The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
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What at First Promised to Be 8
Tame City Election Warns
Up Near the Close. I
Mayor cullum Looks Like q Win
ner-Review of Contests in
II the Several Wards.

: From what promised in the BEGIN
ing to. be a. dry and uninteresting
campaign for city offices, there has
developed during the past week one
of the hottest political battles in the
city's history. 49, - ST..
On next Tuesday evening, it will be
over. All the candidates have worked
hard. The different parties have been
Well organized and the representa-
t1ves of each have made thorough
canvass of the city. Meetings with
out end have been held. More than
any campaign in recent years. has the
present one reminded the older Eiti-
zens of the sizzling battles of We olden
days.
So Out side the passage of the bond is
sue: interest centers on the fight for
the office of mayor which has been
hotly contested by Messers McCuen,
Republican, Cullum, Democrat, and
Johnson, Socialist.
Candidates Work Hard -.
Each man has: his staunch sip
porters and Zach is making desperate
efforts to T. win out. DR.. McCuen
emerged from his shell, discarded his
gum. shoes: attitude Of late and. de-
voted a. part of his time to attack
There have been charges and counter
charges arguments and counter argu-
ments and the public will be glad
when it is over and settled one way
or the other. In spite of the: re-
ported strength of McCuen, DR.. Gull
lum seems to be the logical man for
the place and a winner in easy style.
w. L: Window, Republican, at pres
emit municipal Judge, is candidate to
succeed himself. He is practically
alone in the field, his opposition be-
ing treated as a. joke by the majority
of voters.
A feature Of the campaign has been
the strenuous work done by the So
cialists who have candidates for Of
flee from the mayor down to alder
man in every ward. John A. Johnson
is their candidate for mayor and it is
expected that he will get the largest
Socialistic vote ever cast in. the city.
William Hicken, Republican, candi-
date in the first ward will undoubt-
eddy romp home an easy winner, but
j. J. O'Rourke, the Socialist candi-
ate, promises to run strong.
Hot Ward Contests.
In, the Second ward, there is Ma
kowski, Democrat, a former member
of the Pressnlens' union; Scofield, So
cialist, strong man and a. member
of the Tugmens' union; and A.. A.
Elder, Republican and a member of
the late Bookbinders' union. Fider and
Scofield are for the bond issue, Mr..
Makowski> has taken a neutral posi-
ton. ;'''' II p 49,.
Frank Jordan, Democrat; John Tay-
lor; a member of the Horseshoers'
union and "a Republican and w. E.
Towne, Socialist, are the candidates
in the Third ward, Jordan is against
the bond issue, Taylor maintains
neutral position and w. E. Towne is
for it.
In the Fourth ward Richard Jones,
Socialist, and enthusiastically for the
bond issue, gains in strength every
day. Mr.. Jones is a member of the
Photographers union. Other candi-
dates in this ward are H. P. Curren
Democrat, Max Oreckovsky, Republic
can and J. H. Cook. Independent.
DR.. Konkler, Republican,; John Ho-
gan, Democrat and Norman Johnson.
Socialist, are the candidates in. the
Fifth ward. Hogan has served his
ward faithfully in the Acity council.
being responsible for many improve:
ments and an untiring worker, he
has made for himself host of
friends. He should be reelected cas-
lily. <
In the Sixth ward, E. J. Sandberg,