The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-06-09
THE POLITICAL POT
AS the Pie-counter Boys and Patriots Make Merry
Medicine in City, County and State, the
Old Pot Boils and Bubbles Fiercely.

The city end Of the St. Louis
county Democratic committee
held a special meeting at the
Lenox hotel Monday evening,
May 81. The meeting was called
by Chairman Frank Makowski
and was attended by Mr.. Ma
kowski, Harris Bennett, Walter
Gonska and w. B. Getchell. Jo-
seph H. Shartel, treasurer and
Thomas H. Sexton, secretary,
were not present. Mr.. Sexton, in
fact, has left Duluth and his
place soon will be filled by the
committee.
The chief purpose Of the meet
ing was to revive action and in
terest so as to harmonic with
action in the Twin Cities where
by the Democrats of Minnesota
will be brought into one great
organization, called "The State
Democratic Organizations with
a nominal membership fee of ST
a year. This plan will, however,
make the Democrats a sort of
standing political army, always
on guard and ever ready for
duty at the quickest call.
This recent meeting briefly
discussed the matter and, un-
doubtedly, other meetings soon
will follow, more largely attend
ed, and with constructive plans
more fully developed.
The full membership of the
city Democratic committee is as
follows, viz:
Chairman, Frank Makowski ;
treasurer, Joseph H. Shartel; sec
rotary, Thomas II. Sexton; other
members, James L. Travers, An
drew Nelson, John Jenswold,
Walter Gonska, w. B. Getchell
and Harris Bennett.
Among those present, but not
a member Of the committee, was
j. P. Murphy, recent candidate
for the nomination for city COM
missioner. Mr.. Murphy resigned
a position as N. P. R. yardmas-
ter and, after his political de-
feat, found himself out of a job
through failure of the heartless
corporation to call him back to
his old position.
Mr.. Murphy then appealed to
City Commissioner Farrell, but
he had nothing he could or would
offer. Hope Of a city hall COM
bination that would make Mr..
Murphy chief of police also fail
ed to come true. If something
suitable for a man of his talents
and ambition does not material
ize soon, Mr.. Murphy probably
will take a railroad job in De-
troit, Mich.
At the recent committee meet
ing, Mr.. Murphy pointed out
that a. number Of offices in the
marble-lined courthouse might
we'll be filled with Democrats, al
though the county is on a non
partisan basis, by virtue Of law.
He urged the committee to emu
late the Rip-saw and scrub out
the courthouse, although he did
not distinguish between clean and
unclean corners, in that granite
pile.
Mr.. Murphy further suggested
that the skids be put under Post
master McEwen and some Demo-
crat faint and weary with wan
dering in the wilderness be given
a whack at the job Of cancelling
stamps.
Harris Bennett, he with the
logical mind and knowledge of
what's what, informed Mr.. Muir
ply that the Duluth postmaster
now comes under civil service
rules. Mr.. Murphy thought Un-
Gle Sans civil service rules could
be made just as much of a joke
is the city's civil service rules
are in the city hall. But Mr..
Bennett could not agree with
him.
Mr.. Murphy has many friends
in the city and they regret that
nothing seems within his reach
on the pie counter.
It cannot be denied that con-
siderable number Of Republicans
desire to put the skids under
Gov. j. A. A. Burnquist. The
fact is verified from points all
over the state. Straws at st.
Paul fully indicate it. Promi-
nent Republicans in Duluth ad-
nit it. A bunch of ''young Re-