The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-09
Minnesota Politics
Reapportlonment Issue Must Be Faced
by Next LesIsIature, and May Be
Brought into Contest Over orsanIza-!
LONESOME Senate and House candl.
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Legislative reapportionment will be one
OF the issues before the coming session
OF the legislature, in spite of any and
all efforts to stave 1t off. The inequality
Is now so gross as to be absolutely unfair
TO the three northern congressional dis
tr1cts. About the only valid objection to
reapportionment at this time is that
1t VIII cut short the terms Of allsthe sem
ators, who are elected this fall for four
year terms.
In answer to that, the friends of re-
|apportionment will point out the constf-
tut1onal provision. which gives the legis-
lature power to prescribe the bounds of
congressional, senatorial and representa-
tive districts, and to apportion. anew the
senators and representatives among the
several districts" but only at the first
session following a state or federal CEN,
| sus. If the job is not done next winter
1t will have to be; deferred till 1911. the
first session after the next federal CEN
sus, and the, same objection will be made
then A new&senate will have Just been
elected In the fall of 1910, and it Will
object to being legislated out of office.
! The opponents Of reapportionment next
winter will be placed in the position of
wanting it deferred for ten years, and
perpetuatins system which gives the
three southern districts of the state 40
per cent of the state senate, when they
only have IS per cent of the populatio
The northern districts will make an
earnest fight for the reapportionment,
and an appeal to the rest Of the state
for fair treatment. The issue is more
| than likely to be a factor in the speak
ership race. Candidates for speaker may
be put on record as to their attitude
| on reapportionment. Hugo of Duluth
comes from the section wanting a new
DEAL Johnson Of Hennepin is naturally
favorable to a change which would give
Hennepin additional membership. Nolan
OF Mower and Morley Of Steele come
from.a territory which would lose, and
Is therefore naturally against the change
| Senator. F. E. Putnam of Blue Earth
mas hledl for denomination in the Fari.
bault county district. He has served one
term, during which he has taken a promi
nent part in senatorial affairs He has ar
Eopponent in G. S. Dunbar who filed some
weeks ago with. a unique platform dec
laration. One Of his propositions is the
confiscation of all property withheld from
return for taxation.
Senator w. E. Harrington of Hutchin
son Will not be candidate again, ant
s.. s., Beach of Hutchinson, a former
house member, has filed for the senat,
IN Mcleod county. He is republican
and he Is likely. to have a hard race
Dr.. J. H.. Dorsey of Glencoe, who ha:
been elected to the house three times ii
succession, Is expected to take the demo
cratic nomination for senator this time
and he is hard man to beat in Mcleod
county.
Two new legislative candidates il
| r, -
Pelican Rapids and T. J. Hidden of BATH
Lake. The senatorship is conceded t
Fergus Falls, and the four house nomi
nations will be contested for by the coun
try districts. Charles B, Cheney