The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-19
A SHADE POLITICAL !

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Governor Woodrow Wilson closed
his campaign last night at Pittsburg,
Pa, until ex-President Roosevelt is
again able to take an active part in
the canvass.
Whether you be a candidate or not
you should not miss reading the next
few issues of the Irish Standard.
It's "Hobson's Choice" with the
mayor in this city. Some Of them
even threaten to vote for Van Lear,
but they will hardly wreak vengeance
on themselves and their party in this
way.
George A. Bracket is reported
quite i'll at the home of his son at
Orono, Lake Minnetonka. Mr.. Brack-
EFT is pioneer of Minneapolis and
one of its best known and respected
citizens. He has host of friends
who will wish for his speedy recov-
cry.
October ~ has been proclaimed
Tuberculosis Sunday" throughout the
county. Observation of the day will
be urged in a proclamation by Cover
nor Eberhart.
The total number Of votes in the
next electoral college will be 531. Out
Of this number it seems safe to count
on at least 80 votes for Wilson,
without including either New York or
Ohio in the Democratic column.
Governor Thomas r. Marshall Of
Indiana, Democratic candidate for
vice president, is to visit Minneapolis
October 30. Word was received We'd
nesday to this effect by the state CEN
trail committee.
Sir Thomas Upton of yachting fame
Is back in this country again after a
long absence. He is ready with a
challenge and is quite busy at the
present time in an endeavor to get
the New York Yacht club to modify
its rules just a bit so as to put him
in a more formidable position SO to
speak. Sir Thomas has always been
a good loser and he will not lack for
encouragement on this side of the At
lantic.
The season for coryza has arrived,
according to DR.. Hall. Coryza and
the red nose are one and the same
and while there may be season for
1t, as stated by the health commits
sioner, this does not seem to prevent
a goodly number Of our citizens from
having coryza all the year round.
Judge Henry r. Wells, formerly a
banker of Preston, this state, where
he had lived for over thirty years,
died in Venice, California, October IA.
He was IS years of age.
Andrew O'Connor, sculptor of the
John A. Johnson statue, which IS to
be unveiled today, declares the site
chosen is all right. The Minnesota
State Art society and women's Civic
League entered protests against plac-
ing the statue in front of the capitol
building, but the commission saw no
reason to change its plans.
A question having been recently
raised as to the responsibility of Wal
lace G. Nye, when controller, for the
loss Of funds sustained by the city
of Minneapolis through A. c. Haugan,
city treasurer back in 1892, and later
under Haugan's predecessors, a state
ment Of the conditions under which
the Office of treasurer was conducted
during these years by J. ]. Ankeny
has been issued from the Nye head
quarters. Mr.. Ankeny says it is a.
serious injustice to attribute any re-
sponsibility for the loss of public
funds at that time to Mr.. Nye.
The contest in Minneapolis between
the two Republican candidates for
mayor during the next two weeks
promises to be warm one. 1t will
be settled-and settled rightly the
Democrats. Thiggin in thu?
In the contest between c. S. Cairns
and Frank E. Nimocks for the NOM
ination in the 40th legislative dis
trict. the latter has won out by a
slight margin, but not without a pro-
test. The matter has now gone to
the supreme court for final action. C..