The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-05-02
FOUR PEN SKETCHES
st. Paul Correspondent of Mortified
News Comments on Qualities
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of State Legislators.
Henry Rlnes, F. T. White, r. j. Wells
and Elmer Adams Receive
T1erlted Encomiums.

~ Terrified Encomiums.
[ would be doing grave injustice
to one OF the most active and influ-
entail members of the house and one
of the most faithful servants of the
state if I failed to make particular
mention of Mr.. Henry Rines who rep
resents the 32nd district. Whoever
else absented himself during the SEES
sions Mr.. Rines was always there; al
ways followed closely the course of
legislation and always was ready
when it was needed to try to correct
defective bill. He never made what
one would call speech, although he
spoke, but what he had to
say was said clearly and concisely
and bore directly on the matter under
consideration. Mr.. Rines impressed
me as one of the most practical and
useful members of the house.
l don't know any member of the
house who better represents the
capacity of Minnesota men for max
ing their way and attacking PROPOSE
tions without regard to their size than
F. T. White of Elk River. He is a
compact bundle of native energy,
ready, fearless, energetic and capable.
He isn't specially finished product,
but has lots r~of good, hard common
sense and direct and forceful method
of address that hits the mark every
time. One afternoon the speaker
called White to the chair when the
house was going into committee of the
whole, and you ought to have seen
him put the house through it's PAGES.
There wasn't any time wasted when
White was in the chair. He simply
made things hum all the time and that
afternoon was record-breaker for
getting business through. .~ ....
g g g
OF all the men in the house r. J.
Wells OF Breckenridge has displayed
to the greatest extent some of the most
essential characteristics of an effective
leader. He has appreciated as none
OF the other prominent men appear to
have, the Importance of having an
organization behind him, and he has
gathered about a group of men who
do things, who do them at the same
time and who do them together. Mr..
Wells was not frequent speaker, but
when he did say anything he said it
at the right time and in the right way.
But as I have intimated, acting.
rather than talking, was his forte.
and because of his talent for organic
alton he has not only generally had
his way about measures in which he
took an interest, but he has had a
whole lot to say about the patronage
OF the house and the choice of it's off,
Gals. He is good man to have on
your side and a bad one to have
against you.
Elmer Adams of Fergus Falls ism Il
as popular as some members of the
house, but he is sharp as tacks and
loses sight of nothing that is going
on. When Elmer wants to make
speech he writes it out and then reads
1t. You might think that this method
of debating wouldn't count for much.
but that depends on the meat put in
the speech, and Mr.. Adams written
speeches we're full of good, strong,
wholesome food. His speech more
than anything else prevented the legis-
lature from increasing district Judges
salaries to $4,000 instead of 50. 200.
which saved the state a pretty penny
A very useful member was
Mr.. Adams, a fact, I believe. which
was generally recognized, although
that did not prevent the house resent
ing his critical attitude by slaughter
ing some of his measures and support-
ing others to which he was known to
be opposed, which leads me to remark
that the house acts not unfreuuentlv
like spoiled child and never hest
tates to express it's resentment even
when in doing so it may know it is
doing, wrong.
Roads In Fair Condition.
Rural carriers say that the country
roads are now in fairly good condi-
ton. Farmers have filled the wash
outs and patched up the chuck holes.
Roads generally are in much better
shape than they were year ago and
the farmers are to be commended for