The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-11-28
Politics and Politicians.

Politics and political sdiscussionasw
begin ina week: or two: in earnest. and
will not subside. except for short inter-
walls, until after the presidential cleo
ton next November. Here isso about
the schedule Of political event to- &C.
cur between now and next November:
December Is, Municipal primary cleo
ton, with at least al: two weeks cam
paign in advances: February 3l9O4#Ren-
eral municipal election for the election
Of a. Mayor, Special Judge and e1eht
aldermen First week in March,: ffIs.
tributioff Of patronage by the mayor.
and the election of a. city clerk ana
sealer Of weights and: measures bv: the.
city council: EARLY in June election OF
delegates to- the state; conventions OF
each political party for the: purpose
of choosing delegates to he NATIONAL
conventions. late in June, the Repub
lican National convention for the: no1ni-
nation Of candidates for president: and
vice. president. Early in July; DEM
ocratic: convention for the same pur--
pose. During July and August local
primary elections; will be held BY all
parties for the choosing of delegates
to nominate state tickets. On Sep
TENDER Ia; a general county primary
election will be held for the election Of
party nominees for county and leeis-
lative offices, including that of Con-
gresham. On Nov. Sth., the general
national state and county election will
be held, and when the voters get over
this they can take much needed rest,
but only for six weeks: Then another
primary election will occur for the p1r--
pose Of choosing party nominees for
aldermen in the several wards, city
treasurer, comptroller and municipal
Judge. From December 18th, next,
literally speaking, there will be just
fourteen months of politics, after which
a rest can be had for one year. No
one can justly complain about the
American citizen not having a suffi-
cient opportunity to become an intel
ligent voter, that is if experience
counts. for everything:
candidacy for Governor does not seem
to have stirred UP the political animals
in this neck Of the woods very much.
Everything 1I1ulCdte8' That the DuluCn
politicians are for Bob Dun.- There
is a reason for this; for every bit Of
federal patronage in Minnesota will
depend upon the: election Of Governor
If Dunn is elected the chances are that
the jobs Of Senator's Nelson. and Clapp
will be secure. On the other hand. if
Collins is elected Van SAINTS boom for
Senator will receive an impetus: Mr..
Willcuts and other federal officers in
Duluth owe a good deal to" Senator
Nelson. They do mot care So much
about Judge Collins." Probably as a
personal matter Mr.. Willcutse is very
friendly to him. but he has
very little time for: the gentlemans
political company Just now. Judge
Collins is not without friends in the
f. city Of Duluth: There iss%Tonl@s Wood
+ Who'll cularl p, i11t erested in thu
Judge, s sliecess TIE n u1ses Hat
a$host of personal liendsI vvI tlhS 10 little
Influence in the city, and: these are
plugging away in the hope that some
good may be- done.
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It is said that A.: p: Cook will be a
candidate for County Auditor in next
falls election. W. A. Holgate- Of the
Board Of Public Works will make an