The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-02-26
Declare Opposition to Governor
Is Only a Joke. T.
SAID HAMMOND Will RETIRE
Reported He Intends to Quit Political
Game at Expiration of Pres
ent Term in Congress.

OAA0 w
saw about "hitching your wagon to a
STAR has full eXemplifcation here, for
no one politically ambitious and also
politically posted dares attempt any
thing in the line of officeseeking with
out first finding out his standing with
the powers that be. If acceptable he
considers his trouble at an end; if
not, -well-Tll forget the rest. Prob
ably it's the Knockers for him after
that No less than five of Minneso-
ta's best citizens, the majority of
them with a public record that ante
dates his excellency score of years,
are seeking his scalp, but they might
of them paid or will have to pay for
the privilege Of getting on the pri-
mary ticket for all the attention they
receive from those who give their
postoffice as the state capitol st.
Paul, MINI. Up there these five am
bilious ones are not taken seriously,
in fact they are looked upon as a
joke, and this facetious feature of the
present state primary contest has
found it's way into local political Cir
cles and into those sections where
state administration attaches and job
holders have their residence. "Eber-
hart in danger?" they say, when the
gubernatorial scramble is mentioned,
why it's a joke. He simply can't
lose. He's got cinch." Sometimes
I think they are right, in fact looking
at the situation from practical stand
clusion, yet at the same time this
question prompts itself: Isn't there
such thing as over confidence;
might not the voters get wise to this
continual "cinch" talk and rebel, and
what if several thousand of these
same voters woke up some morning
and demanded to be shown? Fools
sometimes ask the most embarrassing
of questions and when it comes to
politics the biggest fool is the aver
age voter.
1IC1AiON1 oI1S VI 5dulAdC1OA 1C1CS,
which take in National Committee
man F. B. Lynch and score of lieu
tenants, pOstmasters and others, may
have to reckon without Congressman
w. S. Hammond of the Second dis.
trict in a gubernatorial way. Word
comes from Washington that Mr..
Hammond is contemplating retirement
from the political game and that it
will come with the expiration of his
present term as congressman. Ham
mOnd, the wise ones say, was Mr..
Lynch's choice for governor and that
everything was in readiness to boom
him at the coming Democratic get
together to be held in Minneapolis.
If Hammond means business the
Lynch forces will have to fall back
on either Tom eastman of Owatonna
or Albert Pfaender of New Ulm. OF
course there is Dan LaWler Of st.
Paul, who has already filed for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination:
but the Lynch crowd will never stand
for him. He is regarded as the OCon-
nor end of the state game.
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Whatever may be said of Dan Law
Ter and his reported connections as
far as his present aspirations are con-
cerned, even his enemies have to ad-
nit that if Dan does land the guber-
Material job he will be governor not
only in name but in accomplishments.
For four years Mr.. Lawler was mayor
of St. Paul and he was mayor every
minute of the time. So strenuous was
he in carrying out his oath of office
that those who helped elevate him
aided in bringing about his retire.
ment. His friends never knew when
he was going to blow up" When he
did traditions which are a feature of
the Capital City went skyward.
Friends and foes suffered alike. 1t
is conceded that as far as the Demo-
cratic vote of the state is concerned
Mr.. Lawler will receive liberal
share of it in the coming contest, if
not corner majority of it.
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The story is current that Kelsey
CudSe, SLdLe superintendent OF BANKS,
may resign his position shortly to
take over the presidency of the Peo-
pies State bank of St. Paul, a $780,
600 institution now being formed. The
gossips are naturally busy with the
name of his successor, but Mr.. Chase
has so far failed to say whether or
not he will retire. The new bank, it
is reported, is to have the backing of
a number of state bankers and will in
a measure be a Twin City clearing
house for rural financial institutions.
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Paul F. Dehnel of Worthington has
filed for the Progressive nomination
for congressman in the Second dis
trict and more of the same political
faith are expected to join in the gen
eral scramble for the other Offices on
the list Mr.. Dehnel was prominent