The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-09
REINFORCEMENT
GOVERNOR READY TO CALL So
Ions IN EXTRA SESSION
If NECESSARY.
LIQUOR AGITATION Is SHELVED
Five Hundred Attend Opening Session
of the Third Northern Mime
sofa Development Con-
vention.

vention.
Brainerd, Dec. 2-Governor A. O.
Eberhart aroused the northern Mime.
sofa boomers, assembled in conven-
ton here to wild enthusiasm when he
served notice that if the legislature
| this winter fails to pass the reappor.
tionment bill, he will call an extra
session for that purpose.
This sensational declaration came at
the close of an extemporaneous speech
by the governor on the announced SUBJ
ject of reapportionment. 1t was greet
ed by a storm of applause which last.
ed several minutes. The friends of
reapportionmenr feel that he govern
or's statement insures the passage
of the reapportionment bills. The
members have no desire to return for
an extra session and spend an extra
time in st. Paul without compensa-
ton.
Governor Eberhart said in part:
II am certain that common justice
demands reapportionment and that it
must come at once. I feel that when
both parties have pledged themselves
to it, when every one in the northern
part of the state and in the large cities
is for it, it is absolutely necessary that
the next legislature shall reapportion
the state. Reapportionment and de-
velopment come hand in hand and I
propose to use every rightful effort
to have the legislature pass bill that
will be equitable and fair to every
body The reason the state heretofore
has not been reapportioned is because
of the fear expressed by people living
in the country that the large cities
would get larger representation in the
legislature. We have seen by the re-
cent census figures that the cities have
grown more rapidly than has the coun-
try, and at the same time that the
northern part of the state also is
growing rapidly. Therefore I say to
you who represent the northern part
of the state: do not allow the bug
aboo of larger representation in the
tionment, which is your just due as
well as theirs"
Conservation Taken Up.
CONSERVATION, Question of the
Hour" was the text taken by Frank
M. Eddy, of Sank Center. He fol-
lowed the governor on the program.
Thn ni,,o
the introduction of bills and the ap-
pointment of committees.
Robt. c. Dunn Addresses Delegates.
AT the afternoon session, Robert c.
Dunn, Princeton editor, spoke on
Good Roads and the Mill Tax"
w. M. Hayes. of Washington, D. c.,
and A. M. Dunton, of the Mcintosh
agricultural high school, spoke on the
Commission Plan for the Handling
and the Settlement Of State Lands"
and consolidating Rural Schools"
A clever move to keep the liquor
question off the floor of the association
meeting was taken at the opening ses-
sion. L. j. McPartlin, of International
passed without word of comment.
1t provides that all resolutions be Of
fered without reading to the commit.
tee on resolutions, and that no resolu-
ton rejected by the committee be pre-
sented to the association on the floor.
The resolution took the convention
by surprise. The element which
wants the association to take action
for the repeal Of the Indian treaties
did not. realize what the resolution
meant until it had been passed. 1t
has an effect of transferring the
whole matter to the resolutions COM
mittee, which is expected to bury the
matter without giving chance for a
scene on the floor.
Brainerd's thirst parlors are wide
open and doing a thriving business.
Clouds are approaching, as PUSSY
foot" Johnson has sent word he will
be here on Monday. An order is ex-
pected at that time closing Brainerd's
saloons on short notice.
County Option is Not Considered.
County option is not being consid-
cred. Touching this subject and
mans qualifications for speaker the
only demand is that county optionists
and their "antis" be given a fair deal
in the house during the coming ses-
sion. Both the liquor interests and
the anti-saloon men have able lobby
lists ready on the scene. Those look
ing after the interests of the liquor
men include Thomas Brady and w. L.
Perkins, Of ST. Paul, Colonel Schall,
of Duluth, and formerly of Minneapo-
lis, and Frank White, of Elk River,
recently defeated by a Prohibitionist
for reelection to the legislature
Marshaling the hosts of the county