The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-28
CREATED STIR
IN The HOUSE.
NGn3r Episode Is the Chief
Topic Of Interest.
SENATE APPROVES MEASURE.
Passes Bill Providing for the Direct
Nomination of State Officers
at Primaries.
SENATE APPROVES MEASURE
Especial Correspondence.

st. Paul, March 27.-During the past
week the Klemer episode in the house
has been the chief topic of interest.
While the affair appears to be over
emphasized, it may result in good in
solar as it may have tendency to
make men occupying SO responsible
place as membership in the legislature
to exercise care in their statements.
In nutshell, the case is this Repre-
sentative Klemer of Rice county,
quiet, modest and unassuming man,
sat up one day and announced he
wished to offer resolution. 1t was
a peculiar document and in it he
charged that the speaker had packed
the committees in the interest of the
special interests" This raised a
storm of disapproval at once, strong
men Ike r. G.. Dunn, L. G. Spooner
and others demanding an apology.
The speaker, man of known spirit,
resented the attack, but the dignity
of his position as speaker was not
overlooked in the heat of the debate
that ensued He did make it clear
that he was not the kind of man to
quietly accept an insult. Later com
mittee consisting of R. G. Dunn, Louis
G. Spooner and Albert Pfaender, the
latter a Democrat, was appointed to
investigate the matter A statement
was drawn up, which Mr.. Klemer is
understood to have accepted, in which
he apologized for his supplementary
language and Representative Spooner
stated on the floor of the house that in
private conversation Mr.. Klemer had
admitted he had no evidence upon
which to base his charge.
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1t was understood that Mr.. Klemer,
the next morning, would make his
apology from the floor of the house.
During the night men opposed to the
speaker, seeing in the affair an oppor-
tunity to enlbarrass him. induced Mr..
Klemer to change his mind and the
next morning he presented another
resolution, understood to have been
drawn up in Minneapolis. In this he
asked for an investigation of his
charges, part Of the committee to be
named by himself. There are sixty
two committees in the house and most
OF the members, if not all of them, are
on at least five of them. Such self
Interrogation was patiently an absurd
fly and was frankly designed by Mr..
Klemer's advisers to give Mr.. Klemer
a technical advantage. Friday morn
ing R. G.. Dunn introduced resolution
censuring Mr.. Klemer for his charges.
which were declared unfounded, and
for his supplementary language. Rep
gave notice of debate. Under the rules
of the house this meant that the mat
ter would lie over for twenty -four
hours. r. C. Dunn moved a suspen-
sion of the rules to the effect that the
matter be taken up at once. A sus-
pension of the rules requires two
thirds vote and the motion to suspend
received only sixty-eight votes, clear
majority, but lacking the necessary
twothirds.
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Friday night there were conferences
of both sides of the controversy. The
Klemer men met in room 307 Of the
capitol and it was decided to put the
next move up to the friends of the
speaker. Saturday morning there was
only small attendance and nothing