice of the supreme
court, the judge of the district court
post Office or rural delivery inspec
tor. furnished an assistant attorne!
general, secretary of the state fai
board. for two terms had both mem
bers of the legislative from this distric
} and perhaps other Offices. With NJ
} claim that Morris has anything coming
} in the political way. Mr.. Spooner'
entry has aroused a lot of speculation
D Some see in it a ray of light tina
D illuminates some of his actions AM
0 votes in late session of the legis
D ature and others that his susceptibility
0 to fattery has been taken of advan
0 tage of by designing politicians VIII
0 are using him in the hone OF KILN
0 off Mr.. Gordon.
That Mr.. Spooner. for the past tw
years, has been playing politics wit
= no limit to the game, is belief quit
generally shared. While his hat
in the gubernatorial ring, he has give
it out that the has not withdraw
his shoes from the legislative ring
Mr.. Spooner is unfortunate in hi
good fortune. A giant in intellect
his ambition, his conceit his Jealousy
or his something, keep him for gain
ing the confidence of his fellows, Pei
haps it is because he has oil brain
and no heart.
Chisholm Tribune Herald Pres
notices from the seventh congressions
district indicate that Spooner's cor
gressional ambitions have gone giim
mering at this or any future perioC
Ortonville Herald Star :-Anothe
flower has been added to the gubel
material bouquet in the person of
C. Spooner. Flowers in the bowque
seems to wilt all but Gordon, WI
like the acaca plant with a lon
root. goes down into the moisture
and is still fresh and healthy.
Breckenridge Telegram The Mo
ris Tribune stands pat for Gordc
while the Sun will support Spoone,
Anything to split Gordon's strengt
in his home district and help OF
Eberhart would seem to be the ali
of the Spooner candidacy. enti"el
forgetful of the loyal support whic
Gordon and his friends have alway
accorded the Morris man.
Princeton Union .-Thera 10 no In,