Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-11
Minnesota L legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.

,OOld Otdte OdpllOl LOT the
Week,
Haycraft. Rustad and Boyle. He alse
announced the appointment Of the foe
lowing senate employees:
A Native Son.
When Speaker Dunn stands up n
his chair" in the house, his head will
be somewhere up in the dome. He h
probably the tallest man that ever %
cupied that chair.
II there ever was an ABE" Lincoln
type of man in Minnesota politics. H
H. Dunn is the man. He is as tall al
the rail splitter and just as thin. Hit
face Is smooth shaver, and his fea~
lures are keen and rugged. His bushy
black hair falls over on one side and
looks Hike shock Of alfalfa that hae
been dyed black.
The new speaker usually wears a
long black coat and black string tie
completes the sombre effect. It il
only when the Albert Lea man gete
into action that the sombreness fades
away and then he is all fire and action.
Mr.. Dunn is a native of Minnesota.
HIS fathers people were Scotch-Irisb
and his mothers people came from
virginia, which possibly accounts for
Mr.. Dunn's typically Southern appear.
ance.
| st. Paul, Jan. 5.-The first primary
election bill Of the present session of
the senate by Senator John Moonon.
OF Waseca. The bill amends several
sections of the present bill, leaving
only the primary features of the law,
1t provides for the voting for candi.
| oates who have not been placed on
the ballot by any previous announce
ment, the calling of meeting of all
the candidates nominated at the pri.
mary election for the purpose of pro.
mitigating party platforms and select.
ing state central committees and pre-
| scrlbes the rules of registration.
The primary election system is ex-
tended to all elective Offices with the
exception of officers of towns, villages
| and cities of the fourth class, and
members of school, park and library
boards in cities less than 100000 popu-
lation. The day of the primary cleo
ton shall be the first day of registra-
! ton. Party candidates for the Office
| OF United States senator shall be NOM
mated in the manner provided for In
the nomination of the state officers.
The blanks for registration of vot-
ers for general election shall have
two additional columns, one headed
party affiliations and the other head.
ed Primary election No names of
| voters shall be placed upon the regis
tiers prior to the day of such election,
nor shall any be placed on the register
| upon said day, except the names of
those who appear in person before the
| boards of registration for that purpose.
1T is made the duty OF the judges
of each primary election to ask each
person who applies to be registered
the question, What political party do
you desire to affiliate with?' and the
political party given by such person
so applying shall be recorded on the
| books of registration in the column
headed party affiliations In case the
judges of election do not believe that
the person applying to be registered
has answered such questions truthful
ly or the person applying to be regis
| tered is known to have other party
affiliations then it is made the duty
of the judges to administer the follow.
ing oath: =
"'You solemnly swear that you will
fully and truthfully answer the ques.
lions put to you concerning your party
afiliation?- The judges shall then
again PROFOUND the question while
such applicant is under oath and the
name of the party utilization given
shall be entered.
"In case the person applying to be
registered does not desire to state his
party utilization he shall not be re.
quired to do so as bar to his purpose
of voting at the general election, but
he cannot cast a ballot at the primary
election. -
"The candidates for the various
state Offices, for the Office of United
States senator and for the state senate
and house of representatives of each
political party shall meet at the state
| capitol at IL o'clock on the second
! Tuesday after said election to formu-
late party platform, elect state
! central committee and perform such
other business as may be necessary.
The platform of each party shall be
| framed at such time and be announced
| not later than the day following such
meeting"
Senator John Moonon introduced
joint memorial asking congress to pro-
| vide an amendment to article of the
| United States constitution to allow the
state to elect United States senators
| by direct vote of the people instead of
| by the legislature.
Senator Wilson notified the senate
that the bill covering employers liza.
! bility, which has been framed by the
employers liability and compensation
| commission, will be introduced Jan.
20. =.