The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-14
STATE LEGISLATURE
The Opening Without Ceremony =
rlessage Lengthy and Tire.
some--r1embers Wearied.
St. Louis Delegation Composed of
Good-Looking Fellows Fred
Ryan Must Walk Plank.

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Ryan Must Walk Plank.
Special St. Paul Correspondence.
IReceived too late for publication last week. ]
January 6, 1909.
The thirty-sixth Minnesota legisla-
ture is now reality. With the drop
of the gavel Tuesday noon the 1909
session of the two legislative bodies
was formally launched and for the
next 80 days-not over sixty the
best posted say-the law makers will
be engaged in framing bills for an act
The opening was without ceremony or
color, and to the few who assembled in
the galleries little that would serve to
make it a memorable occasion. Even
the second day, which had for its chief
event the Inauguration of Gov. John
son, was without attractive features.
The message, which in the language
of one member, covered practically
everything the average legislator
would think of or attempt to con-
sider," was dry affair, and the two
score or more of law makers who sat
through it could not say that they
had been repaid for their patience.
Over eighty pages in length, it's read
ing occupied nearly two hours, and at
the end of that time his excellency
finished weak in voice and his audi
ence a mere shred of it's former self
The smoking room had more attrac-
tions than the governors verbosity
and long-winded perorations and they
awaited themselves of it.
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What the members of the two bodies
thought of the message was best ex-
pressed in the language of John Dali
zell of Morton: cts peach and I
take my hat off to the boy from St.
Peter. If there is any subject he did
not cover I want to know it, 1 see
now where the twenty-five reasons of
two years ago came from, and if it is
not twice twenty-five this time I miss
my guess. If any one can show me
where We Legislators now have a
chance to make hit I want to know
it. There is absolutely nothing left.
The governor has pulled the string
and all we can do is to dance.''
Down here the gossips are nibbling
at choice morsel in the shape of a
report that surveyor general of logs
and lumber, F. L. Ryan of Duluth, is
due to walk the plank in few weeks.
Ryan has been marked for the ak by
the kitchen cabinet and Harrison
Bennett, a we'll known young demo-
crat of the Zenith City,, IS due to sup
plant him. The story was brought
from Duluth Saturday.. The job is
controlled by Editor Weis of the Du-
luth Herald and he has decided on
Harrison. Ryan has been down
several times in his own behalf, but
without success.
Speaking of the Zenith City and the
Iron Range as a whole the handsomest
delegation ia the house is the bunch
from the Eighth district. Excellently
seated to the right of the speakers
stand they show up we'll and the fact
is frequently commented upon The
majority of the delegation are men
who have sacrificed much to come to
St. Paul and represent their district,
and the general opinion is that they
will prove strong factor in the work
ahead.
No mention of Duluth would be
proper without reference to C. A.
Congdon, the millionaire member from
Duluth, and right here it can be said
that Mr.. Congdon does not look it..
He resents much Of the slush INDUCED
in regarding his financial condition,
and according to friends has expressed
the wish that the morbid would let him
alone. Instead of a whole floor in
one of the hotels, as the sensational
lists had it, the Duluth man is reported
as having engaged a modest fat in
about one of the most modest Fat
buildings in St. Paul.
49,.
Oscar Tankenhof, democratic boss,
king of the jews, restaurant conces-
sionaire. deputy oil inspector and the
chief pride of Johnson, Day, O'Con-
nor q Company, has established a
cigar stand in the lobby of the post
Office, but he will not stay there long
if indignant house and senate members
can bring his expulsion about. It
was learned today that resolutions are
in preparation, and despite the un-
willingness of Speaker Rockne and
Lieutenant Gov. Eberhart, some one
more worthy of the place will be named