Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-05-10

Frank Ellsworth, formerly Of st.
James, but now of Mankato, has de-
cided to take another try at the Re-
publican congressional nomination in
the Second district and last Friday he
filed his intentions with Secretary of
State Schmahl. He thinks that his
Democratic opponent will be Congress
man Hammond, the present incumbent.
This is Mr.. Ellsworth's second effort
to land the coveted plum. Two years
ago he was the victim of a three-cor-
nered contest and went down to de-
feat. He then moved to Mankato.
How Governor Eberhart and his Sec
ond district friends regard the ELS
worth candidacy is not known, but it
Is certain they are not overly in love
with him. Ellsworth on repeated &C.
casions has shown that he considered
the denomination of the governor ill
advised. In an interview he gave it
as his opinion that Governor Eberhart
could not again carry his home county.
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OHm I. GOruOQ, CduuludL0 1Or gov"
ernor, has mailed letter to the voters
of Kandiyohi county, in which Ed
Smith is handled without gloves. When
Smith was appointed chairman of the
state central committee Gordon open
ly opposed him. Kandiyohi county
will hold primaries on May II to elect
delegates to the county convention
which will send delegates to the state
convention for the nomination of state
officers. Kandiyohi will be the first
county in the state to hold such pri-
maries and Gordon claims that the
brewery and railroad opposition to
him has framed up a scheme to take
the county away from him, 1t being in
! the Seventh district, and thus cripple
his candidacy in other parts of the
! state.
The supreme court put sudden
termination to the administration OF
! Mayor William H. Mcbride of Fergus
Falls, who was elected after a rather
warm contest April 2. The order OF
the court was that E. T. Nelson, his
rival, was entitled to the job. Ac
cording to the judges the election was
tie as far as the mayoralty was con
cerned. This was brought about by
giving to Mcbride number of disput
ed ballots and when lots were cast Nc
Bride won. The disputed ballots haC
the cross mark placed opposite {
blank line which was directly unde1
the name of Mcbride. In giving the
disputed ballots to Mcbride the idea
of the canvassing board was who'll!
one of intent and in passing on thi!
question the court delivered itself of ;
few things that may have a marked
effect on ballot counting in the future
It holds that when apparent or grossl.
mismarked ballots are involved the in
tent of the voter must be clearly as
certainable from the ballot itself an
without indulging in strained effort o
speculation. This means that whe1
there is any doubt whatever the ballo
is to be thrown out.
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When L. G. Spooner of Morris threw
his hat into the Republican guberna
torial ring he made it clear he still
retained the right to run for his oil
job as member of the house from hi
own district if he saw fit. While tina
right has not been disputed, G. P. Car
son, a toWnsman of Mr.. Spooner, ha
announced that the Morris man car
not exercise his advertised right with
out fight and has accordingly file
for the Republican nomination TO
representative. Carlson is not know
in this neck of the woods, but thos
who are acquainted with him say b
will be worthy successor of MI
Spooner. The Morris Representative
is now engaged in an effort to captur
the elusive voter in Hennepin count
and he claims that he is satisfied wit
his efforts to date. AS l have state
} before Mr.. Spooner is fighter worth
of any mans steel and while his car
) didacy may be regarded by some i
: the light of a joke as far as Hennepi
; county is concerned he is liable t
} make few that know of set up an
2 take notice before the contest
( closed. Quite few have full know
: edge of the Morris mans scrappin
: abilities.
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st. Paul has been so taken up wit
its own political linen that state an