The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-07-11

the secretary Of state to show cause
Why he allowed the Republican desig.
nation. but this was later denied by
the Spooner managers. He issued q
statement to the effect that he had M
intention of interfering. Governor
| Eberhart was another who denied any
activity In this respect He declared
| that it was none of his business. Po-
| litics is certainly making some strange
bed fellows this year and no one
knows where it will end. The old
idea of accepting any old thing sim
ply because it bore the party label is
thing OF the past. Governor Eber-
mart is the only one in the game just
now who seems to be playing the reg
| ular order of things and he Is dis
creetly silent. Mr.. Spooner is anoth-
or who is not discussing the national
SITUATION. w. 3. Lee, whose slogan
is county option and who is alone on
that issue, repudiated Mr.. Taft some
weeks ago. He said he would not
vote for him.
One st. Paul paper is very much
concerned less the nonpartisan Judi
c1ary idea, which is a feature of the
new primary law, will be nullified by
scramble for places on the supreme
bench. Oscar Hallam of St. Paul is
preparing to file for one of the asso-
c1ate justiceships through the me-
dunn OF a petition and he will be pit
ted against Justice Bum, a Democrat
appointed by Governor Eberhart to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death
OF the late Justice Jaggard. This is
what is worrying the st. Paul paper.
Much of the activity In behalf of
nonpart1san judiciary during the extra
session Of the state legislature was In
the interest of Judge Bum, the lone
Democrat on the supreme bench. This
TACT was not generally known at the
time, but such was the case and now
the St. Paul paper in question is trying
to save him. In some quarters this
sudden interest in behalf of single
Individual is exciting considerable
suspicion and it is likely the whole
thing will receive considerable atten-
ton at the hands of the country press
when the facts become known.
j. !. i.
Judge Bunn's elevation to the SUI
preme bench, as I stated, was as a re-
suit OF the death of the late Justice
Jaggard. For years his residence was
the Minnesota club at st. Paul. His
brother is high in legal capacity
with the Northern Pacific railroad. AS
Judge of the Ramsey county district
bench Judge Bum was always regard
ed highly and his election to the dis
trlct bench was seldom holly contest
ed. Friends and the newspa ,>ers saw
to it that dangerous rivals were elm
mated. Who is responsible for the
sudden attack on Judge Hallam and
others who have the temerity to climb
on the supreme bench via Justice !
Bunn's place I would not like to say
but as I remarked I would not be
surprised if what is back of some of
the press work now being done in an
effort to free Mr.. Bum of rivals
comes out in due time It is a case
of being suspicious when some peo-
pie and certain corporations busy
themselves in the interest of any par
ticular individual or thing.
i. !. +
AS expected E. E. Lobeck of Alex
andria is the Prohibition choice for
governor At the state convention
held by that party in Minneapolis Mr..
Lobeck was selected to head the tick
ct and he was given George H. An
drews OF Winnebago City as run
ming mate. Liquor never had a more
foe than Mr.. Lobeck.
AS member of the legislature in
1909 his entire efforts were directed
to the passage of drastic legislation
covering many things in addition to
the liquor traffic, but his uncompro-
methods won him few support
ers. He is a fervent exhorter and is
said to be the best there is in the
line. The Prohibition party
always polled a fairly large vote in
Minnesota until it's alliance with the
Anti-Sa1oon league and it will try to
It's old time force this year
by going it alone.
+ !. !.
A shorter ballot has been the cry |
for years, but the Prohibitionists in |
convention declared for one that |
would tax the state to print. The |
leaders of that party want all the Of
hcers at the command Of the governor !
and the two legislative bodies which
Ire now appointive made elective. |
As there are close to $50 of these |
appointive Offices the placing of the |
same on ballot would be some job. |
!. !. !.
John Zelch of Washington county, |
one of the old legislative veterans, |
las filed for the house after an alb |
'ence of two years. He has picked |
class 1, feature of the new primary |
aw, and will go after the scalp OF |
DR.. Oscar Hauge of st. Paul Park, the |
present house member from that dis. |
friof Shortly oPtor %I> |