The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-07
MINNESOTA POLITICS
jacobson Was Not Eligible to Appoint
ment on Board of Control TIL Jan. II
The State House OFFICIALS Did Not
Know 1t Until Appointment Was
Made-Judse Baxter Announces Him
self,


Made-Judge Baxter Announces Him
self.
The Fergus Falls Journal published in
an institution town, by one of the univer-
sty board Of regents. says:
u. f. Jacobson has been appointed a
member Of the state board Of control in
who is best known as Jake or The (
Alarm Clock is an ideal man for the I
place. He is one of the fathers Of the I
law and personif1es its spirit. 1t was an
inspiration to appoint him."
An interesting point has been raised in
connection with the jacobson appoint /
ment. 1t seems that he was not eligible
| for q place on the board Of control until /
after Jan. l. The state constitution was |
in the way. but none of those in authority /
knew 1t, and 1t came as a surprise to the
governor and his associates, to know how
near the appointment came to being illegal. |
The constitution not only prohibits mem |
bers Of the legislature from holding other
| offices during the terms for which they
were elected, but. says further:
| "And no senator or representative shall
hold an office under the state which has
been created or the emoluments of which
have been increased during the session of
the legislature of which he was member
until one year after, the expiration of his
term Of office in the legislature
! Mr.. Jacobson was member Of the leg
islature Of 1901, which created the board
of control. His term old not expire until
Jan. i, 1909 and he was not eligible for
appointment on the board until Jan. l,
1904. His commission is dated Jan. 2,
1904. 1t was close shave.
The report Of disaffection in st. Paul,
because Colonel Van Duzee was not APP
pointed to a place on the board of board
of regents, is without foundation. The
0P
formed by the governor some time ago
that the successor to T. l.. Schurmeier
would not be appointed from ST. Paul.
The capitol city already has two members,
!; Judge Wilson and Judge Greenleaf Clark,
not counting Colonel Liggett. Minneap-
oils has two members, and it was deter
mined that the appointment should go to
the country f. w. Randall, tho he spends
most of his time at the state fair grounds,
is still a resident of Morris, and his ap
pointment gives great satisfaction in that
locality .ass
Some of the Dunn papers are kicking
7 because the Collins resignation does not
f take effect at once. OF course they have
to kick, and might as well kick about that
as anything else, but there would lave
been still greater complaint if Judge Col
Inns had left the bench with an unfinished
terms work on hand. The cases now on
hand cannot be disposed of for some
weeks, and meanwhile new ones are being
, argued and submitted. The calendar will
rot be cleared until near the end of the
! term. w. B. Douglas will take his seat at
t the opening of the April term, with a new
E calendar of cases before the court.
Judge L. L. Baxter Of Fergus Falls an
2 nounces himself a non -partizan candidate
4 for reelection in the seventh judicial dis
trict. He says that on account OF fail
ing health he had intended to announce
! his retirement but he is much better now,
and then the scheme to sidetrack him
aroused his fighting blood, so he is de-
|, termined to be a candidate. He says all
O. this in the course of an interview in the
: ST. Cloud Journal-Press, which closes as
| follows:
: while everybody in the district knows
: my -politics--and 1 make no apology for
my position-I shall be a non-partiza,,
!, candidate for the .judgeship. For many
: years in this district the judgeship has
been OF 9 RaftzsR sbaSls and dit t. has as
st the profession and thf laity. So far as
! known I shall have no opposition for 4
reelection, but shall appreciate any ef-
7. forts made in my behalf by my friend:
e turnout the district ,s3%sr y
= A.ND. Gray of Preston, in his interview
:, declaring for Judge Collins for governor
d said he was also for Judges Brown, Levi:
i and Lovely for the supreme bench a!
8 linen of principle, tried and true" Ii
n his interview, which appeared in thu
r. Preston Republican, he said:
- Il know Judge Collins to be- a clean
r. honest, intelligent gentleman who will
10 serve the interests of our people and will
tn make an ideal governor. l love the part.
Nv Of Lincoln, Mckinley and Roosevelt, AM
my earnest desire is to see good, pure
honest, intelligent men, who will stand TO
= the interests of the masses, such as
know Judge Collins to be, made the stan
&c dard bearers of that grand old party
as Paul FOntaine, once a prominent pOpu
ri list organizer and orator, has come int
. the republican fold. He is an enthusiast
10 admirer of President Roosevelt and ap
ne proves of his policy, and is also stron
at friend Of Governor Van SAINT. He favor
a. the nomination of Judge Collins, and say
-, that old-time populists generally will sup
% port him. Unless the republicans put u
he an antimerger candidate the democrat
n; will make an aggressive fight next year.
"a Tams Bixby has sent in his denial, as
. suring friends at Red Wing that he ha
iis not cut loose from Minnesota. w
II haven't seen much of Tans in the las
of two years, but are hardly ready to los
h r,1v W., Il