The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-26

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Carlton and Lake counties.
For Light Wines and 1eer. r.sss5sr4s X + :
Mr.. Pittenger, made his campaign
with two and tl1ree-quarter per cunt
.eeer aud light Wines n tha, issue. Mr.,
Larson came out strongly for the Vol
stead. act. Mr.. Pfttenger received
about 25- per cent of the vote cast in
the Republican primaries, Mr.. Far
;rington and Mr.. Denfeld, the other two
candidates in the Republican prina-
ries, ran almost even with Mr.. Larson
in Duluth. They are both known as
favorable to the Volstead act. So it.
can be seen that sentiment in this
district is not crystallized In favor of
changing the saliant features OF the,
federal dry law. that is if the vote
for Mr.. Pittenger Is any indication of
the opinion Of the people on the ques-
ton. =
In the Democratic contest Mr.. Carss
was recognized as a dry" Mr.. d'Au-
fremont was induced to become a can
didate by Democrats of wet" lean
ings, and it was pretty we'll under
stood that he represented their hopes
in the amending of the Volstead act
to permit of the manufacture Of light
wine and beer. But, it is said. when
they pressed Mr.. d'Autremont for a.
direct pledge on the matter he turned
it down coldly. From that moment
they lost interest in his campaign.
Cant, Fesler and Green.
The contest for judges turned out
as expected with one exception
Judges Cant and Fesler came. out Of it
handsomely, Warren E. Green heads
the list for the third place, Mayor C..
r. Magney comes next, followed by
Judge Richard Funck: e. J. Kenny
and Harold B. Haroldson had been
picked as winners, but ]. B. Richards
slipped by both Of them, very much to
the surprise Of all the others.
Edward Erickson, the labor caudi-
date for clerk of court, was defeated.
The two nominees are J., p. johnson
and w. B. Shaver. John Schneider.
E. w. Griffin and Joseph 'Becks all
labor candidates, were nominated for
county commissioners in the first.
third and fifth districts. respectively.
Their opponents will be Alex Frazer,
Walter Swanstrom and Charles Kaup-
pi in the order named.
G. o. Lockhart and Charles Esse
are the winners in the 5Sth legislative
district. Both are labor candidates.
They will be opposed at the general
election by Frank ecribner and Rob-
ert e. Patterson. There were no con-
tests in the two other districts: -,
Fen Down Here. "a
In the campaign for state offices
the vote for shipstead In Duluth was .,
disappointment to the Working Poo.
pies Non-Partisan league. Two yeare
ago BurnQuist carried Duluth BY 4,keS
votes. He received 1876, votes ana
Mr.. LdndberEh. 3.75s. No. organized
campaign. was made, for Lindbergh.
This, year q good organisation, sup
ported shipstead. oonsides4ble money
was spent for advertising. The vote
at Mondays election Was Preus, 7,sos:
shipstead. 3,149. The majority for
Preus was, 4;1eo. shipstead did bet
ter in tho county outside Of Duluth
than Ldndbergh did two years ago.
The defeat in Duluth OF. Captain
Mallon for lieutenant governor was
also disappointment. Mallon should
have been nominated. Hesis all man,
and would have made good in the
office. 81 20 .1=z
Judge Alfred jacques OF Duluth was
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