The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-17

POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS.

have several appointments to
make for this community. Among
the applicants are the following:
For surveyor general of logs.
August IIagberg; for factory in
spector, Joseph Nylander; for oil
inspector, Ole Anderson. Then
the Irish Americans are repre-
scented as follows: For surveyor
general of logs, Fred Ryan and
John Brady; for factory inspec-
tor, ]. G. O'Neill, and for oil in
spector, Mike Lynch. All that is
needed is one Scandinavian and
one Irish American to apply for
dairy inspector.
1t does not look SO rosy for
Moses e. Clapp this week. judge
Gilfil1an is so encouraged in his
candidacy that he has opened up
headquarters In St. Paul. There
is a rumor that Governor Van
SAINT Is to butt in to the game.
If this is true there will be
scalping knives sharpene for the
senatorial cutting scrape.
Gossip had it this week that
Mayor Vassaly of Little Falls
would be appointed labor COM
missioner by Governor-elect
Johnson, and that William Will
Jams would be appointed assist
ant. Those who know say that
the matter was joke, but Mayor
Vassaly is no joke by any means,
and it he was appointed organ
lied labor could do very little
complaining. In fact there is no
better friend of labor in all Min
nesota than this same Chas. A.
Vassaly, and we know what we
are talking about
Most Of the influential men,
bers Of organized labor through
out the state are out for the
re-appointment Of John O'Donnell
as commissioner of labor. Dur
ing all OF the years of the labor
bureau in this state, MT. O'Don-
nell was the first commissioner
who has acted truly in the In
terests Of labor. Governor elect
Johnson could do no better than
allow Mr.. O'Donneu to hold over.
The Trades Assembly has
joined the bittinsky club, and at
the next meeting it will protest
against any non-union man be-
ing appointed factory inspector
for this district The only union
labor candidate for the office is
J. G. ONeill. and 1t is expected
that If the assembly endorses any
candidate it will give him It's sup
port.
A man named Neill has been
appointed United States commits
sioner Of labor to succeed Car
roll D. Wright, but who is Mr..
Neill? We must confess our ig-
norance on this matter. =
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ST fr~reported-- that President
Rsesese1t >eoAtemplatee letting
out of the government service the
notorious W. A. Miller Of open
shop fame. 1t is said that his
dismissal will be due to immoral
behaviour.
Ed Claggott, sheriff of Mill
Laos county, and a candidate for
sargeant-at-arm of the house
OF representatives was visitor
in the city last week. Mr.. Clag-
gott has the endorsement of all
of the members from the Eighth
congressional district. He also
stands a splendid show for cleo
ton.
The murder of a prisoner in the
st. Louis county jail shows that
there is something rotten in the
management of that institution.
With all Of the turkeys on
watch it would seem that one Of
them could act as a keeper in
the cell room.
Will L. M. Willcuts succeed
himself as collector for the port
of Duluth? We will tell you bet
ter after the United States sent
tor is elected. II C1app is de-
feated, good bye Lee. If Clapp
is elected, we may as we'll ex-
tend our congratulations to tho
unpretentious manager of Re
publican politics in this neck O
tho woods.
Guy Eaton is not going to bs
left in the cold by any means.
Nor Is Jadam Bede going to per-
NIT himself to be sighted. II
we mistake not he is going to
have something to say about the.
Federal patronage In this coun-
ty. Speculation is rife as to what
berth Mr. Eaton will land in.
Politicians have it that. the
fight for surveyor general OF logs
and lumber in this district has
simmered down to Fred Ryan
and John Brady with odds in ia
vor of Mr.. Ryan.
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W. A. Holgate will resign as =
member Of the board OF public
works some time this r. onth. 1t
is said that Alderman David