Morris tribune., 1909-12-24

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of these categories, it is contended
that that let's him out. However, the
terms of the law disqualifying him are
explicit enough, and that is what most
people will go by.
A. F. Woods of Washington, D. C.,
has been elected to succeed Mr.. Olsen
as dean of the agricultural college.
His salary was fixed at $4,000 year.
Mr.. Olsen was paid $4,000. Mr.. Woods
has for some time been pathologist,
physiologist and assistant chief of the
bureau of plant industry in the United
States department of agriculture. He
is native of Illinois and was edu-
Gated at the University of Nebraska.
Later he was assistant botanist at the
same school. He is a member of a
number of learned societies and has
considerable reputation as success
full worker in his special line. He is
the author of number of books on
botanical and kindred subjects.
The State fair board fight is in
creasing i'll bitterness as the days go
by. If the stories the rival factions
are telling about each other had been
told to the members of the legislative
investigating committee its more than
likely they would have made differ
ent kind of report.
From what is let drop here and
there it is plain that there has been a
good deal of friction on the board
during the greater part of the year.
Charges of abuse of patronage are
freely banded about. Some of these
are aimed at John Furlong, who is
said to have found jobs during the
fair for about tenth of the population
of Austin. 1t is also charged that
while the fair was in progress he was
disorganizer and interfered with the
work of other superintendents. The
story is told of his issuing passes to
and friends" and one instance
is narrated where member of the
board OF managers pre-empted box
for his friends which had already been
sold to outside parties. When those
entitled to seats came along they had
to go chase themselves. There are all
kinds of yarns of that kind, most of
them, no doubt, more or less true.
A dark and devious plot has been
discovered to undermine MIR. Cos
grove. In this story the secretary of
the st. Paul Jobbers' union, ]. M.
Beck, is mixed up. AS the story goes,
the union got tired of the official in
question. who is represented as not
being altogether what their fancy
painted. The leading members of the
union conceived the brilliant idea of
grooming him for secretary of the fair.
In return for support for the presi-
dency Furlong's cooperation was
enlisted. So that behind the Furlong
candidacy is this plot to shelve Co.'S
grove and to elect Beck to fill his
place.
Supplementary to this story, which
candidly looks to me like pipe
dream, as I don't believe anyone is
making a fight to oust Cosgrove, altho
they do want to tie him down some,
is one to the effect that prominent
st. Paul jobber, who has been MEM
ber of the board and retired to make
room for Mr.. Beck, getting wind of
the dark and devious plot above re-
ferred to, has decided to take back
the position he gave up and is now
a candidate for vice president in Mr..
Cosgrove's interest. I don't see any
reason why shouldn't give his name.
It is G. M. Griggs of st. Paul.
It is pretty hard to get the straight
thing of this State fair politics, but I |
understand that one of the board of |
managers who is marked for slaughter
by the Cosgrove faction is F. w. MUIR
ply of Wheaton. He is said to be |
identified with the insurgent move
ment. w. E. Lee also must look ga
Ieetle oudt.n haven't learned what |
he's done, possible his banks haven't
been forgotten. In fact If one is to
believe the stories one faction tells
on the other they are pretty shady
lot and need to be looked after.