The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-03
POLITICAL GOSSIP
The County Chairman" Gives Miner Readers
Entertaining State Capitol Gossip Touching
The Great and Near.Great.

tricts. Users Of the latter standard,
It says, are liable to prosecution.
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State Auditor Iverson has put his
foot down ON all bills filed by state
officials and employees for the use of
their own automobiles in state work
IN excess Of s cents mile. And then
it's use must be shown to have been
necessary in the way of a money or
time saver He insists on the use of
the railroad wherever possible in trav-
cling for the state. One $75 a month
clerk employed by the state highway
commission, and also the owenr of an
automobile, turned in bill for 1850
miles which he travelled, at 10 cents a
mile. 1t was not allowed.
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Attorney General George T. Simp-
son has agreed to take up the griev-
ance of the St. Paul Laymen's asso-
citation and a few sensations are ex-
pected as a result. Witnesses are
now being heard. Mr.. Simpson, how
ever, did not take this step until he
had INDUCED in covert fling at the
man across the hall-Governor Eber-
hart-to the effect that it was the
duty of every official when violations
of the law were pointed out to them
to act at once. Governor Eberhart
had turned the complaint of the asso-
citation over to the Ramsey county
grand jury as the best body, in his
opinion, to act in the premises.
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Senator Knute Nelson came to ST.
Paul last week to join President Taft's
train and while waiting saw a number
of visitors, among them Frank B. Kel.
logg, the national Republican commit.
teeman. Senator Nelson was as ret.
icent as of old regarding his candi.
dacy for another term and adroitly
turned all questions regarding his in.
tentions.
The Red Wing Eagle, in recent
issue, declares that the only thing
that can save Governor Eberhart from
defeat is R. C. Dunn of Princeton as
his running mate. This is on the as.
sumption that Mr.. Gordon will make
good his announced intention of get.
ting into the gubernatorial fight. The
Eagle declares that Mr.. Eberhart's
administration is lamentably weak
and that Dunn, with his thousands of
friends, is needed to boost him back
into the executive chair.
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Alvah Eastman of the st. Cloud
Journal Press is the latest to be men
toned for congressman at large. An
up state publisher picks him as a win
ner and declares that he would just
At the place. Alvah has been a power
in the Sixth district for years and has
figured prominently in many past state
conventions.
The state tax commission has added
$11 100000 to the assessment of the
steel properties on the iron range,
bringing the total close to the $780,
000, 900 mark. Governor Johnson was
one of the first to insist that the iron
properties be given substantial boost
and the. process has been going on
ever since. Not year has passed
that there has not been an increase
of from $10,000,O00 to $12,O00,O00 in
these same properties.
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The La Toilette forces in the state
are still agitating the use Of the pri-
mary for the selection of the states
next set of presidential delegates, but
the state central committee, through
Secretary j. A. o. Preus, declares en-
phatically that it cannot be done. Not
in compliance with the law, is his an
swer. why, If we could. we would
include the Office of congressman at
large in the primary CALL" said Mr..
Preus the other day, ''but the law will
not permit it."
]. A. A. Burnquist of st. Paul, mem
Der of the last two legislatures and I'M
successful candidate for speaker of
the last house, is again being men,
toned for political honors. Some of
his st. Paul friends are suggesting
him as material for governor and at
the same time he is being considered
by the progressives of Ramsey and
Washington counties as candidate
to be brought out against Congress
man Fred c. Stevens. In the pri-
maries two years ago Hugh T. Hal
bert gave Mr.. Stevens close race,
and led him in Washington and Chi
sage counties, but fell about 1000 be-
hind in Ramsey. It has been supposed
that Mr.. Halbert would be the pro-
gressive candidate again, but the pro-
gressive leaders, including Mr.. Hal
bert himself, have been getting their
heads together to pick the most avail
able man, and BurnQuist is being con-
sidered.
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Stearns county Democrats In the
past have lined up on most occasions
with R. T. O'Connor and his st. Paul
crowd, but the st. Cloud Times, organ
OF the Stearns county Democracy, is