The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-07-18
consulted ana they hold the provision
to be an unwarranted interferenco
with lawful business. .s

Chairman e. e. Smith, it is report
ed, will shortly call a meeting of the
Republican state central committee
10 I'LL vacancies in the list Of presi.
Dental electors named at the last del
egate convention. George Thompson
mas rendered his resignation and there
may be others. Several members OF
The committee, among them Secretary
}. A. O. 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
~ 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 a view of finding
where he stands. The promise of a
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 F. Dehnel of
Worth1ngton Mr.. Dehnel has incor-
porated an anti-Jesuit 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 iniec-
ton of religion into the campaign.
MIR. Dehnels principal grievance is an
appropriation by congress for the
erection OF monument to Columbus
the dlscoverer of America. Columbus
is the patron saint of the knights of
Columbus, Catholic Organization,
hence the objection.
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Speaking of the scramble for con-
gresham at large, James Manahan 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 a follower of
La Toilette in turn, Mr.. Manahan now
hopes to catch votes as a Republican
and he has signifed his intention OF
Hing as such. Manahan was, is and
always will be against the prevailing
order of things and his platform will
nave 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 designs on
the job of congressman at large, but
he denied it. Looking at the whole
thing from 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 a redistricting of the
state and then the job will be a thing
of the past.
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The new corrupt practices act fixes
$1,000 as the maximum expenditure of
candidate for governor and $500
for other state offices, and now the
question arises can a candidate keep
within this figure and make a 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. c.
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
4-cent stamp fl ON his Headquarters
called for over $4,000 in postage.
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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-
s1dering 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 Ringdal's 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-
mart administration says it has in the
making. 1t is likely, too, that the aic
of the Federation of Women's clubs
will be solicited.
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Checks calling for $3.50 each were
sent to the papers throughout the
state this week by Secretary of State
Schmahl in payment of the publica-
ton of the laws passed by the last
legislature. The sum of $4,000 was
set aside for the work. Instead of the
Old blanket supplement the laws were
published in magazine form this time.
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Professor h1ayne, 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 encaEaped at Lake City and the
whole thing so incensed. Governor
Eberhart that he has threatened
trouble for the offending teacher. Quot
ing Nna alta nf tho ~