Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-11-01

Brief mention might properly be made here Of the
Judiciary contest and oft-repeated statement
when have good judge why make change" sums
up the argument for the reelection of Judge s. A.
Flaherty.
THE STATE TICKET
Burnquist appears safely reelected In his contest
with Evans the wetdry candidate the issues of the
primary campaign are again raised but has
made poor showing candidate, and it has become
clearer and clearer that the opposition to Burnqust
all be traced directly to his patriotic activities The
continued revelations against LeSueur and the other
NonPartisan League leaders is bringing out the issue
still clearly than it at the primaries Mr..
Wheaton, the Democratic nominee could have had this
disloyal support if he it, loyalty
fused it, and hardly expect anything than
the old-lime Democratic vote.
For Attorney-General the notorious Tom Davis is
running against c. L. Hilton the able Republican
bent, but Davss record has been too scaly to
mend him for this important Office, while Hilton
sound learning and high character that fits him for the
important trust of handling the legal affairs of the
Putnam. the nominee for Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner, is running against the man, Till
qust, whom he defeated in the primaries It
the intention of the law that defeated primary cand
date should clutter the ballot again at
tion but in amending the law this opening mad
vertently left Vote again for Putnam.
Considerable interest has been aroused this week
because the Republican State Central Committee
repudiated Herman Mueller the Republican
because
failure to repudate the endorsement of the
League which is conducting most vicious dspicable
and dishonorable campaign of vifcation against
Republican party and the Republican State Central
Committee therefore recommends that all Republicans
of the state cast their vote for Charles A Lethert
loyal American citizen and the Democratic nominee"
Lethert is we'll qualified for the position, (Which
should be partisan position anyway. Mueller
Democratic Office holder in Stearns county for
several the Republican nomination three
cornered fight appeared before the Republican State
Committee and repudiated the League
recently has tried to play both sides. Every
speeding Republican rejoices in the action the State
Committee has taken in demanding either
fish, flesh fowl Vote for Lethert
sPOONER FAILS TO ANSWER
No duty is plain that the of the forty
eighth legislative district should elect F. L. Cliff and
defeat L. c. Spooner state senate Mr. Cliff will
take commanding position in the senate for he
ready we'll enough there that he was employed
special counsel by the Committee Drainage at the
last session. and his word carried weight than that
of many man who actually had a seat the senate
During the past he has been making fight
against all forms of proGermanism in his county
and has been special attorney for the draft board
Developments Of the last week have shown UP Spoon
to the voters of the district especially editorials
in last weeks Morris Sun. Spooner made altogether
improper accusation against Cliff stated in The Tr-
bune two weeks and yet Spooner word
in denial. He harps back to his record and yet had
no answer Wnen Inc tribune challenged his
apologiss the Morris Sun and the Hancock Record to
debate his record and called attention to the that
he took from the country one
million dollars OF state aid that at session of the
legislature he has always supported the candidate
for speaker, and that he has assisted encouraging
farmers to join the Non-Partisan League which not
farmer in hundred have joined if he had
been properly Informed of the disloya uterances of
LeSueur Townley other leaders and of the
Socialist Boshevk program which they are trying to
put across These only few Of the things in
Spooner's "record" and yet neither any of his
apologists will deny them, for they dare not
Added to this is the fact that Spooner will have no
standing at all in the Senate because he go
if he the candidate Of Non-Partisan League
His political rickery defeated Burnqust for
speaker of the House when the governor the
dry candidate for speaker his speech the de-
feated Franksons tonnage tax bill, and Frankson is
now acknowledgements, and will appoint the commit
tees of the senate and after another of prominent
members of the senate know his record and his
political associations and will have nothing to do with
him.
Added to all this is the fact that these are DAVIS
when men must stand and be on one side or
the other Cliff is supporting Senator Nelson Judge
Brown, Justices Hal1am and Holt, Governor Burnuuis
and Congressman Vostead while Spooner nominee
OF the Non-Parsan League, and is listed with the Ma
uonal PartyFarmer-La Partisan League John
Lind Democratic bunch including Caderwood Drake
Fraser, Evans, Tom Davis, Lobeck, and word will be
passed to the supporters Of these to vote for
Spooner.
Spooner The list below gives the opposing camps in this
election Cliff is lined with the tried and trusted
servants of the peoples spooner lined up with motley