The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-09-26
THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER &C. 1910

the state. George LOTUS will ma
the race for railroad and warehouse
commissioner. Chief Justice Start was
endorsed, also Attorney General Smith
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James Manahan's victory over q
Held of four old timers for the nomi.
nation for congressman at large was
really a surprise and the leaders are
talking about it yet He ran like a
scared deer from the start and kept
up his lead to the finish. Frank Eddy
was the organization candidate and
ne would have won despite the Mana.
han lead had it not been for the en-.
trance of W. H. Eustis of Minneapolis.
Eustis took Minneapolis away from
Eddy and he ate into his following in
administration circles. Eddy received
q good country vote, but it was not
large enough to overcome Manahan's
city lead
The new primary law has made the
population centers a factor in the
nomination game and unless the next
legislature adopts some method of
keeping Democrats out of Republican
primaries and vice versa their
strength as determining factor will
continue to grow. st. Paul and Min
neapolis dominated the primaries a
week ago. Every candidate which
they favored won, and this despite the
fact that the majority of the candi-
dates discarded by the cities had a
heavy following in the country. Had
the country voted it's full strength
there would have been nothing to it,
but it did not. In the rural districts
the vote was very light.
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The work of the leaders is now be-
Ing directed at getting the defeated
candidates in line for the winners,
but apprehend they will have some
trouble in bringing number of them
around. S. Y. Gordon early in the
game announced his intention of sup
porting the winner no matter who he
was, but so far no like statement has
been made by Spooner, Lee or Young.
Spooner, it is said, has gone back to
his home in Morris and is preparing
to run for his old job as house mem
Der; He will go on by petition. If
ne gets by there will be some fire
works In the legislative halls this
winter. Mr.. Spooner has tested out
the primary law, he knows it's defects
and his winters work will be directed
at correcting weak places in the law.
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Among those who went down to de-
feat in the legislative contests
throughout the state last week was
George Mckenzie of Gaylord, a mem
Der of the last house. His retirement
removes from the field possible can
didate for speaker. In fact Mr.. Nc
kenzle made his campaign on the
speakership. The Gaylord man is the
author OF the present anti-hanging
law and it is said the passage of the
same two years ago was what brought
about his defeat. The law did not ap-
peal to his German constituents.
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Another talked of candidate for
speaker OF the house to fall by the
wayside was Len Rice of Park RAPIDS
DR.. Stone, one of the belligerent mem
bers OF the last legislature, defeated
him. Rice, it is said, filed for the
purpose of putting DR.. Stone out of
business, but the fates were against
him. Mr.. Rice was a valuable mem
Der OF the last house. Dr.. Stone, who
defeated him, figured prominently in
the last session when he was brought
before the bar of the house and tried
Tor using language rejecting on the
Integrity and capacity Of his COL
leagues.
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Speaking of the next house. MANY
new faces will be SEEN Quite a few
of the old members up for renomina
ton failed to get by and they, together
with a large number who did not file
for a return ticket means an almost
entirely new crowd. Bob Dunn fin
ished nicely in the finals; so did
Henry Rines of Mora and a number
of others prominent in the last and
special sessions.
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"A bowling farce-that's what the
present primary law u.s." is the way
R. c. Dunn Of Princeton comments on
the latest thing in election laws. This
paragraph heads the editorial columns
of his official organ this week and he
supplements his own criticism with
knocks from other papers throughout
the state. 1t has to be said that the
new law did not bring about all it's
hackers claimed for it, but there is
one thing sure the law is on the stat
ute books to stay. It may be modi-
fed, but it will meyer be repealed.
That was the history of the first nri-
mary law enacted. 1t was a misfit.
but few had the nerve to suggest it's
repeal. ~:
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