The labor world., 1921-03-19

SCCO11u CAO4COSs IL WILL O0 ACSCSSo4J
for: him to make a. gain of IL per
cent to be elected. That is. he will
have to muster up about 1000 or
more additional votes to win. Can he
get cthem? ~
snively Looks Gpod. 49,.
It is also declared by practical
politicians that's. r. sniveiy is much
stronger than Mr.. Phillips. which. II
true, would insure his election by; q
considerable majority. While MEM
bers of the Lincoln club are pretty
well united on Bush and. Getchell,
they seem to be hopelessly divided as
between Ward and Snively. It is adj
mitted that Mr.. Snively is the favorite
in the race by long odds. and had
there been three candidates for; the
nomination last Saturday he would
have led the list by big margin.
The popularity of Snively, Phillips
and Merritt is due to a considerable
extent to the support they are getting
from labor: The. labor districts put
both Phillips and Merritt over Satur-
day, and the same districts will elect
all the candidates endorsed by. labor
at the April election. Mr.. Snively,, in
addition, expects some very strong
support from the East End where
Phillips in particular has most of his
enemies.
The following is the full list Of the
candidates endorsed by labor at this,
election: Mayor. Samuel F.. snively:
p. G. Phillips and
Leonidas Merritt; municipal. judges,
Frank Cutting and Richard Funck.
and assistant judge. Harry Lanners.
The latter has no. opposition for re-
election. =
Exacted No Promises. /
None of the candidates endorsed by
labor solicited such endorsement and
no pledge has been exacted from any
of them. Every endorsement was
given without the knowledge Of the
candidate with the possible exception
of Phillips. who is a union man.
The labor committee, which, con-
sisted Of duly accredited representa-
tives of the unions looked over. the
field. The public record of each candi-
| date was carefully scrutinized and
when it was found to be generally
favorable he was endorsed.
Mr.. Snively was the most surprised
man in Duluth when he learned that
he had been endorsed by labor He, did
not expect it. He was not consulted
about it. The labor men, were ap-
| praised of his record, and the great
service he had rendered to Duluth and
Of his views. on public questions.
These were so satisfactory that Mr..
Snively was unanimously endorsed.
I No Special Favors.
What is true Of Snively is also true
of Merritt, Judges Cutting, Funck and
Lanners. None Of them was consulted
in advance about any endorsement
from labor. Mr.. Merritt's former pub
lie record was kood. and all Of the
judges had been fair. sss2ss:,s.s
Labor does not seek q special privi-
lege from the city commissioners or
spe cial favors from the courts. All 1t
wants and expects is, square deal.
Labor stands for good government, q
government that represents all the
people. Every measure it seeks gives
the same benefits to all alike. Labor
gets and expects no advantage. It Is
In politics, as all good citizens should
be, for such reason and forsno other.
i It in particular does not propose 70
have the government OF q city used
against labor as such and by the same
token It does not expect to use Its
power In : city. to. obtain any adyan-
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