Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-09-13
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Of contention. Lynch, it is claimed,
set out to frame up a ticket that
would be inyncible and the fact that
several fled for the nomination be-
fore * II busy did not disturb him
in the least.
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COr@reSSma Anderson of the Firso
district, whose principal bid for fame
is the dethrOnemenr of James A. Taw
ney, is not going to let anybody get
the best of him when it comes to Q
Progressive platform. He announces
that he is for the recall all down the
line, the initiative and referendum anO
direct, elections and nominations He
wants publicity of campaign contribu
tons and expenses. A nOnpartisaD
tariff commission is also one of his
Ideas. Anderson was in St. Paul last
week and paid visit to the state CAPT
tOl. He is confident that he will be
renominated and elected.
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Secretary of State Schmahl has one
box in the steel vaults in his office
given over to the office records which
the boys have styled the Joke box
Here are located the expense lists OF
candidates which must be filed fire
quently under the new law. The lists
are joke and that is no mistake The
majority of them contain only one
item, that of the filing fee, and the re
mainder very little else in the way OF
items. Down at the Merchants hote
when candidate buys a drink or 8
cigar he always announces, Nov
boys, this is not for the purpose of in
fiuencing your vote" Then a laugh
goes up. If the corrupt practices act
was enforced to the letter Minnesota
would be without a man to fill it's of
fees. They simply could not obey it
and hold Office.
While eighteen years of faithful
service and a constant divorce from
anything that might be construed as
catering to a popular demand should
endear Judge Start, chief justice OF
Is
lieve in a strict Interpretation of the
law, yet nevertheless Judge Stanton OF
Bemidji, his rival for the nomination
is going to receive a bunch of votes
that will make Judge Start and his
friends sit up and take notice. Word
comes that the north country is fol-
Judge Stanton to a man. | have to
admit that Judge Stanton is a good
fellow and in saying so l do not want
to be taken as terming him a royster.
er. He is a worldly man. He knows
the people and what they want There
is suspicion that Chief Justice Start
has remained too long in seclusion
Books, they say, make broad man
and Judge Start certainly lives with
his books. But in this day and date
the man who mixes with his fellow
men, no matter how high his calling
or Office, seems to have the call
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Those who are in on the game an
ticipate a lively scramble for the next
house speakership. George Mckenzie
of Gaylord is mentioned. Len Rice Of
Park Rapids is talked Of and in ordel
comes Charley Warner of Aitkin anC
Henry Rines of Mora. There is moth
ing to show who will land--they have
to be elected frst-but put this il
your pipe and smoke it; the man whC
lands will be acceptable to the brew
cry crowd. This assertion sounds
rather strong, but it represents man!
years of observation. True, the re
verse occasionally happens, but l d.
not think it will happen this winter
Human endeavor and ambition is thu
same as it was B. G. Pardon this ap
parent sacrilege, but it cannot b,
helped.
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The promised withdrawal of one O
more Progressive candidates for tn
Republican nomination for governo
is not going to materialize. There wa
a conference of tine field hit il faiIp