The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-30

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We Hloafed Tue Twin Cities
for 9 day last week, "a q made q num-
Der Of INQUIRIES about tie Il light for gov.
ernor between Judge Collins and Rob
ert Dunn. From the best nformation'
we could receive 5it liz a; bite and un-
friendly contest with tue favors q bout
+ equaE @5& Ask q ! knowing one ahout the
contest and he will tell, you that Collins
mas a: clnch. Ask another. and he, will,
say that it is dead easy for Dunn. This
is not all. Find an Indifferent citizen
and he will try to convince you that the
campaign will become Nso bitter that
it will be necessary sto put up a dark
horse to. bring about harmony In the
party. One state official told us that
II either of the contestants were nomi-
mated It, would cause such achasm that
1t would leave an opening for John
Lind to enter the race and win the
much-coveted honor Down in the
southern part, Of the state it. is any
oody's fight: The newspaper men are
as usual tor Bob Dunn, while the bank
ers and business mem seem to- favor
Collins. So there YOU have it: It's eth
er Dunn, Collins or some uncertain
good Republicans, { 49,
So
washington county seems to be OPP
posed to Hearst. AT least the. leaders
In the party want a conservative DEM
ocrat: Ask a working man where he
stands and he will tell55you that he is
for Mr.. Hearst, but while labor may
nave more votes the machine is on the
other side. -.
49,
Blue Earth county. locks very much
like Hearst to man up the tree. The
solid workers in the county don't want
reaction in their kind of politics.
County politics have not warmed up
very much yet, J. J. Wall has started
a pool room, and there is much ready
money there on sheriff. AS Armstead
and Bates are the only two avowed
candidates at this time, one is very
Ioodsh to put up any money now.
Some interesting developments may oc-
cur within the next two weeks, and
then it will be any body's fight.
IL. -. Haven has not announced his
candidacy for sheriff, but it is known
that some flatteripg offers for support
have been made to him. Indeed Mr..
Haven would be formidable candid
ate. He Is strong with every element
in the city. While alderman he has
proven to. be a man Of strong charac-
ter and absolute fairness. In az fight
between him and Armstead there can
be but one result
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A committee of union men, number
ing eighteen, from that many different
unions held a meeting in the Labor
World office during the week. The
meeting was in the interest of labor,
but just before opening some one
brought up the question of politics. A
canvass brought out the surprising in
formation that ten in: the number were
Republicans. 1 The question;of sheriff
was, discussed, and without exception
every Republi ans$sai a. that; if the Re-
lean: rms more
hesII 50 Iport ss rood
uni a bor.Ai Is We come *t6 it. But
the Republican party must expect@to be
called tos>side either with Arnnstead
or union labor: II will bolt the whole
county ticket, if they nominate ARM
stead said an enthusiastic uniQnist,
1T will be- a direct slap at organized
labor. The party can not serve both
God and :; Mam1non." Tut, tut, my
friend, your party has been doing that
for the past thirty years. 1t will con-
tinue to do SO, just so long as you
keep quiet. Be up and doing. That's
our advice.
John Norton has returned from
Washington, and now he has opened his
campaign for county attorney. Mr..
Norton enjoys the distinction of being
the. only. lawyer in Duluth who is a
member of organized labor. He is an
active member Of the Licensed Tug
mems Protective association. Here's
luck John.
Chas. Miller will seek the Democratic
nomination for sheriff this fall. Mr..
Miller believes that he stands better
show for election this year than he did
two years ago, when he was defea ted
by W. W. Butchart by 20 votes.
r. G. Mitchell, editor of the Tribunal,
certainly hands it to County Treas
urer Whipple in the last issue of that
estirnable paper. Mr.. Whipple is called
upon to drop out of the race this year.
''Ten years. says Mr.. MITCHELL" is
| long enough in that office" And don't
you know that there. are large num-
Der Of voters In this county who feel
| the same way. Boom it UP Brother
Mitchell, We second. your motion. Let's
put the question now r..