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mont man might return and endeavor
to lead the democratic hosts to vic
tory next year, but such is hardly
likely. The gossips even had the
temerity to suggest him as the can
didate. but Frank SHE'D at the men,
ton without delay. II could not be
elected" he said. 1.-THE people want
a Moses, not has BEEN" Minnesota
politics never saw more versatile
press agent, but press agents are not
the stuff out of which governors are
made. They create 'em, but that is
their limit, and Frank knows it too
well. AS 10 who will succeed Mr.. Day
as chairman is a question at this date.
1T is long lane that has no turn
ing" and the old adage looks as if it
was due to be exemplifled in the case
OF Superintendent Whittier of the
state training school at Red Wing,
now under fire for alleged cruelty to
the boys and girls in his charge. The
testimony, much of it perhaps dis
torted and biased, is having it's effect
and the change in sentiment is not
Whittier way 1t has been unusually
noticeable the past week. Governor
Eberhart has suffered some by what
many call dilatory tactics in the Whit
tier controversy, but it is perhaps not
generally known that in the face of
what would have swayed any other
official similarly situated the executive
from the start demanded a square
deal for the Red Wing superintendent
despite the fact that he personally be-
lieved him guilty. AS the story is told
here parties interested in having MIR.
Whittier summary removed put in
all entire afternoon convincing the ex-
ecutive that Whittier must go only to
be met the next morning with the an
nouncement that the law must take
its course And that law says that
any employee of the state board of con-
troll shall have hearing on the
charges preferred before being re-
moved. AS l said in my last letter
the whole thing is nasty mess, re.
hecting credit on no one, yet in the
face of the criticism being INDUCED
in. Governor Eberhart may yet come
out best.
80. s'e@ ,.-se-s..s
Secretary of State julius Schmahl
is engaged in a controversy with At
torney General George T. Simpson
that may yet become historic. Not
since Governor S. r. Van SAINT an
nounced break in his temper that
he said was without parallel since the
days of the Civil war have things
about the capitol been so exciting or
relations between officials so strained.
The secretary of state started it when
he refused to entertain an amendment
to the articles of incorporation of the
Northwestern Electric company of
Minneapolis without the payment of
an additional filing fee. The COM
pany refused and sought the aid of
the courts, which held against Mr..
Schmahl. Mr.. Schmahl thought the
matter important enough to receive
higher adjudication and asked the
help of Attorney General Simpson.
The attorney general said the whole
thing was closed incident and that
made Schmahl mad. He declared he
would carry it to the supreme court
and pay the bill out of his own pocket.
That is the way it stands now, with
each holding to his contention, and
the end is not yet. Schmahl says il
the question is not settled for all time
to come, and that to the credit of the
state, Minnesota stands to lose thous
ands of dollars. The attorney gen.
eral. he holds, is in the wrong. Fol
lowing the court ruling Mr.. Simpson
refused to indulge in legal opinion
of any kind covering the controversy
but according to a former employe OF
the secretary's department there is
on file in his Office an opinion from
the attorney general covering this
particular matter that might clear
up the whole thing. He says the at