The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
POLITICS begin TO
SIMMER IN DULUTH
Socialists Put Up q Clean Ticket
and Will Enter the Cam
paign in Earnest.
Many Members Of Organized
Labor in Evidence on Tickets
of Three Parties.

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Politics simmer in Duluth just now.
The last day for filing was Wednesday.
There are to be few primary contests.
The candidates for mayor will be DR..
M. B. Cullum, Democrat, DIR. J. A. Nc
Cuen, Republican and J. A. Johnson,
Public Ownership. What was thought
to be a tame mayoralty campaign will
without doubt develop into a warm
one.
Municipal ownership will enter in
to the contest, and each candidate for
mayor will be sounded as to his po-
sition on the question. There is dan
ger of an Independent candidate get
ting into the race after the primaries.
If this should happen it will inject
new life into the campaign.
Socialists In Strong.
The aldermanic candidates on all
tickets are much stronger this year
than is usually the case. The Social
lists have put up a decidedly strong
ticket. Some of them are exceedingly
well known in labor circles, and the
fact that they are trade unionists as
we'll as Socialists will give them a.
strong labor support. =
Two former presidents of the trades
assembly are in the race. They are
Richard Jones in the Fourth and P. G.
Phillips in the Eighth, while William
E. Towne in the third is an active
delegate in the assembly, and was at
one time it's secretary. Other trade
unionists nominated by the Socialists
are M. J. O'Rourke of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers in the
First; Norman Johnson of the Cigar
makers in the Fifth and Edward
Blackwood, formerly of the Plumbers
in the Seventh.
Many Union Men.
Indeed labor men of the past and
present seem to cut some political fig
ure in this city, even at this late day.
who seeks the Democratic nomination
is a former member of the Freshmen
union, and has a. proud and honorable
record in the labor movement.
A. A. Fider, the Republican NOM
inee, was for many years active in
labor circles. He was at one time
secretary of the Bookbinders' union,
and for several terms financial Sec
rotary of the Trades assembly.
In the Third ward where Frank Jor-
dan is we'll and favorably known he
will be opposed by another horseshoer
and member of the union, J. L. Tay-
lor. The Socialist nominee, W. E.
Towne, is printer.
In the Fourth ward Richard Dick
Jones is the only card member, and
they don't make them any better. If
Dick could break into the council the
city, Of Duluth would gain a public
servant of the kind it needs. There are
many things that will be said in Dicks
favor before the campaign is over.
Hogan Is Strong.
John Hogan the present, efficient
alderman in the Fifth ward was q
charter member of the local Paint
ers' union, and at time when it took
some grit to carry union card. His
Republican opponent will be DR.. Kon-
kler, a chiropractic practitioner who
has had some experience in local poll
tics, having at one time run for al
derman in the First ward.
Norman Johnson, the Socialist nom.
inee, is member of the Cigarmakers
union. Alderman Hogan has been one
of the most consistent supporters Of
municipal ownership in the council
and there is every reason to believe
that he will be reelected without any
trouble. Socialist sentiment in the
Fifth is not strong enough to cleo,
their candidate, but it may be stiff.
cient to divide the public ownership
forces.
Bergstrom In Bad.
It is said that the contest will be
one sided in the Sixth ward. Alderman
Bergstrom is candidate for re-elec'
ton, but chances for his return are
decidedly against him.
Edward Backward, the Socialist
candidate in. the Seventh ward, is q
we'll known plumber. Sentiment in
his favor must be very strong out
there for the Republicans were afraid
to put up a candidate in this stronghold
of Republican politics. The old par.
ties will unite in an attempt to return
the Democratic nominee in the Eighth
Alderman Bernard.
= P. H. Martin. is sure to be the
Democratic nominee in the Eighth
Ward. Mr.. Martin is good, square
citizen, and if elected will make al
efficient alderman. His socialist op.
ponent, P. G. Phillips, is an able mar
and consistent trade unionist and So
cialist. These are elements that d.
not always mix easily, but Phillips
seems to have successfully performed
the job. If he is given an opportunit,
to do the same as public official Il