The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-01

tate, and then left for Eveleth. the
aonle Of the third member Of the com
mlttee. know a lot of fellows who
would like a place in the booze inves.
LEGATION as ordered by the late senate.
Inc directed investigation may not &C.
complish much, but if it only throws
the fear of God in few that think
they know it all it will be of some
good. .-- ~ ~ .@
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For the first time in many years
the supreme court will meet in ex-
traordinary session and the occasion
will be test of one of the many con-
t11ctlng features of the new primary
law. In this case the grouping plan
is in controversy and a candidate for
representative from Hennepin county
has elected himself a committee of
one to take the whole thing into
court. The district court made a rul-
ing holding that this particular OBJ
Jector was in the wrong; that the
legislature in enacting the law was
within its rights, but the supreme
court may hold different. If the law
was attacked in it's entirety the tax
payers might get a proper ruling and
IN addition something which would
put at rest the biennial spasms of the
legislature, but the trouble is that
every attack made hits at some spe-
c1al provision and either it is knocked
act as whole. The attorney general,
1 am told, takes the position that the
law as whole is unconstitutional,
vet when any of its provisions are at
tackled he is compelled to use every
bit of machinery at his command in
an effort to convince the court that
the law is what it purports to be.
Attorney General Smith has said
openly that should the Roosevelt
party gain a foothold in the coming
election to the extent of naming the
electors it could not have place in
the next primary. This is undoubtedly
unconstitutional.
Bet on it if you want to that United
States Senator Knute Nelson is going
tC ask for return ticket to Washing
ton. That he is going to file for his
present job is certain. Those in
position to know say it is sure. The
bunch holds good that Uncle Knute
will pull down the plum, but reports
regarding James A. Peterson of Min
neapolis, a rival, are not at all reas-
surfing. It comes straight that Jim is
making hit. It is said that he is
the only candidate now on the stump
who is getting a crowd. Upstate the
story is that Jim, in the absence of
prominent Republican, had to be
introduced to his audience by Demo-
crat, but the fact did not detract from
the impression he made. Jim does
sure deal sledgehammer blows.
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Governor Eberhart is of the opinion
that only about third of the regular
vote will be polled at the coming pri-
maries. His excellency makes the
point that as the primaries fall on
the 18th of September, this will find
the farmers busy with their harvest
Ing and it will take a team of oxen
to pull them away. In the case of the
cities the new law has made so many
exactions in the way of registration
and voting that hundreds will be dis
tranchised. In the opinion of the gov
ernor's friends the rank and file will
be put out Of the running and this will
mean that the regulars, who always
vote, will be on the job. There is
logic in the governors reasoning.
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]. Oscar Morse of Slayton has filed
for the Republican nomination for the
legislature. He was secretary to
United States Senator Washburn
when the latter resided at Washing
ton. Mr.. Morse is threatened with
opposition.
The question of who is going to be
P. M. Ringdal's manager is bothering
quite few. According to the Twin
City prints Frank A. Day, who piloted
John A. Johnson to success, is not in
1t, but his presence in St. Paul the
past week would indicate that he has
something up his sleeve. The story,
too, is that Mr.. Day and Fred Lynch,
Democratic national committeeman,
have broken. The latter statement
can be taken with the usual grain of
salt.
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Affidavits concerning newspaper
ownership as required under the new
corrupt practices act are being filed
daily with the secretary of state and
like the first received the majority of
them ridicule the law. Some of them
are really funny One owner of
paper called personally upon the Sec