The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-06-09

and lives at Farlbault. lie IS a
consistent "dry.' He is a full
blooded American of straight
New England ancestry. He is
widely known over the state and
has many warm friends and adj
mirers. Although a state senator
for Is years, Mr.. Putnam is cred
tied with deciding all questions
as to whether or not they are
right or wrong, not what is good
for the G.. O. P. His independ-
ence is not palatable to many
professional politicians.
Some of the things said in
favor of Senator Putnam are al
most too good to be true but, if
they are true, then he appears to
be an ideal man for governor
and, if nominated, would compel
the Democrats to make pie
counter expediency secondly to
patriotism and character of can
didate.
Talking about gubernatorial
candidates squeezes the. follow
ing expression from G. M. At
kinson, editor of the Mesaba Ore,
VIZ: "Some Of our country ex-
changes are Of the opinion that
Victor Power would be the right
man for governor of Minnesota,
and they are, also, Of the firm
conviction that if he would con-
sent to 60 he could be elected
hands down. Minnesota is about
ready for a real governor, and
Mr.. Power has everything need
full
When it comes to county mat
ters,. although Auditor Halden
has been on the job recently in
way visible to the naked eye, no
evidence can be found that he is
even holding his strength with
the voters. On the other hand,
serious. talks with men from all
walks of life in all parts of the
county, indicate that the people
are ripe for change; that they
propose to take hand in secur-
ing a change and that COM
petent man, rather than a self
seeking politician, will be the
man to bring about the change.
It looks, however, as if entire
ly too many lightning rods were
up and some of them entirely
too far up, at this time. Pri-
maries, to say nothing of cleo
ton, are far, far away. When
the time comes, the voters pro-
pose to have something to say
about revising the map of the
courthouse. Politicians can pro-
pose but the voters dispose.
The people of St. Louis county
seem to feel that the next year
should be particularly employed
in showing the selfishness, 'ex-
travagance, undersirability and
danger of Halden domination in
st. Louis county and then, when
the voters fully realize the de-
STABILITY Of a change unite on
exactly the right man without re-
gard to party, nationality, relig-
ION or even color. Odin Halden
may be trusted to try to befog
the situation by having his min.
ions fill the field with a lot of
weak runners, dividing the oppo-
sition and permitting him or his
chosen candidate to slip in.
Undoubtedly John r. Meining
will run again and plenty of op-
position will be given him, both
in the way of candidates and
casting Of votes. The willin'
Barkuses are playing pretty good
bail by not sticking up their
lightning rods just yet. Noble
Sampson of New Duluth is about
the only frankly avowed aspir-
ant at this time.
!! There's a big, husky lad
grooming himself night and day,
however, and he is none other
than Robert D. McKercher, chief
Of police of the city of Duluth.
"Uncle Bob" proposes to hang
onto his present position until
the logical and psychological
time and then grapple Meining
in a wrestle for the nomination.
If Commissioner Silberstein
should be recalled, as is not at
all impossible, the big laddie
buck at police headquarters
would have plenty of time at a
somewhat earlier date than now
planned in which to put Sheriff
Meining on his back.
"Uncle Bob" is suspected of
desiring the support of the Bio