Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-04-28

there would be contest in Grant and Stevens
counties The Journal must have been misin-
formed, or else someone is trying to get the
county very quietly.
The United States Senate is the most in
dependent legislative body in the world, and
each member also be independent of
the reminder than in any other Legislative body,
bnt ueverless it continues to debate the rail-
road rate question when there is no possibility
of changing vote The Senate is inclined to
carry their independence to the point of absurd
ity.
ST. Paul is in the midst of a heated city
campaign. Publicity is given the claims of
each party by paid advertisements inserted in
the daily papers. The paid political advertise
ment is development which may become
established custom 1t has its disadvant-
ages, but it is much preferable to starting
new paper wherever some party faction
wants organ"
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George w. Somerville, of Sleepy Eye, has
announced his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for governor. Somervile has been
one of the leading men of the state senate for
several years He is an able man and has de-
voted his ability to originating and supporting
some very good legislation. The foreign cor
poration law and the inheritance tax law are
among the most important of the measures he
has fathered AS Senator Lord and Senator
Somerville have many friends in common, the
announcement of the latter's suggests that
there may be some understanding between
them.
A. L. Cole of Walker announced his can
didacy for governor Tuesday. He is formally
in the race as an active candidate for the repub
1ican nomination, and his announcement states |
the main propositions on which he will ask for
the support of delegates It reads follows:
"Mr Cole was hard working member in
the legislatures of 1903 and 1905, and will base
his claims largely the record made at those
sessions Tn 1903 he secured the passage of a
new and rational county division law, also law
reducing the expense Of collecting election re-
turns in the rural counties, and made hard
fight for his bill taxing logs in the counties
where they cut
"In the 1905 session Mr. Cole took the lead
III passing constructive legislation The new
law governing state land sales is to his credit
1T creates the immigration bureau, with an
appropriation to advertise state lands which
has brought manifold returns It prevents sale
of state lands to spectators, by limiting pur-
chases to 800 acres and requiring improvements
within three years. Mr. Cole also fathered the
bill for comprehensive system of drainage
under which state survey is being completed
and will be made the basis for all future ditch
work He made the final draft of the highway
commission bill, which allowed roads to be
Dui1k in the northern counties with state money
instead Of restricting all state roads to turnpike
standards. This form of bill was acceptable to
the northern districts and passed, giving
the state highway commission after ten years
Of effort in that line.
"The state development issue which was
originated by Mr.. Cole, has proved very popular
over the state. It has received many indorse-
ments from the press and from business men.
FRANK EDDY SAYS
We would nor like to state that Senator