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

The last issue Of The Mesaba
Ore has these words by G. M.
Atkinson, viz: eft is rumored
that State Senator Jones of Du-
luth is to be candidate for con-
gress next year. He surprised
the natives when he laid Sena-t
tor Pugh on the shelf and it is
likely that he has more Of the
stock on hand"
Those skilled in watching the
turns of the political weather.
cock cannot be persuaded that
County Attorney Warren E.
Greene is not grooming himself
and laying wires for something
higher, if not bigger, than his
present job. He is missing no op,
portunity to crate, make little
addresses or even shake hands
and tell the latest good story.
Constant and persistent speaking
before public audiences is con-
sidered a pronounced symptom of
a political fever. Whether Mr..
Greene would like to 60 to WASH
ington in place Of Congressman
Miller cannot be ascertained. 1t
may be that he simply wants to
satisfy the people that he would
be a fit person to put on the dis
trict bench. Or, it is barely pos
sible that he wishes to so in
trench and ingratiate himself in
public esteem that all hands will
be very, very sorry they bucked
an increase in his salary as coun-
ty attorney. Time is expected to
solve all riddles in the case Of
Warren E. Greene so far as pub
lie office is concerned.
If Odin Halden is not too busy
guarding his own intrenchments
and 'dodging heavy shells, it is
certain that he will leave no
stone unturned in his efforts next
year to retire "Ham" Little
from the county commissioner
ship in the Second district.
Ham" now is the biggest fly in,
the courthouse ointment and King
Odin believes in swatting any
flies that will not fly into the
cunning webs around the Spid-
er's Den. Of course Little and
Halden yet may kiss and make
up, as Colonel Kauppi and King
Odin did once upon a time, but
any such love feast does not now
seem in sight. There are those
who loudly declare they have
some dirty linen that belongs to
Commissioner Little which they
will show to the public at the
proper time. But, despite all
that, Mr.. Little smiles provok-
ingly and complacently walks his
lonely, minority road.
Already, strong medicine is
being made in the matter of
some candidates. for the next
legislature. There is a general
feeling in favor of raising the
standard of st. Louis county's
delegation as well as shifting the
source of political influence with
that aggregation of statesmen.
Some Hidden Hands and Special
Interests would grit their teeth
in their sleep if they knew one
combination being planned and
worked out right now. It's a
combination that logically has
much promise Of success, if put
through, and it would sadly.
change the map in a constituency
that suspects it not. While the
Rip-saw can correctly call the
names Of the medicine makers, it
will do no particular good at this
time and it hardly seems good
craftsmanship to flush the birds
out of season and before they
can fairly fly.
The Rip-saw claims no ability
as a prophet or sooth-sayer in
state politics, yet all state poll
ticians are, herewith and hereby,
warned, reminded, notified and
plainly told to keep their eyes on
Tom Frankson, now lieutenant
governor. That chap is a dead
game sport, politically speaking.
He has ambition, ample nerve, a
fat bank account and a willing
ness to draw checks at any time
doing so will advance the Frank
son fortunes. The Rip-saw does
not mean that he will misuse his
funds in politics simply is
not tightwad and not afraid
to use ammunition, bait or any
honorable means to attain a po-
Gtical end. His energy and love
OF the political game cannot be