The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-14
MANY CANDIDATES
WORRY VOTERS
Primary Campaign in Henne-
pin County Wakes Exceed
inaiy Hot

With the primaries only week off, and
with the multiplicity of Republican candi-
dates for office, the billposter and sign
painter is reaping a harvest.
There is hot campaign on. The Re-
publicans have more trouble than the
Democrats, for the latter have, as a rule,
nominated only one candidate for a place,
while the Republicans have several for
every position except that of county audi
tors
For district judge fourteen Republican
candidates have entered, and as there
are only four places to be filled ten of
the candidates will fall by the wayside.
The Democrats have six candidates in
the field.
The Republicans are unable to pick the
winners. The two municipal judges are
candidates for the district bench, and in
the. event of their election it will be in
cumbent upon the governor to appoint
their successors.
Places Are Pledged
Dame Rumor has it that in the event
one of the municipal judges is elected to
the district bench, Robert c. Dunn,
should he happen to be elected governor,
will appoint Thomas H. Salmon to the
place and should both be chosen to the
higher bench, that E. F. Waite who was
David p Jones' reform chief of police,
will be given the other place.
rms last pledge is said to have been
made for the purpose of bringing into
line some of the Collins people who want
to be recognized.
Ames Makes Trouble
For congress the Republicans have all
sorts of trouble. There are hundreds Of
Republicans in Hennepin county who de-
clare it is their intention to vote for DIR.
a. a. AmeS for the nomination for con-
gress against Loren Fletcher, who claims
ne was beaten by fluke two years ago,
W daa John Lind secured a plurality of
1000 votes. He wants a yindication and
''one more term
:, The, former congressman cannot be-
Ileye- he is not the choice of the people,
There is an element in the Republican
party which believes the only way he
can be eliminated from the field and a
younger man given chance is to defeat
MN at the primaries. This, done they
his last term was his last for all time
DR.. Ames is confident he will be the
winner, and all sorts Of wagers are being
made that he will be second if not first
ton.
The. genial DOCTOR as his friends love
TO eau him; is receiving fiattering recep-
is confident he will receive at least 1000
votes, and in view of the fact the Re-
pu6licans will cast about $4,000 votes
men who have considered the situation
believe this is sufficient to nominate
Election is another thing for there are
many men who win vote for. Dr. Ames,
but they say that in the event he is
nominated they will vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate at the general election,
and If they keep their word the fifth con-
gressional district will be represented by
another Democrat in place of John Lind,
who has declined to serve. ~-'--.--s
Labor Is Active ss,sl.s
= The labor unions are taking an interest
in the campaign for the primaries, and
a secret club has been organized for
the purpose of considering the candi-
dates from the viewpoint of the labor
unions. This is admitted by Phil Carlin,
business agent of the Building Trades
He takes exception to some of the
parts of the recent report of the Voters
league, and says that while the league
has Endorsed some of the candidates not
all are desirable from the point of the
labor leader. IN
He expects his organization will be
called knocking organization rather
than boosting" union. When the club
gets through with its investigation of the
qualifications of the candidates a report
will be made to every union allied with
ton will be taken.
Campaign VIII Open
John A. Johnson and F. G.. Winston
are scheduled to speak in Minneapolis
on Sept. "a, two days after the primaries,
and this will mark the opening of the
Democratic campaign in Hennepin county.
Arrangements for the hall were COM
pleted yesterday morning.