The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-24
MINNESOTA POLITICS:

st. Paul hotels and the capitol corridors
begin to look like a session of the legislature.
There were in town. yesterday Lieutenant
Governor Smith, Senators Myran, Swenng-
sen and ]. ID. Jones, Representatives Larson,
Schwarg and Nolan. ,-sss,- Fl.
Senator SweningYen approves Of the tax bill
about as it stands. He says There is good
deal of complaint over the reduced exemp
ton, but he would tbe in favor Of wiping it
out altogether as a fruitful source Of tax
evasion. .r@
He favors short session, limited to the
tax bill and other measures that are abso-I
lutely necessary.
1.-THE session will be short said Senator
Jones. 'Times are too good and nine-tenths OF
the members can make more money at home
than by hanging around St. Paul" The SEN
ator says Todd county is strong for Van SAINT.
Senator e. E. Smith Of Hennepin' dropped
into the Windsor and found "a coterie of the
out-of-town members. They immediately
tackled him and wanted to know: II they could
support him for, clerk of the: supreme court.
He told them no, gently but; firmly. Senator
Smith is a candidate for reelection. Carl
L. Wallace Is already an avoWed candidate
against him, and it is reported that F.. n.
Hendrix, the well-knuwn eighth ward attor-
ney, is likely to enter and make 1t three
cornered contest.
George r. Laybourn Of Duluth is the first
legislative candidate to file his petition to go
on the primary ballot. AS his district takes
in more than one county, he had to file with
the secretary Of state. There are twenty four
such districts cut of the sixty three, and all
candidates for senators and Representatives
| in those districts will have to see the secre-
| tary of state. They will have "a $40 fee to
| pay, while those whose districts lie within
one county will only pay $40. The latter will
| file with the county auditor. -:
| Attorney General Douglas has been dubbed
for writing opinion holding the reading
of Scriptures in the public schools "a violation
| of the constitution. State Superintendent Oh
| sen has been roasted for sending it2out. ). The
! facts are that opinion was asked on this
| when H. W.. Childs was attorney general.
! Following decisions of various state courts,
he replied that religious exercises in schools
| were not legal, as the constitution provides
! that no shall be compelled to contribute
to the support of a place Of worship.
| Recently the question was asked Of Super
| intendent Olsen, who, in reply, referred to
| the opinion of General Childs. A new opinion
was not requested. Practically every public
school, as well as the state university, holds
! devotional exercise in the morning If any
| one Objects he may go to the courts and get
an order to have 1t stopped.
s. T. Johnson, the new public examiner, is
being talked OF by an element among local
| republicans for the mayoralty nomination.
! Some have even gone to Mr.. Johnson asking
| him to run, but have received no satisfaction
| from him.
The Taylors Falls Journal says:
! Candidates for the republican nomination
| for governor are increasing in number, and
| there could be no serious objection to the
] selection Of any Of them, for there are some
excellent names on the list.
| Pray, where is the list? Let some one else
have a look at it. 81
The Kenyon Leader says:
| If the people of Minnesota do not renomi-
nate and re-elect Governor Van SAINT for an
other term, 1t will be as great an act Of in
gratitude toward a faithful officer as the
state has ever experienced.
The above is interesting from the fact that
| the Goodhue county member Of the third dis
/ trict congressional committee is one Of the
owners of the Leader Is there treason in the
] Heat~ole camp? Charles B. Cheney.