The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-26
MUCH SUPP ? RISE
AT The CAPITOL ] Il | | [ ] !.
Action Of Elimination Conference
Unexpected.
ANTS UNITE ON ONE man
Eberhart Crowd Declare Themselves
Well Pleased With Lee as an
Opponent.

ing, the choice of majority of those
present. S. G. Iverson, regarded as
the strongest Eberhart opposition on
the list, was the first to accept the
verdict Senator Elwell followed, and
then came the surprise of the gather.
ing-James Peterson, anti-machine,
anti-Eberhart and few more things
in the anti-line, capitulated and now
the controversy over the question OF
who shall lead the Republican forces
in the next general election resolves
itself into a contest between Adolph
0. Eberhart, the present governor.
and w. E. Lee of Long Prairie. The
gathering which eliminated State Au-
reckoned with; James A. Peterson.
whose bite was unto the sting of the
adder, and Senator Elwell, celebrated
in story and speech as the author of
the Elwell road law, was no ordinary
affair. Eliminating possibly 200 or
more from the Twin Cities, gathered
more from curiosity than anything
else, and score or more who hoped
to be the active participants in line
of anticipated chaos which never ma
terialized, fully 800 representative
citizens of Minnesota attended and
the action taken by the gathering in
the selection of gubernatorial candi-
date was it's unbiased and deliberate
findings.
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Wipe out the field and Eberhart's
goose is cooked" has been the cry
Of those who professed to see in the
present primary laws. cinch for the
man that is in. A large field is I'M
doubtedly an asset for the man that
is in, but in the present gubernatorial
controversy the question prompts it.
self: Did the elimination gathering
need not be taken as meaning that
yours truly is anti-Lee; far from it.
| am simply looking at the whole
thing from the standpoint of the prac-
teal. A mans political training will
not permit of anything else. Would
oSASSSAoAA
better? My bunch is that the pow
ers that be heaved a sigh of relief
when they received the news of the
findings of the convention Honest
ly they were afraid of Sam Iverson
One thing is sure, and that is the
machine never for a moment believed
that the elimination convention would
eliminate and the retirement of the
others in Bill" Lees favor came as
decided shock. Yet, as they now
say, it might have been worse. AS 1
pointed out, though, the issue now is
a clean cut one and the whole thing
resolves itself into may the best
man win" "Bill' Lee would make a
good governor; Adolph O. Eberhart
has been governor for some years, so
take your choice
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Heralded pretty much as a joke,
and it's leaders the subject of quite a
few joshing newspaper paragraphs,
the elimination convention has taken
on serious features to the extent that
it may bring about complete change
of campaign as far as the Eberhart
forces and those who have been op-
posing him are concerned. To many
at the capitol the whole thing means
a new line of candidates for the sew
eral offices and complete change in
political tactics. While S. G.. Iverson
agreed to the elimination program
they refuse to accept his complete
retirement from the political game
and they are making bets that he
will return to his present job, or rath.
er make a try for it. Of course this
would mean consultation with Hen
ry Rines of Mora, who entered the
race on the assurance that Mr.. Iver-
son would get into the. gubernatorial
game, but they think this embarrass-
ing situation could be relieved by
Mr.. Rines withdrawing and filing for
the Office of lieutenant governor. This
would leave J. A. O. Preus as the
lone rival for the authorship, a CON-
petitor, by the way, not to be sneezed
at. Still Mr. Preus is no mans fool
The present state insurance commits
sioner is generally regarded as the
biggest man in the Eberhart cabinet.
Others get credit for lots of things,
but my word for it, Jake has piloted
the bunch over many a rough spot.
Look out for him two years from now.
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J. F. Jacobson of Lac qui Parle
county presided over last weeks
elimination affair He was there with
both feet and those delegates bent on
mischief were made aware of his
presence in no uncertain way. Jake
is the kind that will not stand for
any interference with the set pro
gram. 1t was a gathering of the days
gone by and the Lac qui Parle man
ruled with a rod Of iron. He reco 3
nlzed as no saw fit, praised who it
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