Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-07-19

Dental electors named at the last del
egate convention. George Thompson
has rendered his resignation and there
may be others. Several members OF
the committee, among them Secretary
J. A. 0. Preus, have suggested laying
over the filing of the vacancies until
the new committee is organized, but
this does not meet with the approval
Of the others. They fear that the
new committee might lean too strong
ly toward Roosevelt and in that event
trouble would result. AS it is the
Taft majority on the committee is
anything but satisfied with the list
of electors as named and they may
take steps to sound every member OF
the college with view of finding
where he stands. The promise of q
third party also adds to the compli-
cations.
The list of candidates for the Re-
publican nomination Of congressman
at large, of which to date there are
four, includes Paul r. Dehnel Of
Werthington. Mr.. Dehnel has incor-
porated an anttJesuit plank in his
platform and as a result the country
press generally is meeting his de-
mands for publicity with silence.
They do not take kindly to the injec-
ton Of religion into the campaign.
Mr.. Dehnels principal grievance is an
appropriation by congress for the
erection of monument to Columbus
the discoverer of America. Columbus
Is the patron saint of the Knights of
Columbus, a Catholic organization,
hence the objection.
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Speaking of the scramble for con-
gressman at large, James Mauahan Of
Minneapolis has thrown his hat into
the ring and his entrance into the
game is not without it's novel features.
Democrat, Bryanite and follower Of
La Toilette in turn, Mr.. Manahan now
hopes to catch votes as Republican
and he has signified his intention of
filing as such. Manahan was, is and
always will be against the prevailing
order of things and his platform will
have for its slogan, Turn the rascals
out" The early part of the week a
st. Paul paper credited Speaker H. H.
Dunn of Albert Lea with deeigns on
the job of congressman at large, but
he denied it. Looking at the whole
thing from a cold blooded standpoint
the position Of congressman at large
is not what it is cracked up to be. At
the best it is not good for over two
years, for at the end of that period
there will be redistricting of the
state and then the job will be thing
of the past.
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P. M. Ringdal of the state board Of
control may file his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for governor
next week. He is reported to be con-
sidering the STEP If the head of the
state board of control does get into
the game and Eberhart is made the
standard bearer on the other side of
the house the affairs of the state
board and Ringdafs connection is
sure due to have an airing. The
Whittier case will be dragged out
again for public view and there are
several other things that the Eber-
hart administration says it has in the
making. 1t is likely, too, that the aid
of the Federation of Women's clubs
will be solicited.
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The new corrupt practices act fixes
81 900 as the maximum expenditure Of
a candidate for governor and $500
for other state Offices, and now the
question arises can candidate keep
within this figure and make proper
and legitimate appeal to the voters.
Sending out one piece of literature
under 2-cent stamp to every voter
in the state, it is claimed, would eat
up the first named amount. r. G.
Dunn of Princeton in commenting on
this feature of the law the other day,
said that when he was making the
race for governor some years ago one
| pamphlet sent out to the voters under
Accent stamp flom his headquarters
called for over $4,000 in postage
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Professor Mayne, the principal at
the state farm school, threatened to
discharge an employe last week be-
cause he absented himself to join his
company of the national guard which
was encamped at Lake City and the
whole thing so incensed Governor
Eberhart that he has threatened
trouble for the offending teacher. Quot
ing one attache of the executive de-
partment the state farm school at ST.
Paul needs a housecleaning and he
limited that the governor might head
the cleaning brigade at the proper
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If ever there was political chaos it
Is at the state capitol and the several
campaign headquarters in ST. Paul It
Is one continued go as you please.
with everybody playing for the most