The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-11-02

ers declare that he has reformed
in many respects.
In all fairness, it must be said
that many men knowing both can
didates really believe that Adams
will stand better without hitching
than Cheadle. If it were not for
the cleseness of Halden to the
Adams ear, several hundred voters
would 60 to him that now hest
tate.
Citizen Marcus B. Cullum ex-
poets to be elected to the house
from the F'ifty-seventh district,
Citizen Marcus has not told the
people why he wishes to 60 to the
legislature nor for what he stands.
He claims to have resigned a prof
table position with the land de-
partment of the Steel Trust to run
for the legislature. His only plat
form is loyalty, which is good as
far as it goes but does not cover
the entire situation in this neck o.
the woods. Citizen Cullum walks
like fox, looks like a fox and
acts like a fox. Some foxy capers
may mark his statehouse career, if
elected.
John J. Lane opposes Citizen
Cullum. He is represented as
standing for progressive meas
ures. He was nominated by help
of an endorsement of the "Square
Deal" committee of the CONNER
cial club. Mr.. Lane is not afflict-
ed with hardening of the arteries
and rich, warm blood bounds free
ly through his circulatory system.
He is intensely human and thinks
of his friends as we'll as himself.
! Mr.: Lanes handicap is lack of
personal acquaintance in a field
where his opponent has played
COW pasture pool and fox-footed it
in politics for nearly a score of
years.
In the Fifty eighth district, Ed
ward R. Ribenack opposes John
r. Randall for the state senate.
Capt. Randall helped put down the
war of the rebellion and he ever
has been an enemy of Old John
Barleycorn. Mr.. Ribenack is pop
ular personally and goes the limit
for his friends. Both men have
had legislative experience, there
fore the winner will not be a.
stranger in the halls of legislation.
There are four candidates for
the house in the Fifty-eighth dis
trict, but only two can be elected.
Each and every one is a reputable
citizen, above the average in in
telligence and character. This
quartette embraces Frank G.
Scribner, w. A. Pittenger, Hugh
Fawcett and John Bennett, the
latter being a union labor advo-
cate.
Later-Bennett has withdrawn
from the race.
In the Fifty-ninth district, Geo.
M. Peterson opposes Emil M.
Erickson for the state senate. Mr..
Peterson is the present incumbent.
Mr.. Erickson is railroad employe
and strong union man. The
Carss supporters seem to be very
strongly back of Mr.. Erickson.
For the house of representatives,
the candidates are William L. Ber-
nard, David j. Erickson, w. B.
Getchell and John H. Essen. Mr..
Bernard is a seasoned legislator,
as is Erickson. w. B. Getchell !
possesses qualities that should
make him invaluable in the legis-
lature and his election would re-
fleet great credit on his district. |
Mr.. Essen is a candidate of the |
Socialists.
In the Sixtieth district, Fred |
Bessette and j. H. McNiven are |
the candidates. Both are familiar |
with steam heat in the capitol |
building and which will win seems |
to be any mans guess.
For the house, R. w. Hitchcock, |
B. j. Burrows and Thad S. Bean |
are the candidates. Burrows and |
Hitchcock both come from Hib-
bling, therefore many are working
hard for Bean, deeming it illogical
to elect two men, from Hibbing. |
There are Sc townships in this [
district.
In the Sixty-first district, there
is a warm senatorial fight between