The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-03-23
COUNTY AUDITOR HALDEN
BEGINS TO TAKE NOTICE
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cation of so to attend the demo-
cratic state convention.
E. R. Ribenack headed COM
mitee on resolutions.
While the committees were
smoking their cigars and drawing
their carefully prepared lists and
resolutions out of their pockets
in the committee rooms, stirring
little talks were given by post
master Fleming of Virginia, P. =.
Mccormack, Judge Travers and
others.
Sentiment seemed to favor a
straight democratic ticket in Min
nesota this year. Some of the
speakers raped the Non-parti-
san League. LaFollettism was
given an uppercut.
On motion of that veteran
wheel horse, F. L. Ryan, the unit
rule was adopted to guide the &C.
! tions Of the 80 delegates to the
state convention.
Chairman Nelson also was au-
thorized to name a county COM
mittee Of forty to take charge of
the campaign in St. Louis coun-.
ty. It was understood that his
action should be in harmony with
the wisdom and wishes of the
state central committee.
There being no fights, it hard
ly seemed like a genuine demo-
cratic meeting. There was ell
! thusiasm, harmony and an at
mosphere Of determination to do
something to redeem Minnesota
from Burnquist and the granger
Bolsheviki. Adjournment came
at a highly respectable hour and,
as it was the first bone dry demo
| cratic meeting ever held in st.
Louis county, there was no after
meeting further west on Superior
street and no difficulty on the
part of the range delegates in
finding their respective hotels
and getting therewithout being in
a post-caucus condition.
The Ripsaw was not furnished
with copy of the resolutions
and the list Of state convention
/ delegates, therefore finds it i'm
possible to publish the same in
this issue.
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There is much interest in the
auditorial situation. This end of
the county is waiting to hear if
any candidates will file from the
iron ranges. AS these lines are
written, the outlook is not prom
Using for range candidates.
In Duluth, the candidates have
steadily dropped out or been
dropped by men who would like
to see them run. Walter Bergen
is the principal one who frankly
avows that he proposes to file for
the nomination. He has been over
the county somewhat and has an
excellent organization if reports
can be credited. When Sen.
George M. Peterson decided to
file for the state senatorship,
most, if not all, of his anti-Hal-
den supporters lined up with
Walter Bergen.
1t is reported that Jack Nc
Gregor may file for the auditor
lal nomination. w. r. WATSON,
deputy clerk of the court, has
not fully decided but will do so
soon.
Some prominent and high
minded citizens have been hard
at Joseph G. Helm to make the
race. Valuable support was
guaranteed him. Mr.. Helm re-
piled that he did not want to
run but, by request, agreed to
deliberate on the matter and not
positively decline before deliber-
ating.
Last week, it was positively
stated that Mr.. Helm would be
a candidate and that he would
file within two or three weeks.
Last Wednesday, Mr.. Helm per-
sonally Informed the Rip-saw that
he would not be candidate. He
feels that he should finish the
work in his present position. He
declares that he is deeply inter
ested in it, quite content with