Morris tribune., 1911-01-06

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the next day-Wednesday- official
acquainted one or two newspaper re
porters with the information he had
received. At once Senator Sullivan of
Saltwater, who happened in town that
day, was made ''the goat" by the re-
porters, and the evening newspapers
accused him of doing the framing.
Nothing published was further from
the truth.
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With two big election contests on,
that of Senator A. D. Stephens of Polk
county and Senator Ray harrington of
Big Stone county, this session of the
senate promises to be the most impor-
tant in that respect of any held in
years and in some quarters the claim
is made that this fact is responsible
for the fight on Gordon as presiding
officer. The combine, they assert, is
anxious to get control of the commit
tee on elections in the interest of the
contestants named. Gordon, it seems,
has frustrated any attempt in this con-
pection and his scalp was demanded
In consequence.
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John Lennon, the Minneapolis house
member, is the latest to feel the dis
pleasure of the Minnesota Progressive
league. At the instance of the league
officers card was sent to him for his
signature. 1t pledged him to meas
ures considered by the league as test
of progressive Republicanism. He
signed the card only to have it re-
turned to him later with a statement
that he could not be considered for
membership. Though pledging him
self the officers of the league say his
past record is against him. The meas
ures he pledged himself to were the
statewide primary, the initiative and
referendum and the popular election
of United States senators.
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Not little interest is being mani
tested in the talk of an additional con-
gressman for Minnesota, growing out
of the increase in population as shown
by the last census. Its one principal
feature would be to complicate the
proposition of reapportionment, as un-
der the increase in population portions
of Hennepin county would have to be
detached and added to adjoining ter
ritory, which is not to the liking of
Hennepin business men generally. St.
Paul and its representation would
also suffer.
The probabilities are that Governor
Eberhart will not fill the two remain
ing Offices in his gift, that of labor
commissioner and librarian, for some
McEwen, the present labor commits
sioner, effort is being made by friends
to have him retained until after the
adjournment of the legislature, while
as to the state librarianship the con-
test for the place is so keen that
those in charge have decided to hold
it up until some of the rivalry has
cooled off.
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1t looks pretty much at this writing
as if John Jones of Minneapolis, who
has long served the house in the ca
pacity of reading clerk, would be re-
tired to private life. Opposition to
his candidacy has developed in his
home county and the opinion is
general that it will stick. The pro-
gressive members of the delegation
excuse their opposition to Jones on the
ground that his liquor affiliations are
too marked. They say some conces-
sion must be made to the county op-
tionists. Another to feel the dis
pleasure of the Hennepin delegation
is Archie Vernon of Little Falls, who
wants to be chief clerk. Efforts are
being made to organize against him.
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The latest to be criticised by Pub
state fair board. The expenditure of
money to aid the conservation con-
gress and the maintenance of a dining
room at the fair grounds for the free
use of the officials and their families
are two things he holds up as not war
ranted by law. In answer the board
says the dining room was necessity
and the aid giyen to the conservation
congress was not without it's return.
The whole thing has brought out hot
discharge of hostilities, and the end
is not yet.
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Another official to come back at the
public examiner for what he calls un-
warranted criticism is H. w. Goetz-
singer of the state board of arbitra-
tion. This official was charged with
collecting per diem not authorized by
the board records. Goetzsinger has
served notice on the Twin City papers
printing the report demanding re-