The labor world., 1914-03-21
SUPERIOR PRIMARY
ELECTION TUESDAY u: D. \
Edwin T. Harris May Be High
Man-Believed he Stands Best
Show Against Field. =:

Next Tuesday is primary day for
Superior. and the contest for the
nomination Of q candidate to oppose
Mayor Konkel two weeks later, is
waxing warm. Above the surface
there does not seem to be much in
terest, but ALL the candidates are bus
lily button-holing their friends in All
attempt to get out a record vote on
Tuesday of next week.
The people of Superior evidently are
not unprepared for a surprise and
stranger things could happen than
that Edwin T. Harris, the Socialist
nominee may be the high man at. the
primaries Harris is a clean-cut
young man, thorough student of
economics and well equipped to fill
the mayors chair should the people
decide upon, him as the man vino
shall face Mayor Konkel on election
day.
People no longer object to a man
merely because he is young. Harris
is young, compared with the others
who are striving for the office. But
he has ability and we believe he has
the courage to put his convictions into
active practice.
The Socialists are conducting live
ly campaign and their meetings are
we'll attended. Three hundred people
attended the meeting at Union Hall
last week and Harris and Jensen, the
candidate for commissioner, will
hold meetings every night from now
until the primaries are held.
OF In
Hall, East End, Tuesday evening, Mr..
Harris flayed Konkel for the latter's
attitude on various questions. Konkel,
he said, had to do with the appoint
ment of chief of police, yet placed
the blame on the chief Of police for
the failure to enforce the. law. The
remedy for this condition Of affairs,
Harris pointed out, was apparent to
anyone with common sense.
I'VE Socialists" continued Harris,
'entertain different motive in advo-
eating municipal ownership of the
street railway system from that Of
the members Of the real estate ex-
change.
I'VE want municipal ownership .!
the system because it means better
conditions, shorter hours and more
decent treatment for the men employ:
ed on the cars and in the shops. while
the real estate men want the city
| to take over the lines, believing tina,
If this is DONE: the city will then build
the extension from South Superior 'tc
the steel plant, resulting naturally in
enhancing, the value Of vacant lot:
in that vicinity. =,
"At present the company refuses tt
extend its lines because the district
is sparsely settled There would b.
a woeful lack Of revenue. Quite nat
urally it hesitates to extend it's lines.
! There is a distinction, said Harris
between a. business mans government
and a peoples government, and il
elected, he promised to keep this dis
tinction in evidence.
Fundamental democrats in Superior
appear to have the same complaint tt
make regarding commission govern
ment as we have in Duluth. The fac
of government by commission ha:
been lost sight of, and one-man powe,
has crept in, with it's resulting jeal
ousy between the heads Of the differ
ent departments.
| A surprise may be looked for nex
Tuesday. The active campaign beins
conducted by Harris and Jensen i.
liable to take turn that will compe
the business interests of Superior sit
up and take notice.