Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-05
OPPOSITION TO
JUSTICE START
Filing Of Two Candidates fol
Place a Great Surprise.
INTERESTS" BACK OF III
Hfnted That Railroads and Other Cor
porations Would Like to See
Him on the Bench.

81. Paul. Sept. 3.-The surprise Of
the primary campaign is the unex
pected opposition that has developed
to the denomination Of Chief Justice
Start. No one appears TO have ex
pected that any one would hle against
him. But here comes a Dir. Stewart
a prominent attorney OF Minneapolis
and al the last moment Judge Stanton
now occupying a seat on the bench In
the Fifteenth judicial district. which
by the a ne intends to retain while
nghting for q better place.
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II develops that among lawyers JUS
tice Start Is not universally popular
in part due, no doubt. to personal char
acteristics. but TO a greater extent
probably to an antagonism born of de
feat. Attorneys are human and don't
like To be turned down ven when
they are on the wrong side. But the
real meaning OF the movement is inter
preted by the wise ones TO be that the
T6kAFUdNS anu OlutB APOidN ~
ests are seeking TO preserve their rep
resentation on the bench, possibly tc
Increase it. If this 10 really the case.
and II is apparent these days that
when privileged Interests control the
courts they need pay ont little atten
ton to legislative or executive nomi
nations. thu movement will zeal
watching.
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Judge Stanton was nrss elevated to
the bench In 1907 as one of Governor
Johnson's appointees. He was at that
time practicing Law at international
Falls. He was detected at the subse-
quent election. When the legislature
in 1909 made provision for another
Judge in the Fifteenth district. which
embraces a wide territory, Governor
Johnson again appointed Judge Stan.
ton. He was elected when in 1910 he
was next obliged to appeal to the peo-
pie. Governor Johnson's partiality to
for in part by the fact that he was a
brother newspaper man. Judge Stan
ton has long been prominent In the
Democratic party and two years ago
could have had the Democratic nomi.
nation for governor IL he would have
accepted IT.
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This Is the season for straw votes
and endorsements. A straw vote on
president taken last week at a st.
Paul cafe, which lasted twenty-four
hours, showed the following result:
Wilson 351, Roosevelt 216. Debs 81.
Taft AZ. A straw vote on governor
taken about the same time on a train
between Mankato and St Paul showed
the following result: Young 28. Lee
IA, Eberhart 10, Gordon 5. Spooner 4.
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A straw vote OF greater significance
and more to be depended upon as In.
dicating the sentiment OF a particular
locality was taken the other day al
Saltwater. The Progressives OF
Washington county have for some
time been anxious to settle on candi
dates for first and second choice on
whom the opposition TO Governor Eb
erhart could concentrate. Represen
tat.ve men from the different precincts
met the other day at Saltwater to con
suit about the matter. With a view oil
finding out where they stood a nrs1
and second choice vote was taken BY
ballot. Young got Is votes with
Spooner second choice, Spooner go'
10 votes with Young second choice
Lee got s votes with 3 second choice
votes for Gordon and 2 for Young, and
Gordon got two votes with Lee sec
ond choice. The surprise was the
spooner strength developed. 1t wa.
attributed to his effective work in get
ting the appropriation for the state
prison.
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At q meeting OF representative Pro
gressives In the Eleventh ward In st
Paul. which comprises Merriam Parl
and q large part of the Midway dis
trict. Young was endorsed as the can
dfdate for governor. Subsequently Z
meeting OF the Republican organization
IN the Tenth ward was held. Will.
Young was here again the favorite
Leo strength was indicated and thu
committee went into executive session
ct which It was decided to announc.
no preference on account OF the di
vided SENTIMENT except for represen
tatives The sentiment was practically
unanimous for Charles N. Orr. who. Il
: member Of the last house. made II
ehvfable record - a Progressive.
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The governor's frienda are evident
y alarmed at the apparent determine
hon Of the ~Progressives to put .
ticket In the field II csc Of his nom
nation and have already made over
>ures to the Progressive state central
committee with = vieW 20 6eadinr Cd
TIE movement. The contention befne
that the Progresslvss aAould abide s.
me result Of tho pr1mAzleA These
over(ureg have been coolly received
- TIE ProGroscivee appear doees
nined 4 ~ pFinhas1es indicate thai
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