The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-15

support are barred from participation
in the coming primary elections.
The ruling was given with direct ref
erence to the Populists, and the Dunn
amendment to the primary election
law, which provides for declaration
of both previous party affiliation and
intent as to utilization perspective
According to the ruling, any Populist
who may wish to vote for the nominal
ton of candidates on the Republican
primary ticket Is, if challenged, up
against it, and If he doesn't Wall the
straight and narrow path is not only
barred from primary participation this
year, but will also be out of it in 1904.
All OF this is in the event of challenge.
The qualified elector may secure
either ticket at the booth, but if chal-
lenged he is required to swear that he
generally supported the candidates of
the party, whose primary candidates
he desires to vote for, at the next pre-
ced1ng election, and that he intends
to support generally the candidates of
that party at the ensuing election.
The result is that the Populist with
Republican leanings must stay away
from the primaries, and then if he
votes the Republican ticket at the gen
eral election two years hence he will
be shut out of his own party primaries,
should he desire to return to the fold.
The ruling comes at an inopportune
time in view of the Republican claims
of Populist support that are being as
sidously circulated by party claquers.
GRIST OF THE POLITICAL MILL.
Assistant Attorney General Somerby,
who has charge of the elections end Of the
states legal department has received
many requests for rulings on the matter
Of expenses incident to the distribution of
the primary ballots by judges and clerks
of election. Many inquirers were of the
opinion that the passage of the primary
election law has worked some change in
the system. There is no change. The
election laws. The counties are charged
with the expense of printing the blue
per mile for carrying the ballot boxes and
ballots from the auditors Office to the
polling places and returning them. Towns,
villages and cities must meet the expen-
seS OF clerks and judges, which are fixed
at 20 cents per hour for receiving ballots
and 80 cents per hour for the time spent
In canvassing the vote.
J. Adam Bede, who has so far con-
Quoted his campaign for the Eighth dis
trict Republican congressional nominal
ton on a personal canvass basis, is pre-
pairing strong general committee. Ev-
cry county In the district will be repre-
more strong men, and from the general
committee executive branch of seven
members will be chosen. Part of the list
of st. Louis county committeeman has
been announced as follows
Capt. Alexander McDougall, Walter A.
Scott Capt Harry Roberts, David I. Ad-
1; R. Martin, Guy A. Eaton, Capt. d. E.
Stevens, Robert L. Cochrane, Byron G.
Segog, W. F. Mckay, Ray ". Nichols,
Burthwicl, D. A. Cone, DR.. s. H. Boyer
and ID. s. Forgy.
Ctoto Drirfa. n yKyI,;+ro.- a..
ing specimen page of sample ballots for
the benefit of county auditors and coun-
try newspaper. men. The law provides
that the counties shall cause the publica-
ton Of exact sample ballots of both par
ties. A majority of the country papers
are made up six columns wide and from
the fact that in majority OF the counties
the ballots must have three subdivisions
for county commissioner candidates. the
tickets are long and the makeup awk-
ward.
Senator John ]. Ryder, late of Polk
county, has filed for Republican. nomina
district, st. Paul. There are several 9TH
er Republican candidates mentioned,
among them former Coroner Nelson. Rep
resentatiye Walter Nelson and j. Watson
Smith. There was a scheme on foot to
sound out the situation, and have the can
didates unite on the strongest man. Ry-
three or four men determining who
should be the party's nominee, and an
nounced that the primary election law
was framed to give the people chance
for their alley in the selection of candi-
dates, and prepared to take his chances
with the people by getting in the game
Daniel J. Harrington. the plumber who
has had fall or two with the present
board of county commissioners, would in
ject business methods into the board by
becoming a member Of It. Mr.. Harring-
ton yesterday filed affidavit of candidacy
for Republication nomination,
Representative John G. Schultz OF Mar
SHALL Lyon county, yesterday filed for
Republican nomination to the senate.