The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-11-09

Politics is still the topic Of discussion
on the streets, in the offices, and in
the corridors of hotels.
'Who will be the next mayor?"
Don't know, guess there will be
hot fight"
And that's all the information that
can be got from those who ought to
know. Occasionally little group will
be found here and there discussing the
question. According to these there are
plenty of candidates. Mayor Hugo re-
turned during the week, and there has
been less talk about new candidates
since his return. It is funny how some
people will take advantage of a person
not saying word, but is saving wood
like a good fellow. Everything In his
attitude and appearance indicates that
he will be in the race with both feet.
Captain Stevens is working quietly.
Captain Lewis still has his ear to the
ground. William Getty has been sprung,
"Tine" Daughterty is being urged.
There you have it. That's the political
situation, so far as the Republicans are
concerned, in a nut shell. 1t Is safe to
say that on the night of the primaries
there will be but two candidates in the
field.
The Democrats will not be SO for
tunate. Doctor Murray has done too
much work to pull out at this late day.
Any one who knows Truelsen knows
how he pulls out Of race. He is the
best single-handed political fighter that
ever stepped into the political ring.
Frank Crassweller's friends will not
permit him to withdraw, and SO the
people have got to choose from the
three of them. Each candidate is get
ting up an organization. Truelsen lis
visiting among his friends and repair
ing his fences in general. Mr.. Grass
weller is rather bashful about this but
his friends are lining up just the same.
There is not much talk of an in1e-
pendent ticket Just now. Possibly the
powers that be have fixed this up with
the dissenters from the straight and
narrow road Of partfsanship. There is
thousand honorable ways OF infiuenc-
Ing men IN politics to get into line,
ayaieal1aEl hatahaa
everything itss own way. Ee* ss'
The: aldermanic contests will not be
devoid of interest. Alderman .Rother-
nell of the First ward has enough and
will decline to run again. We wish he
felt the same way about hiring non-un-
ion plumbers. 1t is said that J. D. AL
len will be the Democratic candidate in
the first this year.
In the Second ward no new candidates
have been mentioned. In the Third
ward Joseph Mannheim has filed his
certificate with the county auditor. His
is the first filed under the new law,
We hope he will be the first at the
polls. In the Fourth Thos Trevillion,
as usual, has everything his own way.
In the Fifth ward there is the usual
scarcity Of Democratic aldermanic
timber. Alderman Johnson will have
no opposition for the Republican nomi-
nation. In the sixth Alderman Oleson
will find that he has hard fight on his
hands for the nomination. August
Thoren, president Of the Scandinavian
Temperance Union will not run as an
Independent candidate, but will try for
Mr.. Oleson's scalp. Edward Kriz is
working quietly for votes on the Social
list ticket. The Democrats are still
looking for a. candidate.
In the Seventh ward Alderman Haven
is assured Of the Republican .nomina-
ton, while Joe Nylander is looking for
the Democratic support. In the eighth
Alderman Cochrane will be opposed by
either David Sang or w. e. Kern. It
will be remembered that Mr.. Kern was
candidate against Alderman Swenson
last year.