The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-10

"iisai faDoO'1 a. IueEo VIII De a Taxa
ton plank in Goth the
TAxATION? state platforms this
year. Governor Van
SAINT and the leaders Of the republican party
are committed to a policy Of tax reform. The
experience OF the extra session convinced all
that too much cannot be attempted at once,
but beyond a doubt the ruling party will de-
clare for the passage Of the constitutional
amendment submitted by the legislature, and
for legislation next winter in the direction OF
progress. ',%@. 2
The democratic platform was built last
winter, by the adoption of a program which
was followed by the democratic members Of
the legislature. It was followed, that Is, to
the extent Of introducing three bills, which
| were in conflict with the general scheme Of
the tax code, and were therefore sde-tracked,
AS the democratic minority defeated the tax
code in the house, the party will have to con-
denim that code in it's platform, and stand for
| the Baldwin Pennington bills The Red Wing
Argus, the official organ Of Chairman Rosing,
| says this will be done.
In the republican convention there will te
| delegates in favor of indorsing the defeated
| tax code, but the sober sense Of the majority
| will probably refuse to go to such length,
and will indorse the constitutional amend
ments and legislation along the line they con-
| template The Alexandria Post News declares
itself on the proposition as follows:
We believe the state convention on July
l should declare squarely for income tax;
for gross earnings tax on all public fran
chises; filing tax on all mortgages and for
| local option in tax matters as soon as such
special taxes as these, with the foreign cor
porations, the Inheritance and railway gross
s. tax taxes are s1 1 to meet meet the
the platform, the party can go before the peo-
pie without fear Of the verdict.
The amendment to be submitted gives a
choice Of either franchise tax on a capital
i1o l,oSi W.,
latter was forced into the amendment by cor
poration influence. which tried hard to ex-
| clude the other alternative The reason both
are named is because some concession had to
be made to the interests affected in order to
get any amendments at all. .~.--. s'a..
80 AUTHORSHIP The country districts
j. are going to settle the
30. FIGHT state authorship. APP
parently the Hennepn
WAKES WARM. and Ramsey deega-
lions will be divided
between the three candidates. Iverson is
likely to get the largest number, but not ty
an overwhelming majority. st. Paul chooses
delegates by wards entirely, and, although
Jacobson is opposed by the leading republi-
cans of st. Paul, he is likely to get votes
from the first, second and ninth wards. Hal
den has friends III both cities also, while
the business interests largely favor Iverson.
Reports from the country are conflicting
Jacobson's friends claim the seventh district
sold practically all the second, with large
vote from the third sixth and ninth, and
scattering strength in the other districts.
~Iverson is not making any claims. and de-
clares that ne is not entering into any co5nbi-
nations and will not. His friends predict sup-
port for him from the first, fourth fifth, sixth.
and ninth about solid; with something from
every other district. 5* = : =.
rHalden claims the eighth solid, with a good
vote from both cities, from the ninth, and del
egates from a large share of the counties.
even to the Iowa line. ~ ~ 4: I, .
The candidates are making a clean light,
and Keeping out Of each other g territory. The
Marshall NewssMessengsr notes the fact that
| Iverson visited Marshall the other day at an
institution OF Knight Terr,plar comma md
cry, but did not mention politics during his
visit. An effort is being made to have every
seventh district delegate instructed for ia
tcobson. -
This contest is bound to be complicated with
the. clerkship fight, especially in the cities.
Fin the third district work is being done In
behalf of Jacob Gsh Of lie sueur for Reese s
place. = ..t