Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-05-31
TSON RULED OUT
!. OF PRIMARY RACE
Supreme Court Changes Practice in
Secretary Of States Office Relative
H. to Filing Of Candidates

By decision of the State Supreme
Court the editor of this paper has
been ruled out Of the race for state
senator, because the affidavit Of filing
did not reach filing Office in time,
and the name Of John P Mattson will
not be on the primary ballot.
A statement given out by the Sec
rotary of State and widely published
was to the effect that all filings
would be accepted at his Office if sent
by mail bearing pOst-mark Of May 10.
In ruling thus, Mike Holm, the pres
ent Secretary of State, followed the
precedent established many years ago
and also the advice of the Attorney
General. Relying on this statement
a number Of filings for various offices,
state, congressional and legislative
were mailed to the Secretary of State
on the 10th and were accepted and
receipts returned for the filing fees.
Among the filings thus made were
those of John p. MattsOn, Of Warren,
and j. E.. Sundberg, of Kennedy, as
candidates for State Senator, 9th
legislative district, both Of whom are
now out Of the primary race. Some
how we had an idea when we sent
our affidavit Of filing that the inter-
probation of the law as to time limit
was rather liberal, but then we thought
also that the authorities in St. Paul
must know what they are doing, hav-
ing conducted many elections under
the law in the past and our affidavit
was sent in, accepted and receipt
received for the filing fee.
The law provides that filings must
be made with the Secretary of State
at least 40 days before the Primary
election. Filings received on the 18th
or even on the 10th Of May do not
day Of election. If the Attorney Gen
ever it was that gave the opinion as
to filing by mail on May 10th, had
only taken the trouble to read the law
on which he gave the opinion, he
should have known that the con-
struction given by the Supreme Court
Is right It does not take much of a
lawyer to see that point. Evidently
some things are handled in rather
! loose manner at the state capitol.
| Personally welittle% regret our elm
nation from the contest. We are
saved a great deal of work and worry.
Our friends, however, feel the disap-
pointment more keenly than we do,
and for their sake more than on our
account, we would have liked to play
the game to finish. The campaign
was moving along merrily and in a
friendly manner with only one ex-
ception) and numerous voluntary Of
fers of support came to us from all
parts of the district. We would not
have traded our chances with those
of any of the other aspirants. To all
| these friends we extend sincere thanks
for their efforts and good will. 49,
| The only reason why any man
| should seek a: legislative Office is for
| the opportunity it affords to render
useful public service. That opportuni-
! ty is now lost to us and will be
grasped by some one else. There: are
still five candidates in the field, name
| ly Paul Marschalk and A. NJ. Landry
Of Roseau county, Mr.. Fardal of Kilt
son county and NJ. o.. Kleven and G. i.
! Stevens Of Marshall county: We are
! also informed that J. e. Sundberg, of
Kittson county, who also was ruled
out by the Supreme Court decision
contemplates being candidate by. the
i 'ssticker route at the general election,
the only way left open by which one
may present his candidacy before the
people. u