Morris tribune., 1912-08-02

well, clerk of the supreme court, who
is credited with the coup, does moth
ing but smile. Caswell by the way,
has Ed Smith beat when it comes to
putting on the soft pedal. While the
excitement was on visited Ed Young,
the lieutenant governors nearest rival,
and he had nothing to say. Even Hugh
T. Halbert, who considered himself
the original Minnesota Roosevelt
boomer, was silent. So much for the
daily CUFF that you read and which
emanates from that limited zone
called the Twin Cities. You are sup
posed to be sitting up nights and read
Ing it and pounding your convictions
into your neighbor the next day, but
If you are you do not know it. Down
in the cities the politicians have
bunch that the farmers are carrying
a scythe in one hand and copy of the
primary law in the other Gee, won't
somebody be fooled!
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Democracy now has the center of
the stage in the filing of P. M. Ring
dial of the state board of control for
the gubernatorial nomination of his
party. The Crookston mamie was
formerly in the marble business there
went to bat the early part of the
week and he will, if possible, try and
line out home run. If there is one
man who hates the word boss, whose
whole life has been directed at purg-
ing politics of those who would use it
for their own benefit and whose voice
has always been raised in opposition
to the gang, it is Ringdal, yet his
candidacy is the offering of those who
control the destinies of the Demo-
cratic party in the state. He is the or
ganization candidate. National Com
1nitteeman Lynch, they say, is his
sponsor. R. T. O'Connor and Dan
LawleF will have none of him. And
this is the first time in a long time
that Dick has not come out for a win
ner.
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Senators John Saugstad and Ed
ward Rustad spent several days in
the Twin Cities last week looking over
the ground preparatory to beginning
work on general investigation of the
political activities of the liquor crowd
in the state. The two put in a day
with County Attorney Robertson of
Hennepin county, whose district is
about the worst brewery owned in the
state, and then left for Eveleth, the
home of the third member of the COM
mlttee. | know lot of fellows who
would like a place in the booze inves-
tigation as ordered by the late senate.
The directed investigation may not &C.
complish much, but if it only throws
the fear of God in a 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-
11ctlng features of the new primary
law. In this case the grouping plan
is in controversy and candidate for
| 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 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,
ctal provision and either it is knocked
out or approved without regard. to the
act as a whole. The attorney general,
l am told, takes the position that the
law as whole is unconstitutional,
yet 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 foothold in the coming
election to the extentSof naming the
electors it could not have a place in
the next primary. This is undoubtedly
unconstitutional
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Bet on it If you want to that United
States Senator Knute Nelson is going
to ask for a return ticket to Washing
ton. That he is going to file for his
present job is certain. Those in a
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, rival, are not at all reas-
surfing. 1t comes straight that Jim is
making a hit. It is said that he is
the only candidate now on the stump
who is getting crowd Upstate the
story is that Jim, in the absence of