Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-12

ward IN airing MS grievance The
late Governor Johnson could go some
too when the occasion warranted it,
but few can say that Governor Eber-
hart has displayed any temper since
he has been in public life. 1t is not
his nature. I will have to say though
he was somewhat peeved at the Eddy
story and while he discussed it in his
undemonstrative way yet there was
some feeling in his explanation of
what he thought had actuated Mr..
Eddy in making the statement. Chair
man smTtn could not be induced to
talk for publication, but there was
resentment in his manner and what
he failed to say his close friends sup
piled in later talks on the subject. The
whole thing has had the capitol Cos
sips by the ears ever since and the
joke, who's a prevaricator? has the
call at all times. AS / stated though
Eberhart luck is a wonderful thing.
1t is a recognized article and it has
weathered worse things than state
central committee breaks and family
jars.
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From what has been printed and
what / have given here it would ap-
pear that Frank Eddy and his claimed
indiscreet remarks have been the dis
turbing fly in the ointment. In a
measure he is, but if the truth must
be told it is not so much poor Frank
as l. A. Caswell of Anoka, clerk of the
supreme court, who is at the head Of
the Roosevelt movement in Minnesota.
Mr.. Eddy probably would never have
commented on the governors position
in the matter of the proposed primary
and it's consideration by the state CEN
trail committee had he known that he
was going to be quoted, but with Cas-
well it is different In the case Of
"Cas" it is malice aforethought all
the time and every move is calculated
to embarrass the administration. In
the opinion of yours truly the reported
rent in the administration silver lining
is traceable to Caswell more than any
one else, for he has never overlooked
q OCI " 1AhOy duu ud1 dSSs Ills SdA
is always on duty when vulnerable
point in the administration is exposed
and he seems to delight in twisting it
around and making his victim squirm
He has bombarded the Official family
with letters and when the answers
were not satisfactory he repeated the
dose. "Put your cards on the table"
has been his cry and at times the sub
jects of his darts have been driven to
frenzy. If ever there is a chance to
get the Anoka man and the admins
tration can fnd it he will not last a
minute, but at the present time he ia
pretty much ON top. He will not come
up for denomination this time, but he
can look for trouble when 1t does ar
rive. The other side has sworn it.
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Caswell is a unique character, fol
up to the present time he was never
much in the public eye except as fate
| provided him with q clerkship in the
| office of the clerk of the supreme
court and later offered him an oppor
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which he did following that officials
resignation. Prior to that he ran &
newspaper at Anoka, dabbled some IL
local politics and later broke into the
affairs of the Eighth district. L
there was row you could find Caswel
in the thick of it. There were prob
ably progressives in those days, bu
any difference of opinion was know
as a faction, and there was always I
faction when Caswell was on duty. HI
trotted with Jim Martin of Collins