The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-27
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ALARMS BOSSES
Politicians Wonder What Effect
II Will Have on Coming State
Gubernatoria| Election,

In spite of the assurance given by
E. G. Hall, president of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor, that organ
lied labor will not put up third
ticket, and will only seek the election
of it's friends to the legislature, no
one can actually forecast what del
egate convention to be held in St.
Paul in August will do. There is
men for a third ticket and unless a
favorable agreement can be made
with the state Democratic committee
to support Mr.. Wheaton, it is prob
able an Independent candidate for
governor will be named-that is if
the temper Of the delegates at the Vir-
ginia meeting is any indication of the
sentiment of the rank and file of or
ganized labor in this state.
Situation Is Uncertain.
In any event the uncertainty of the
situation is worrying the political
bosses. Indeed, the action of the con-
vention has been given wide public
ity throughout the country, and the
following from our Washington cor
respondent indicates how the matter
is taken at the national capita:
mo political announcement which
has reached Washington from the
west this year has created more of
stir on Capitol hill than the news that
the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor had called a caucus for Aug
"a in st. Paul to nominate a state
ticket and to organize separate labor
party, due to the fact that Governor
Burnquist was held by the convention
to be hostile to labor.
The circumstances surrounding
this action by the State Federation of
Labor indicate to Minnesota congress-
men and senators that the Nonparti-
san league, representing the organ
lied farmers, stands ready to support
the labor ticket in November In re-
turn, the labor men will support such
candidates as the farmers placed on
the ballot at the primary. In this
way the farmer-labor combination,
which has gone through a storm of
mob violence fro mthe Burnquist and
Wheaton supporters in Minnesota this
year, will be able to win in a three
cornered fight on the governorship.
In that case Minnesota will quickly
lose the services of her local despot,
Judge MCGEE of the public safety
commission, who asked congress for
court-martial and firing squads to
support his anti-union campaign.
MCGEE to Be an Issue.
MCGEE is the Harrison Gray Otis
Of Minnesota, having the authority of
public office in place of the authority
of newspaper. His name will make
| fine slogan in the battle this fall.
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, who
| is notably active on behalf of corpo-
! ration interests-such as railroad, tel
egraph, shipping and mining and steel
! companies-is taking a very great in
terest in this labor-farmer movement
1t is understood to be quite possible
that 0vertures will be made to
| Wheaton, the Democratic nominee, tc
| withdraw from the race, so that nc
man hostile to the steel and milling
companies in the state shall be chosen
governor.
Secretary Morrison of the A. r. OF
L., besought by Republican cores
pondents for statement opposing the
decision made by the Minnesota Fed
!, GRAFTON of Labor, said that if such &C.
ton were taken there must presum
ably be good reasons for it, In poin
of fact, the man said to be likely tt
be named for governor by Minnesota
labor is very popular with the Off
Gals of the A F. of L.