The labor world., 1900-01-27

lien thousand dollars is the sum Of
money that the Duluth fusionist man
ayers feel is necessary to re-elect
Mayor Truelsen and assist in re-elect-
ing a majority of Democrats in the.
council. Five thousand was the orig
inal sum determined on, and the men
that were to be the chief contributors
to this fund had been so notified, in
order that they might know what to
expect. That was a couple of months
ago, when the administration thought
that the reelection of the mayor
would be comparatively easy.
The actual collection Of the fund on
a basis of $4,000 was commenced, and
had progressed quite favorably when
the fusion managers suddenly aWak-
ened to the fact that if their candidate
for mayor is to win in this campaign,
the most extraordinary exertions must
be put forth. The mayor was told of
their fears, but he said that there was
no cause for. worry, and did not ap-s
pear to think it necessary to ask the
friends Of the administration for more
than total of $4,000. But the cam
paign managers, who in this case are
not all on the fusion committee, dis
regarded the confidence of Mayor
Truelsen, and agreed that the situation
is critical, and every political pull and
the use of every dollar that can be
wrung from the people that have
basked in the favor of the administra-
tion must be brought into play.
A new system, or rather an enlarged
system Of assessments, was prepared,
and notice was sent around that the
original $4,000 must be doubled. There
was some complaint in certain quar-
ters at this unreasonable demand, but
the protestations We're In vain. The
fusion managers insisted that the re-
quired money must be had, and that
if the. people that have been favored
by the administration will not put it
up, then favoritism must cease, for
Hugo would certainly be elected, and
the present i,ing in city affairs would
be destroyed.
While some of the people that were
levied upon second time within a
few days We're dissatisfied, there
seemed to be no way out of it. If they
refused to- contribute, they argued,
they would forfeit the friendship of
the administration in the event that
Mayor .Truelsan should be reelected,
and they would enjoy no more favors.
So they dug up a second time, and
hid their chagsin the best they could.
Fifty three hundred dollars of the
$4,000 which it is desired to raise has
been paid over, and is in the hands of
lyyon
1t TO the best advantage in their desire
to corruptavoters and elect their ticket.
'Ihe fusion speakers have been laying
great stress on c'emarl<s to the effect
that they have. no corruption fund, in
tmating, of course, that the Republi-
cans have a corruption fund. The care
that the: fusion speakers take to an
nounce that they have no corruption
fund, in the light of the discovery that
they not only have one, but are accu-
smulatlnS a big one, is~supposed to in
dlcate that they are trying to blind the
people to their real designs. The co.
fuption fund is worked in secret, and
the virtllous claims that they have
no money is announced from the
Shousetops.
The brewing interest is said to have
been the heaviest contributor to Nav
OF. Truelsen's campaign fund. The
gamblers, of course, are contributing
as usual and they have to come down
}sather heavy, especially so when it is
considered that Mayor Truelsen, in his
attempt to make people think that
there. Was no gambling going on, and
at the same time trying to let them
run, has interrupted their business
somewhat, and caused them no end of
uneaslness for fear he would lose his
nerve. But the cams have been as
sured that if Mayor Truelsen is re-
elected he viii throw to the winds all
ITetense of trying to run the city on
moral standard, ana let 1.-The bovs''
make UP for lost time and money. The
gamblers, however, have not done
poorly by any means. One man on the
sBOWery claims to have made 100000
during the past II months, and the rest
Of them seem to fare sumptuously ev-
cry day. and to lack nothing in the
way of purple and fine linen.
A milwaukee ordinance against for
.tune telling has been defeated in the
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