Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-01-05
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
ALARM or ALLIED FORCES OVER
DAVIS, REFLECTION.
= 10 Not A,srsd IN Any Degree by the
Friends % the ss.atss-ststs sspsrin-
tendency Appointment-Conm A..
ssxnmsats - Legislative Promotions.
Railroad Taxation Promisoe . Fight.
One -. Tor the Two Houses. g. la.


affection for the majority party the
"Silveraemopops"1 are much alarmed
lest Senator Davisshould not receive the
full vote OF his party in the senatorial
election two weeks hence. The senator
has not yet exhibited any alarm about
the prospect, and the Republican men,
beers of the two houses have peacefully
&kept'onsin~ their 'acontest for Legislative
offices, neither. seeming to have heard
any of the .'mutterings of discomfort"
which the "Silverdemopop" organs pro:
fessed to have heard on all sides. RAM
sey county headquarters have been
opened At as; the political hotels
in the interest Of Senator
Davis but the crowds have
naturally kept in the Hobbies, where the
active work for legislative and execu-
tive pluns wasegoing on. T..
With Governor Lind and Private Sec
Rotary Rosing located At the Merchants,
that historical building has been the
political Mecca of the fusion forces,
although they got little satisfaction
from their, visits there. The various
prize packages will be opened later and
Governor Lind will learn how easy it
has been to'disttibute Oplaces among;
100 applicants, to the pleasure Of all Of
them. -. .,.,..,. -. -.
The governor-for such he will be
before this letter is read has recently
visited in Wisconsin and Iowa for the
purpose OF studying the management of
the public institutions in those states,
and hismessage isexpected tocontain the
result Of his observations. He is said to
favor board OF CONTROL" which shall
oversee the wor. of all the various state
institutions, and Recommendation
along that line is looked for in his iuaug-
ural message. This is what is called the
''Wisconsin PLAN" and some ''silver-
de1nopops" have sought to make party
capital of it in the interest of their
leader. However, State Auditor Dunn
popularity known as bob seems to
have prevented some of this party-glori-
fcation, because he made similar recon-
nlendations in advance of those made by
the incoming governor. Bob" Dunn
makes many Recommendation to the
legislature in his annual report, but this
one is particularly noticed because of
the ''silverdemopop 'tclaim toit. a."
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The change in party in power of the
executive has brought to light an al
most forgotten provision Of the state
constitution. Friends of the possible
new superintendent, Of public instruc-
u 016 To- nf
that fixed the term of such official as
beginning in April. Since the Office was
created in that year there have been
but three incumb ents, whose terms
ended when their successors qualified.
and the discovery of this old statute in
creased greatly the hunger and thirst
(for ''.silverdenopops'' do get thirsty
possibly thirsty for knowledge in this
case of those loyal party supporters
whose eyes We're fixed on soon-to-De va
Gated chairs in superintendent Pen
dergast's office. However, after
few days, some one took pity
on their misery and called to their
attention constitutional amendment,
adopted in 1883, which took precedence
of the old law when it provided that
1.-THE official year for the state of Mime
sofa shall commence on the first Monday
in January Of each year, and all terms
Of Office shall expire on that date" And
TINS is this ..silverdemopop'' thirst after
knowledge Quenched. O. 49, 49,.
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All the fusien fighting is not for off,
oes to which good salaries belong. There
is actually O contest on for an empty
honor. When their leaders declared
themselves against the suggestion that.
owing to the high honors achieved by
Senator Davis, at Washington and at
Paris, all parties unite in his re-
election, this; contest was precipi-
tated. It is more contest between
the three parties going to make up the
'Silverdemopops" than between indl-
vidual politicians. OF course the lead
ers look on it that with this empty honor
goes certain: nominal head leadership,
and the different chiefs want that, while
the Silver Republicans. Democrats and
Populist, desire to keep this headship
within their own ranks. Charlie Towne,
the Duluth silver plated friend Of free
lumber, has been '.mentioned,n but be-
ing Silver Repu blican like John Lind
the other parties feared these ex-Repub-
icans would have more than their due.
Then T. ID. :O'Brien of st. Paul, q
straight Silver Democrat, was brought
out, but he really seemed shy and not
anxious for further honors. p. B.
Winston Of Minneapolis has been under
stood to beMilling to be thus honored,
and has many supporters, even though
the other leaders do still speak of his
friendship for gold two years ago.
Judge Canty, whose vote was the high
est, after Lind, on the fusion ticket, is
also Suggested for this emDty honor.