The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-08-28

lsanti has the largest population~and
is the banner Republican county of the
district McKinley's plurality in, that
county was 1921.
On the sixteenth day of next month
the Republican voters of the district
will be called upon to select candidates
for the legislature-one senator and
three representatives At the present
writing there are two Republican can
didates for the senate in the field
: Hon. 81. F. Barker of Isanti county,
and Mr.. Frank T.. White of Sherburne.
Three gentlemen have also announced
themselves as candidates for the lower
branch of the legislature-Mr. T. G..
Mclean of Anoka, Hon. H. f. Craig of
Sherburne, and Hon. Emmett Mark of
Mile Laos. Isanti county presents the
name OF one candidate to the Republic
cans of the district-Hon. H. F. Bar
ker for senator. That county will pre-
sent no'other candidate. Interested
parties have exerted themselves to in
duce some>Isanti county Republican to
become a candidate for the house; half
a dozen Republicans OF that county
have had alluring bats held out to
them; each and all of them have de-
clined with thanks. There is not a
reputable representative Republican in
lsanti county who will permit the use
of his name for the purpose Of preju-
dicing Mr.. Barker's candidacy. Isanu'
county Republicans are giving Mr..
Barker whole-hearted, loyal support.
There are four newspapers published
in Isanti county-two independent and
two Republican-and all four are as
unit for Mr.. Barker. Mr.. Barker is a
clean, able man. His name has never
been mentioned in connection with any
questionable legislation. Boodlers and
lobbyists give him wide berth. He
was respected and esteemed by every
self-respecting senator, representative
and State officer with whom he was
brought in contact. He represented
his district in manly and dignifed
manner:
It is an unwritten law in this State
that an honest and competent State or
county officer shall be accorded the
courtesy of a second term. Why vio-
late the rule < in Mr.. Barker's case?
Were the old convention system in
vogue there would be- mo question of
his nomination. Il Under the primary
election law tits possible to deprive
lsanti county of representation in the
legislature. Would it not be rank in
justice to give Sherburne county, the
smallest county in the district, sena-
tor and representative, and leave Isanti,
the most populous and banner Republi-
can county, without representation?
We have naught to say against Mr..
Frank T. White. Had he announced
himself a candidate for the house he
would have had virtually: no opposi-
ton, and couple of terms in the house
would have better fitted him to repre-
sent his district in the senate. If Mr..
White is defeated, at the primaries
Sherbarne county will still have a
worthy representative.on the ticket
Hon. Il. E. Craig. =. -.
1t pays to be fair in politics as we'll
as in business. We believe, and every
fair-dealing Republican in the Forty
fifth district believes, that each county
is entitled to representation on the
Republican legislative ticket. Hence
we appeal to the fair-minded Republi-
cans of the district to support at the
lprimaries on the sixteenth of Septem-
Der next for senator, Hon. H.fF. Barker
of Isanti; for representatives, Hon.
H. E. Craig Of Sherburne, Hon. En-
met Mark of MillerL Laos" and Mr.. T. G ;.
Mclean of&Anoka.@ -. +. - g
Especially do we appeal to the Re-
publicans of Mile Laos county to vote
against the disfranchisement of the
Republicans of their sister county of
Isanti. Remember, Isanti county-the
most populous and banner Republican
county of the district-has only one can
didate for a place on the Republican
Legislative ticket, and that candidate
is Hon. Hs:F: Barker: forState senator
If M. Barker is defeated Isanti county
will have no representative in the leg
islature. "A vote against Mr.. Barker.
sis-avote to disfranchise the Repubh=l
cans of Isanti county. 80 I !: