The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-10
POLITICS IN The:
:STATE:...:AN h { CITY
INTERVIEW WlTH:JUDGE COLLINS
ON THE GOVERNORSHIP.
Was Entertained Here BY Several
Prominent Attorneys. Says That
He Is too Poor to be a Candidate
for Governor. Former Mayor Ames
Talks About His Trouble. Expects
to Get Revenge. Local Gossip.


While municipal politics are being
discussed to a considerable extent just
now on account of the election being
near. at hand, it does not occupy the
whole. time Of the politicians. State
politics gets it's share of their atten-
ton. Judge Collins was in Duluth a
short time ago, and at the same time
Senator Moses E. Clapp. drifted into
town. Whether either party's visit had
any political significance or not, is not
generally known.
In an interview with Judge Collins,
he said to a Labor World representa-
tive upon being pressed as to the re-
port that he was a candidate for gov
ernor: mo am not a candidate, but
I would like to be one. The fact is that
it costs considerable money to get the
republican nomination, and I haven't
any money. It cost Governor Van
SAINT considerable money to win the
nominations both times, and it will
cost a good deal more for the next gov
ernor to win the nomination. So for this
reason count me OUT
While Judge Collins was in town he
was entertained by several prominent
citizens. Among them were Thos.
Wood, counsel for the Duluth street
railway company, J . l.. Washburn,
counsel for the Northern Pacific,
W. W. Billson, counsel for the Bell
Telephone company, Joseph Cotton for
the United States Steel corporation and
several other able members of the bar.
The next time that Judge Collins
comes to town he should be entertained
also by the representatives Of Or
ganized labor, to sort of balance the
thing up, you know.
Elk Mayor Ames of Minneapolis was
seen by a Labor World representative
this week. The Doctor looks as hale
and hearty as he did ten years ago,
and seems to have lost none of his old
time vigor. "What do you expect the
Supreme court to do with your case?"
asked the reporter. II expect to win"
replied the doctor. "They dare not
send me to the penitentiary, and if they
do I will rent the Republican party
asunder. / won't even give them the
chance to cut my hair over there. I
will be ready for them. I will show
my prosecutors that will be as game
as ever was. The old man still has
some fight left in him, and they will
find it out. My downfall was planned
on the very night of my election as
Mayor of Minneapolis. A few of the
conspirators got together in a local club
here and fixed it up to have me arrest
ed when their plan was completed.
Their desire has been partially salts
fled, but right will win in the end, and
expect to win: Don't worry about me-
young man: : have been in a tighter
pinch before.,' ~:>~* - 49,, IT,
James Sargent, member of the Or
der of Railway Conductors, and a we'll.
known railroad man in this community
is being doomed as a candidate for
Railroad and Warehouse commissioner
against Joseph G. Miller Of Lake coun-.
ty. Mr.. Sargent has a host of friends
in every county in Minnesota, and -
concludes to- make the run there is no
doubt but that he will make a good
probable.
Mayor Hugo is on much needed
vacation. Before going on the stump
this winter he will get in trim at some
of the splendid watering resorts in. the
east.
j. w. Richardson, Business Agent of
the Building Trades Council, is being
talked of as candidate for Alderman
in the Third ward.
Former Mayor Charles d'Autremont
is being spoken of as a candidate for
mayor. 'Dot' would be an exception
ally strong candidate, and further
would be creditable representative of
the local democracy.
Among Dr.Cullum's reasons for re-
fusing to become candidate for mayor
was this. IT could not give every un-
ionman job who would want one DR..
Cullum is too good friend of labor to
say this. 1t is purely a, reporters error
What the Doctor really said was this:
IT could not give capital and labor all
that they wanted" This puts the mat
ter in an entirely different light.
FOOL POLICY OF EMPLOYERS.