The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-19


ticket. is one of the original Wilson
men and attended the Baltimore con-
vention as an alternate from Henne-
pin county. He is son of Peter P.
swensen, one of the early residents
of the city and former sheriff Of this
county, for some time past an invalid
at his home, having suffered a stroke
of paralysis some five years ago. The
son. like the father, is quite well
known throughout the county.
The program of action which Gov
ernor Eberhart pledges himself to
follow is outlined in the Campaign
booklet issued by the Republican stat.
central committee. This booklet con-
tains the records and personal plat
forms of all of the candidates of tn.
Republican party in Minnesota. in
Guiding United States Senator Nelson
and James Manahan, candidate for
congressman at-large.
P. M. Ringdaps campaign tour next
week will carry him through western
and southwestern Minnesota. He will
be accompanied on the trip by w. F.
Donohue of Melrose, nominee for at
torney general on the Democratic
ticket. The speaking dates for the
two candidates beginning Monday.
Oct. Fl, are as follows: Monday aft.
ernoon. Granite Falls; Monday eve
ming, Montevideo; Tuesday afternoon.
Clarified; Tuesday evening, Madison:
Wednesday afternoon, North Red
wood; Wednesday evening, Redwood
Falls; Thursday afternoon, Hanley
Falls; Thursday evening, Marshall;
Friday afternoon, Cottonwood; Friday
evening, Pipestone; Saturday after
noon, Hardwick; Saturday evening.
Luverne.
President Taft sent letters to the
governors of the various states last
week presenting the details of a plan
for the purpose of establishing a sys-
tenn of cooperative credit that will
afford the farming communities the
same facilities that are now enjoyed
by commercial and industrial lines.
Governor Eberhart has expressed him.
self as in hearty accord with the
movement.
Under the head of Minneapolis
Politics" Charles F. Stuart has the
following to say in the Minneapolis
Tribune of Wednesday relative to
First and Third Ward contests:
I'm the First and Third wards, two
extraordinary views of the ever pres
ent improvement issues are being
taken by candidates. In the First.
Louis Ritten is charging that John
Ryan put in the improvements whera
they would do the most good to John
Ryan and that he saved. the ward
money until just few months prior
to election and is now spending it
fast in furtherance of his candidacy.
Mr.. Ryan had done great deal in
the way of improvements in the First
in fact, he has been noted for grab
bling everything in sight and carrying
1t over to the First to help out one
Improvement or another - and to a
great extent Mr.. Ryans candidacy for
reelection is based on the improve
ments he has obtained Whether Mr..
Kitten is right or not it is likely tina.
the people of the ward will remem.
Der who it was who got the improve.
ments for them and pay no great heed
to Mr.. Ritten's charges that they
came just before election. Former AL
derman Mumm in the Third is unable
to charge that the ward has not been
getting improvements since he was
defeated by Alderman Sweeney four
years ago for Mr.. Mumm's own rec
ords have been excelled several times
over. So Mr.. Mumm intimates that
the present aldermen have put in too
many improvements, that the ward is
Improvement mad, and that curb
should be placed upon improvements
which battle cry Is entirely new in
ward annals"