The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1922-03-04

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Old General Politics will be very
much in evidence between now and
Nov. Z, the date of the next state and
county election. The old chap is mill
ing around in pretty good shape right
now and the next big event win be the
party eaueuses on March IA.
There are 242 precincts in st. Louis
county and county auditor Bergen viii
be required to furnish two ballots to
each precinct. The republican ballot
will contain the names Of the republi
cans who aspire to serve as delegates
at the county convention on March is
at ] p. M, in the city of Duluth. al
that convention, delegates will be sc.
lected to attend the congressional con.
vention in the Shrine auditorium in Du.
luth, March 80, at p. M, together with
delegates to the state convention in st
Paul, ON March 81.
= The delegates elected by the demo.
Gratis in the primary caususes on March
IA win meet in county convention March
Il, on the Fifth floor Of the Spalding
hotel, to choose delegates to the state
convention in st. Paul on March 81
and the congressional convention in Du.
luth on March 80,
These congressional and state conven.
tons, for both parties, have the priv.
lege Of adopting party platforms, de.
veloping party ,quarrels, healing party
splits and recommending tickets for the
June primaries.
This will be the first trial of Gov.
Preus' new and wonderfully toggled up
election law. Just how satisfactory il
will be time may tell.
Thisnew election law affects the nom.
nation of congressman and state off
Gals. It does not affect what techni,
cally and legally are termed nonpartisan
offices, members Of the legislature and
county offices. Nominations win be
made in the June primaries and filings
may be made at any time. Some already
have been made, especially for seats on
the board of county commissioners.
County offices to be filled this year,
outside of state representatives and SEN
ators, are as follows: County auditor,
treasurer, register Of deeds, sheriff,
county attorney, Judge of probate, coun.
ty coroner, court commissioner, superin-
tenaent of schools, commissioners in
Second, Fourth and Sixth districts and
one district Judge.
Just why the democrats win bother
to hold county and state conventions
cannot be plainly seen. The party of
Jefferson, Jackson, Cleveland and VIII
son went over to the enemy in the last
state election, selling its birthright for
q mess Of pottage. Unless there is 4
wholesale elimination Of pie-eonnter
trends in the party and then the dis
covery Of some real, sincere, loyal and
influential men, this party, 30 far as
state affairs are concerned, might as
well stay in: the bushes, where it has
been hiding since the last state cam
paign. 81
It is assumed that Bro. Carss, the nm
sullied democrat and nntanied, labor
leader from Proctor ion-the.Hin will do
his durndest to come back for congress.
Mr., Carss made good voting record
during the two years he was in congress,
but<he viii have, to explain some very
funny curves that ne made IN the last
campaign and to- reconcile several eie-
ments and factions that ne came very
far from pleasing in 1870. There is no
dearth OF COED democratic timber in
the Eighth district, but most of the fol-
lowers Of the donkey hesitate at being
led as lambs to the slaughter.
The outlook is for q hot time in the
republican county primary caucus and
the county convention. Very unex-
pectediy, the old machine has bumped
into some OPPOSITION. just what that OPP