Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 100
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS.


mary election in Minnesota there
is none that will be greeted with
more joy by the law-abiding citi-
zens of the state than the renom-
nation of Mayor Jones of Mime
apolis. Mayor Jones had done
what no other mayor of the city
had ever attempted-cl closing the
saloons on Sunday. For this he
had of course incurred the en-
nifty of the saloons and the brew
cries, and a desperate effort was
made to defeat him in the prima-
ries. The saloon element, re-
CARELESS of political affiliations,
voted for U. G.. Williams on the
republican ticket. On the other
hand it is said that many demo
Gratis in the residence districts
called for the republican ticket
in order to vote for Jones. The
victory gained by the mayor is
not personal one-it is a tri-
umph for law and order. But
the battle is only half won. The
democrats of Minneapolis we're
not so fortunate in their choice
of a candidate. Haynes stands
for the open door policy. The
fight will therefore not be made
on partisan lines, but will be a
clear cut fight between the law
and order element and those who
are willing to remove all restraint
from the saloon and kindred
evils.
The defeat of Buchanan in the
Sixth congressional district is
another triumph for the best ele-
ment in the republican party.
Buchanan record, both public
and private, is of such a kind
that it is a disgrace to the state
that he ever got his presentplace.
But it is encouraging to see that
when the people have the issue
placed squarely before them they
will decide right. Lindbergh,
the man who defeated Buchanan,
IS said to be a clean and able man,
who will be a credit to the dis
trict. Frank Eddy says he will
be a second John Lind-which
is quite a compliment for Lind
bergh and incidentally also a
compliment for Lind. Lindbergh
is of Swedish parentage, and is
an attorney at Little Falls.
McCleary, the standpat con-
gresham from the Second dis
trict, managed to pull thru, but
with greatly diminished major
ity. The fight was made fairly
on the tariff question, McCleary
standing for the present sched-
ules as something sacred and
Gutterson advocating reduction
of the tariff on trust made goods.
Nc Cleary of course had the de
cided advantage of a WELDON
structed machine, every federal
ofice-holder in the district pull
ling for him, and the fact that
his majority was only about one
third what it was two years age
when he was opposed by the able
editor of the Luverne Herald, ex
Senator Miller, is practically {
victory for the revisionists. Nc
Cleary is not yet out of the woods
He will be opposed at the genera
election by W. S. Hammond, wh<
runs on the democratic ticket
The issue will, however, be the
same as in the primary election
and Hammond will undoubtedly
get good deal of the Gutterso1
votes in addition to the regular
democratic vote. This will pro
badly be the only district in which
there will be a strong fight made
Tawney in the First district i.
opposed by Andrew French, blu
the latter will stand no show ant
will probably not make much O
a canvass. Davis in the Third
Bede in the Eighth, Volstead il
the Seventh and Steenerson il
the Ninth have no opposition
Stevens in the Fourth is nomi
nally opposed by Gustav Scholle
but is absolutely safe. Nye il
the Fifth is opposed by LARA
bee, but is sure Of election. Il