The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24
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SdpiIdI City WSlC StIStTGU up W dill
important extent during the early
part of last week by the appearance
in the capitol arena Of two or three
Of the republican notables. J. F.
jacobson. the recent candidate for
governor on the republican ticket.
drlfted into town last Saturday even
ing and remained until Monday. His
appearance at the capitol was the
cause of an invitation on the part of
the members of the house for an
address, partly owing to the fact
that for Il or Il years he had been
part, part Of the time a leader of
that branch and partly owing to the
fact that he has been engaged since
election in conducting auction sales
in Lac qui Parle and surrounding
the counties and has succeeded in
pounding out from $50 to 800 per
day in the auction business, He used
his old time tactics in addressing the
house; he insisted that the legisla-
ture should provide tax levy suffi-
GENTLY large so that the esswould
not be obliged to borrow money to
comply with legislation enacted. He
also took Whack at the proposition
to take a couple of hundred thous-
and out Of the state revenue fund
and distribute the amount among
the various counties of thelstate for
road and bridge purposes. This is a
pork barrel. but it is a pork barrel
that rebounds materially to the ben
eft of the country counties and the
members from the countryswere a
little miffed at Mr.. Jacobson taking
a crack at pet proposition by which
they could not only help the roads
and bridges of their counties, but
also get little political prestige for
themselves. Col. Dunn was down to
see that the Republican senators and
members did not get off their feed
entirely on matter before them, and
protested against the creation Of
any additional departments to the
state government. While Mr.. Dunn
was down Monday afternoon Joel
HeatWole drifted in and commenced
lnqulring as to why the other two
notables had made their appearance,
and it was during Mr.. Heatwole's
presence in the secretary of states
office, that Frank Day and Oar
Reese dropped in and commenced
catechizing Joel on the course Of the
Mortified News in the future. Joel
insisted that the paper was for sale,
and Frank Immediately commenced
inquiring as to the price with a view
to having some of the big corporate
interests, of which Frank always has
the call, come down with the money.
When Joel put the price at So, 900,
Frank doubted whether he could
make the assessment.
S. w. Leavett, who has been Civ
ing the present democratic admins
tration a whole lot of trouble. gave
them another jolt on March 18th,
when he succeeded in getting the
republican majority Of the senate,
under the leadership Of Senator
Peterson of Clay, to pass under sus-
pension of the rules, bill providing
that old soldiers already appointed
to offices in the state cannot be re-
moved. Mr.. Leavett has been
member of the board of control ever
since its inception and it has been
through his careful and painstaking
management that the board has
been made a success. He has slapped
back at the governor and his cabinet
every time that the governor want
ed to inject politics into the board
and the result is that the governor
wants to remove Mr.. Leavett worse
than any other man in the state cap
itol. Mr.. Leavett's term expires
April 1st, and the idea of the Peter
son bill was to return him in office,
The democratic wing of the state
senate was taken unawares, and it
was not until the bill was on its final
passage that it commenced to real
ize what was going on. Immediate
ly the kitchen cabinet and it's cohorts
got busy on the house membership
and inside of 48 hours, the governor
was remarking down in Oscar Tank
enhof's cafe that the bill would