The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-23
MINNESOTA POLITICS

commenting on recent statement In this
column, that the strongest sentiment against
Van SAINT is in the sixth district, the St
Cloud Journal Press says: II
Two years ago this district was not espe-
clally enthusiastic for him, but the people
have come to know him better; and it is
reasonably safe prediction that every county
in the district with possibly one exception,
will favor the denomination of the present
governor There are only three papers in
the district that are against him in the mer-
ger light, even the democratic papers in
dorsing his course. II the other districts
| are more friendly to Van. SAINT than is the
sixth, there can be no question Of his renom-
ination by reclamation.
If by the zone possible exception" the
journal Press means St. Louis county, 1t is
! proper to state that Van SAINT has the hearty
support there of the Window Stevens faction
which sometimes wins and sometimes loses
1t carries the county for Van SAINT, but can
not beat Page Morris. Politicians of this
branch of the faith declare that St. Louis
county will go strong for Van SAINT. 1t will
of course, stand by Halden for state auditor
and if the authorship fight is warm enough,
| will forget who is running for governor.
Chatfield has experienced such trouble with
| the primary election law that petition has
| been drawn up and generally signed, ad-
| dressed to the governor. He is asked to rec
ommend to the legislature either the repeal
OF the law or its amendment as to except
| small cities from its provisions
Chatfelds trouble arises from the fact that
| half the city lies in one county and half in
! another.
Senator T. v. Knatvold Of Albert Lea says
he viii not have another term in the legis-
| iature, having served eight years in the sen
| ate. He Is not sure that he will not get into
| the primaries as candidate for congress-
| 1t would not be a bad idea, if he wants to get
before the people Of the first district
The Saltwater Messenger says the extra
! session will cost the state in the neighbour
! hood Of $500 600 and will not expedite a change
! day sooner than If left to regular session.
| The governor has made a mistake"
| Let's see. The legislature costs about 81, 500
! a day. TO come in the neighborhood of
$500, 600 it would have to sit 200 days, which
| would carry it to the latter part of August
Just lop off one cipher and make it a twenty
! day session.
| linen, again, the extra session will bring
| aDcut the change year sooner than If left
to the next regular session. The governor
| has not made mistake, but the Messenger
| has made two
The Sank Rapids Free Press has 'called
us esteemed contemporary, the Sentinel
which has been criticizng Governor Var
SAINT and his stand against the merger The
free Press declares that the editorials in the
Sentinel are written by c.. A. Gilman, for.
mer' lieutenant governor who was a candi
date for state librarian but failed to land,
| Senator Herbert j. Miller says editoriall1
in the Luverne Herald:
| The new code has been prepared with the
greatest care by three of the ablest law
i yers in the state, in whose ability and in
/ tegrity the people of Minnesota, with ample
IA no f1l1a foifh
1t is harmonious and symmetrical. Any ma
terra! change in the bill would be more likel,
to lnjure than to improve it: The Herald
believes therefore, after careful study G
the bill, that the legislature should enac
it without amendment and let succeeding
legislatures make such changes as actual tria
may justify. ~-.--
1.-The legislature at its special session
: should do three things only and do then
! speedily-enact the tax code bill, give tn
| governor all needed support In his igh
against the railroad trust and adjourn. Tn
J sooner 1t does the last thing the BETTER
The Perham Enterprise, Senator Daily
| paper, says: ..-> -~-..-t
1.-THE governor has called an extra session
, of the legislature which is to begin Feb.
to consider the report of the tax commission
1t certainly would not be amiss for the legs
lature to take little time and reconside
| the board OF control act, and repeal the law.
Senator w. w. Sivright of Hutchinson be
: lieves in limiting legislation to the tax law
!, with the exception, Of local bills that b
; passed under suspension of the rules. He
in favor of passing the bill in practically it
present shape, but does net want 1t pu
through without careful consideration. Fo
= that reason he is opposed to caucus, ct leas
until there is some prospect of finishing tn
work within a specified time.
= Representative M. j. Feeney Of LIE Sueu
4 democrat, has fault to find with the bi
- as FAR as he has studied It. He stands fc
? the reduced exemption. At the last sessio
he would have introduced a bill doing ava
. with the exemption entirely, but was advise
that it would be Unconstitutional.
The RenviIle Record sounds warning
. the following: r.
The special session of the legislature meet
Feb. to consider the new tax code. Th
Il the assessment and taxes Of strong interes
o that are not now reached. These 1nteres
Il not daring to oppose the law as a whole wi
# try to render it ineffective in their case
8 amending it to death. The taxpaying publ
. and our representatives in the legislator
> should be the lookout and scan CAREFUL
any proposed amendments to the new law.
IL ."., sf Charles B. Cheney.
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