Morris tribune., 1912-05-10

Frank Ellsworth, formerly or st.
James, but now Of Mankato, has de-
cided to take another try at the Re-
publican congressional nomination in
the Second district and last Friday he
filed his intentions with Secretary of
State Schmahl. He thinks that his
Democratic opponent will be Congress
man Hammond, the present incumbent.
This is Mr.. Ellsworth's second effort
to land the coveted plum. Two years
ago he was the victim of three-cor-
nered contest and went down to de-
feat He then moved to Mankato.
How Governor Eberhart and his Sec.
ond district friends regard the Ellis
worth candidacy Is not known, but it
Is certain they are not overly in love
with him. Ellsworth on repeated &C.
casions has shown that he considered
the denomination of the governor i'll
advised. In an interview he gave 1t
as his opinion that Governor Eberhart
could not again carry his home county.
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Sam Y. Gordon, candidate for gov.
erner, has mailed letter to the voters
Of Kandiyohi county, in which Ed
Smith is handled without gloves. When
Smith was appointed chairman of the
state central committee Gordon open
ly opposed him. Kandiyohi county
will hold primaries on May IL to elect
delegates to the county, convention
which will send delegates to the state
convention for the nomination of state
officers. Kandiyohi will be the first
county in the state to hold such pri-
maries and Gordon claims that the
brewery and railroad opposition to
him has framed up scheme to take
the county away from him, 1t being in
the Seventh district, and thus cripple
his candidacy in other parts of thu
state.
The supreme court put suddeI
termination to the administration o.
Mayor William H. Mcbride of Fergus
Falls, who was elected after rather
warm contest April 2. The order o.
the court was that E. T. Nelson, his
rival, was entitled to the job. Ac
cording to the judges the election was
a tie as far as the mayoralty was con
cerned. This was brought about b!
giving to Mcbride a number of disput
ed ballots and when lots were cast Nc
Bride won. The disputed ballots haG
the cross mark placed opposite {
blank line which was directly undel
the name of Mcbride. In giving the
disputed ballots to Mcbride the ides
of the canvassing board was who'll!
one of intent and in passing on thi!
question the court delivered itself of ,
few things that may have marked
effect on ballot counting in the future
1t holds that when apparent or grossl!
mismarked ballots are involved the in
tent of the voter must be clearly as
certainable from the ballot itself ant
without indulging in strained effort o
speculation. This means that whel
there is any doubt whatever the ballo
is to be thrown out.
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/ When L. C. Spooner of Morris threw
his hat into the Republican guberna
torial ring he made it clear he still
retained the right to run for his OLE
job as member of the house from hi
own district if he saw fit. While tina
right has not been disputed, c. P. Carl
son, townsman of Mr.. Spooner, hal
announced that the Morris man can
not exercise his advertised right with
out fight and has accordingly FLEE
for the Republican nomination fol
representative. Carlson is not known
in this neck of the woods, but thos.
who are acquainted with him say ht
will be a worthy successor of Mr.
Spooner. The Morris representative
is now engaged in an effort to capture
the elusive voter in Hennepin count,
and he claims that he is satisfied will
his efforts to date. AS I have stated
before Mr.. Spooner is a fighter worthy
of any mans steel and while his can
didacy may be regarded by some il
the light of joke as far as Hennepir
county is concerned he is liable tx
make few that know of set up ant
take notice before the contest /.
closed. Quite few have full knowl
edge of the Morris mans scrappint
abilities
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st. Paul has been so taken up will