The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-09-22
JONES RENoMlNATED.

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Mayor Jones has been renominated
after a contest almost as close as the
one by which he was elected two years
ago The result of the Republican
primary election proves that Mr.. Jones
is not such a prime favorite with the
voters Of this community as the Jour-
nal and his other supporters would
have us believe. The Journal in It's
enthusiasm over Mayor Jones almost
challenged the right Of any other cit
izen to file for the nomination. 1t as
sured US in the early stages Of the
primary campaign that Mr.. Jones was
the -whelming choice of the Re-
publican party in this city. A revision
Of Judgment IL in order. The Mayor
has been re-nominated only after the
most strenuous efforts on the part Of
his supporters, and then only by
vote which is rebuke rather than an
endorsement. Ordinarily in this Re-
publican city Republican mayor is
given a denomination for a second
term without serious opposition. Mr..
Jones has been advertised as "the best
Mayor Minneapolis ever had" and yet
no man ever had such hard time to
get a denomination. Will the Jones
supporters say that they are the only
good" citizens in Minneapolis and that
the thousands Of voters who protested
against him are bad" citizens? Such
a contention would be very serious
comment upon the citizenship Of the
people of this community.
The truth of the matter is that there
is very decided opposition to Mayor
Jones in his own party and it is not
confined to saloon-keepers or to those
who wish to uphold the saloons. There
has been an attempt in this city by
well-meaning but mistaken persons to
lionize the present mayor. They have
tried to make Folk or a Jerome out
of him, whereas he is Just an ordinary
mayor who has done one thing much
better than his immediate predecessors
and left undone great many things
that he ought to have done. His friends
may be entirely satisfied with his en-
dorsement but II half that was claimed
for him was true he ought to have had
the denomination practically unani-
mously. The testimony Of the votes is
convincing. If nearly half Of his own
party Is opposed to him and almost the
entire Democratic party it is apparent
that he will have another fight On
the first Tuesday in November. He
has now been before the people three
times as candidate for nomination
and election to the Office he holds. His
first canvass was for the nomination
two years ago. He won then by
comfortable margin and nothing more.
On general election day the contest
was so close between him and Ex-
Mayor Haynes that it took several
days and the Official count to deter
mine the result. And now after two
years Of the best administration
Minneapolis ever had" his nomination
was In doubt for twenty four hours. It
Is about time for his supporters to
get down to the facts and abandon
their attempts to convince the people
that Jones is Jerome or q Folk.
Perhaps the primary election has
taught the Jones followers a lesson.
They may have learned that it is dan
serous to classify themselves as good"
citisens and their opponents as bad"
ones. Self-appointed committees Of
leading citizens with no commission
from the people are not always the
best kind Of support for candidate.