The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-29

| 81, ndheS DeCter mead line and in
addition an excellent editorial caption.
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| What the voters think about it does
not cut much ice in these days of ad-
vanced legislation and schemes to let
the people rule, but for your benefit.
dear reader, will say that Fred Pike
Of st. Paul has completed the ticket
! which, the Democratic organization
will present to the voters the 18th of
| next month. The early part of the
week Mr.. Pike filed the name of ]. J..
Relder of Rochester for railroad and
warehouse commissioner and he said
! the other candidate for the six-year-
term for the same office would be
| forthcoming before the close of the
! week. Mr.. Pike is presumed to be
working for the organization and so
far there is nothing to refute the state
ment. According to the hackers of
the statewide primary, however, Mr..
! Pike and his kind should be a thing
of the past, but somehow or other he
still continues to flourish There is
talk IN some quarters of opposition to
| those selected to make up the or
ganlzation ticket, but it will not mate
rlalize. P. M. Ringdahl, the candidate
for governor, is the only candidate on
the Democratic side with an opponent.
Professor Andrist of the state univer-
sity has seen fit to enter the field, but
there is nothing to show that he will
make good. Down here Ringdahl and
the Democratic organization ticket is
the best bet
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", Z. Lee of Long Prairie is now a
full fedged candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor He
paid over his $50 last week and re-
celved receipt. In this neck of the
woods "Bill''-that is what they used
to call him when he was in the legis-
lature-is said to be spending more
good money to land the gubernatorial
nomination than any man in the game.
they say he has men employed in
every county in the state and these
men do nothing but sound his praises.
University students are doing the
work. Whether this spending money
talk is hot air or the truth do not
know, but know this, that "Bilr Lee
has the Eberhart crowd and some of
the other candidates guessing. Re-
ports are coming in daily at the sew
eral headquarters that he has a strong
following in this and that county.
Some of the fellows are predicting
that he will be second in the race Mr..
Lee was never known as spender, he
never acquired a half dozen or more
country banks that way, but it has to
be said that the talk regarding his
spending qualities is strong.
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J. F. Rosenwald of Madison, he of
the loud voice and the avordupois.
who wants to be railroad and ware
house commissioner, has new
scheme to get the best of his rivals.
He has called upon Commissioners
Mills and Elmquist, the present men,
bers of the board, to answer him pub
llcly why they failed to inquire into
salaries of railroad officials with a
view of having them reduced and why
Jim Hill got the best of it in past
hearings relating to his road and rail-
road matters in which the Northwest
magnate was interested. Mr. Rosen-
valid is not going to let Jim Manahan
or any of the advertisers get the best
of him when it comes to pulling the
publicity bell rope.
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Who gave oleomargarine a standing,
despite legislative acts designed to
|'put it out of the game and what the
dairy industry of the state thinks
about it seems due to have a bigger
place in the present contest for one of
the places on the supreme bench than
the fitness of either for the job. Judge
Bunn, the present Democratic mem
Der of the bench, who wants to be re-
turned on nOnpartisan basis, aided
in giving oleo standing and now q
number of country papers, and espe-
clally the dairy representatives are
after his scalp. Oscar Hallam of St.
Paul, his lone opponent, has not taken
any part in the controversy, but it is
certain he will not get hurt in the
scrimmage. 1t seems pity to drag the
findings of the highest court in the
i state into a scramble for place on the
bench, but what are you going to do
about it? Butter is some pumpkins in
Minnesota and boosters only are rec
ognized.
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Have you received copy of Gov
ernor Eberhart's booklet; his bid FOR
your support? Ralph Wheelock, his
secretary, compiled it and in his opin-
ion it is some publication. His excel
lency does not promise anything, but
If he has overlooked any credit for
laws passed by the legislature during
the past two years or things accom-
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