Morris tribune., 1913-10-24

ECONOMY THE CAMPAIGN ISSUE

ditOr VERSIONS hat in the gubGrnatOr1al
ring the question now bothering the
kingmakeTs is, Who's next?" Not
that they haven't a bunch, but who
will actually try honors with Mr.. Iver-
son is the thing that worries them.
Sam Iverson, you have probably
learned by this time, announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor some days since,
and so it might be said the campaign
of 1914 is launched. That Mr.. liver.
son might not have a monopoly of the
spotlight Governor Eberhart and his
hackers Immediately borrowed his
campaign slogan of economy and eff
cheney and in a statement carrying
the governors endorsement an.
nOunced the appointment of a com
mittee for the reorganization of the
state government along efficient and
money saving lines. Both came out
simultaneously and were cared for in
a publicity way by the Twin City pa
pers; each, however, according to the
authors standing with the several pub
LEGATIONS. If anything his excelIency
had the best Of position as far az
"top of column next to pure reading
matter is concerned, and such will
likely continue during the campaign
to come All around it was certainly
a gala day for those whose meat and
bread is politics and, as | said, all
that worries now is who will be next
Jim Peterson, W. E, Lee and L. c.
Spooner have each followed with re-
marks, but nothing that can be taken
as definite.
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What prompted Mr.. Ivers0n to take
such an early fling at job he has
been flirting with for the past two
years is only known to himself, but
it has to be said that his announce
ment at this time has considerably
complicated things as far as the hoped
for big field is concerned. 1t is I'M
doubtedly notice to the other would
be's that "I' am in and your part in
the game is to stay out But will
they stay out is the question. In ad-
ministratiOn circles announcements
by W. E. Lee of Long Prairie, James
A. Peterson and Senator Elwell of
Minneapolis, and even L. G. Sp0Oner
of Morris are expected. This, OF
course, would provide Governor Eber-
hart and his hackers with just What
they want; still at the same time
yCur best Judgment permits you to be
lieye that Gny three of the four named
would want to risk their good money
again for something that experience
has shown them is impossible under
like conditions. Perhaps this ex.
plains Mr.. VERSIONS early bird bunch,
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AS looked at in this neck of the
woods no matter how large the field
the fight for the gOvernorship next
year will be between Governor Eber-
hart and Mr.. Iyerson and it will be
a warm one. Reform and retrench-
ment is the slogan of both, with his
exceIlency preparing to go at it in
practical way, and it is good cam
paign slogan at that Mr.. Iverson, in
the matter of arguments probably has
a trifle the best of it, as he is the
custodian of the state books and fig
ures will ever be at his finger ends;
still Governor Eberhart is by no means
weak in this respect, as his past mes
sages have called frequent attention
to the tendency toward extravaganza
AS for the others the best | can figure
out in their case is to do the follow
act. Even the Democrats WI be com
PEELED to fall in line, as economy and
efficiency is in the very air and the
man who lands will have 10 adopt It
as an issue Another thing which
makes Mr.. Iverson the big end of the
opposition is his long connection with
the oficeholding game. He admits
to thirty three years of public life and
it has covered offices from postmaster
to his present position as state audi
tor. Yes, it is going to be some
scrap, with the big end of the vote di-
Vided between his excellency and
Sam
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You fellows who banker for Gov
.ernor Eberhart's scalp did you ever
stop to think what you are up against.
what you have to do, the cost and how
the other fellow has the best of if at
all stages Of the game? Did it ever
occur to you that fully one thousand
persons in Minnesota hold commits
sions and get something from the
state treasury by the grace of his ex-
cellency? Did it also ever occur to
you that each of these one thousand
persons has some measure of pull or
prestige in his district and that such
pull will be exercised in behalf of the
man who helped him? And still fur.
Their, did it ever occur to you that in
Minnesota at the present time there
is an organization as strong as it was
in the days of yore and that organiza-
ton is for the man who is in? And
this is not. all. l can not exactly re.
call what Bill Lee and the others paid
for the privilege of contesting Gov
Sarnor Ehnphart war :,