The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1922-04-15

1uiS. sOafis Wnen sne read the write
ups.
To give that committee opportunity
to compile a column and half Of reso-
lutions that no one heard, understood
or cared about, adjournment was taken
until 1:30 p. m.
At the afternoon session, voting for
y. s. senator began. It was a quite a
long, tense and momentous hour. TIE
opposition found itself up against "a
stone wall and had to take its medi-
cine. Sen. Kellogg's denomination
was made possible by the farmers.
small business men in the rural towns
and the go solid votes of the st. Louis
county delegation
There was suspicion, even strong ex-
pectation, that Gov. Preus wenld spring
a coup at the last minute and try to
secure the nomination for himself by
sweeping the convention off its feet. IF
he had any such plans, they were drop
ped when it was seen how firmly the
Kellogg delegates stood by their man.
When Hennepin county tried to In
sert an entering wedge by announcing
thirteen votes for Preus, there hardly
was ripple. There were some warm
and even dramatic incidents while the
more than 1000 votes were being polled.
but Sen. Kellogg was in danger at no
time. His support was fully crystalized
and determined. Absent delegates
would have brought his vote up yery
close to the estimate made by his man
ayers fully ten DAYS before.
- The senatorial ballot stood: Kel.
logg,. 741; Hallam, 229; Leach, SO;
Preus, 10, very unlucky number for
Minnesota's premier politician.
One tragedy of the afternoon was the
inability of the convention to near
many words of Sen. W. E. Culkin's
presentation of Sen. Emil M. Erickson's
name for member of the railroad COM
mission and then Mr.. Erickson's with
drawal of his name while the roll was
being called. Sen. Culkin shouted until
red in the face, but the convention
persisted in talking, shuffling and act
ing in an impolite and disorderly way.
The cold gang" in the statehouse
was renominated, the only break in the
convention slate being the nomination
OF Miss Kaereher, of OrtonviHe for
clerk of the supreme court. She pre-
vailed over six opponents. A mere man
fully expected to pick the plum.
Sen: Kellogg appeared before the del
egates and showed deep emotion. He
talked briefly, but permitted parts Of
a stump speech to slip into his thanks
for the honor.
: Judge Hallam finally yves drummed
up and brought before the caucus. He
promised his support to Kellogg and
then, it is assumed, returned to his high
place on the supreme bench, after send
ing his ermine robe to the political dry
cleaners. @ - IL - sFs
r Governor Preus lowered around the
edges of the convention, but he neither
joined the Samurai on the platform nor
spoke to the delegates. He did not
even stand up and say, "I now am for
Kellogg" .. ~ - .
The next day, All Fools Day, some
republican insurgents filed for the June
primaries against the convention recon-
mendations. Those rebelious fellows
were as follows: @~ NaE 40
United States Ernest Lun-
deem, Minneapolis. ~ "t@s'
Governor-Franklin F. Ellsworth,
@'a.@ a~'
: Lieutenant Governor-Lloyd ALL
strom, also of Minneapolis. ~
Auditor-G. c. Magnusson, st. Cloud.
From the number Of Minneapolis men
among the insurgents, "Big Ed, Smith
and other political toffs Of the Flour
Cit may have encouraged that insur-
gene ITO shoR their hatred Of Sen. KEEL
logg. They SAY that I" Big Ed was
so angry Owe Kellcgg ,sf sue cess that he
nearly bit himself, just like an enraged
A few of several of the different
kinds of democrats met Friday, March
81, at the West hotel in Minneapolis.
It was like mixing oil, water, sulphuric
acid and red pepper. They spilled the
political beans in several ways. John
Lind was chosen chairman and that
fact, together with Mrs. Peter Oleson g
dramatic waving of the flag, made the
adoption of wet plank impossible,
Judge Meighan was turned down for
u. 8. senator in favor Of. Mrs. Peter
Oleson, of Cloquet. Ed. Indrehas, Of
Foley, Benton Co., was nominated for
governor instead of Fred Johnson,
brother of the late John A. johnson.
The democratic slate otherwise was
scratched and broken.
Male members of the jackass party
now are trying to get Mrs, Oleson to
withdraw as senatorial candidate, but
that honor means at least $25, 900 to
her in increased value as lecturer and
she absolutely refuses to bulge.
The cleXer but cruel democratic plan
now is to run some prominent male DEM
ocrat against her in the primaries and
eliminate her that way.
Mrs. Olespn is the very first woman
in all the land to be nominated for u. s.
senator and it will be an interesting
study in practical politics to see how
she scores in the North Star state.
The farAer-labor party had conven-
tions, the farmers in the daily Star hall
and the organized sons of toll in Rich
mond hall. They put up Magnus John
son for governor and Henry Shipstead
for U. 8. senator. An attempt to fuse
with the democrats utterly was barren
of fruit.
Many of Shipstead's friends are urg-
ing him to file as democrat for the
June primaries, that being one way to
fuse with that party and to eliminate
Mrs. Oleson. If that is done, all the
bourbons in the party of Jeffeson, Jack
son and Wilson win vote for Kellogg.