The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-04-02

not filed as yet, rumOr credltlng him
with designs on the Progressive nom.
ination for governor, United States
senator and a few other jobs with
honors and nice fat salaries attached.
He will file though. Congressman
Lindbergh, Sixth district leaders say,
has the fight Of his life on his hands
in the candidacy Of Mr.. Maxfeld. The
Wadena county man is a tireless cam
paigner and already has covered bet"
ter than half of the district.
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Fred B. Lynch, national Democratic
committeeman for Minnesota, says he
never saw so many Democrats prepar:
ing to file for legislative positions and
he ascribes it all to the nonpartisan
primary law passed by the last leg:
isiature and a few weeks ago upheld
by the supreme court. So strong is
the hope of a Democratic victory that
several Democrats have been picked
as candidates for speaker of the
| house, among them Albert Pfaender
of New Ulnn. If the opposition to the
law is to be believed it's passage was
due to the activities of certain line
of business operating in the state, and
| if such is the case then the law is due
| to kick right back. It looks very
| much as if the house, at least, would
have a majority OF Democrats and
! anti-liquor Republicans. The Pro
hibitionists, it is reported, are urging
the filing of two of their number in
every disputed district for legislative
J positions.
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Governor Eberhart's efficiency and
! economy commission, which by the
way is said to be anything but friend
| ly to the man who gave it birth, is
hot on the trail of the state board OF
control It thinks the board should
be abolished and a director of state
institutions, with half dozen or more
! expert department heads to be known
as commissioners, substituted. What
the economy and efficiency commits
! sion thinks, however, is not shared in
by a majority of the country press
and the recommendation of the com
mission is likely to have scant consid.
Grafton by the next legislature. With
an existence of better than ten years
to it's credit the board of control is
regarded as among the best of the
states institutions and quite a few
will have to be shown before they will
permit it to be put out Of business.
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Attorney General Smith, I. A. Cas-
we'll, clerk of the supreme court, ane
Secretary of State Schmahl are breath
ing easy these days, for it looks as i
all four would go to bat next June
without a competitor. When the Re
publican elimination convention wa:
in progress some one tried to induce
the endorsement of opposition cand1
dates to the three, but the scheme
failed.
1t may not be generally known, bu
E. E. Smith, Republican state chair
man, whom the insurgents charg
with being responsible for present a.
. legged unsatisfactory party conditions
I was not in the state when the elm
: nation convention was held at Mime
I apolis. He left the state some tire
L days previous and is still among tn
4 missing. Had he been in the stat
e perhaps things would have been di
- ferent. Gossip here is that the genia
I chairman is seriously thinking of RI
S firing from the game. Contrary t
t the general opinion Mr. Smith is nc
o the monster that some would pain
e him. There are men that have it a
:. over him on aggressiveness, but
: takes brains instead of fists to wi
}. campaigns these days, and Mr.. Smit
;. has a good supply of the former.
l. know quite a few who will breath
easier if he does elect to retire.
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s 1t is expected that the state Pr
gressive party will put full tickt
p in the field. 1t is probable that tt
e party's central committee will COME
g on the proposition in a few weeks.
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