The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-28

was done. During the conference of
the Klemer men Friday night it was
at first thought that Klemer should
apologize for his unparliamentary lam
guage, but not retract his charges.
The next move was to make no apol-
ogy at all. The third plan was to leave
the matter in the hands of floor lead
ers, like W. l. Nolan, and await devel-
opments. The friends of the speaker
have been more insistent on an apol-
ogy than the speaker himself. The
speakers position is that the insult to
the house is something that cannot be
overlooked, as, for instance, the charge
that r. G. Dunn picked the tax COM
mittee. but the insult to himself is a
personal matter, "and have got to be
too big to let that make any differ.
ence," he said afterwards. Il shall
put all that behind me-" This means
that the house will probably insist
that the house take some notice of the
episode, but it will probably amount
only to censure for the unparlia
mentary language used. While there
are probably enough votes to expel the
OFFENDING member from the house it is
unlikely that this will be attempted.
Mr. Klemer appears to have stumbled
into the trouble without really know
ing what it meant and has been waver-
ing backwards and forwards since, as
different forms of advice have reached
him.
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The senate, with forty-nine votes In
favor of the bill, passed the direct pri-
mary election law for state officers
which bears the name of the elections
committee of the senate In substance
it is not different from the Democratic
measure introduced by Senator John
Moonan of Waseca. The bill provides
for the direct nomination of all state
officers, including the governor. 1t
also provides that, following the nomi-
nations, the candidates of the party
shall assemble for the purpose of
formulating a party platform. Still
another provision is to the effect that
the nominee, in order to be entitled
to the benefit Of the party designation.
on the ballot, must have received at
least 10 per cent of the average vote
cast for his party candidates in the
last election. This percentage is so
small that it will probably make little
difference in keeping men of one party
from participating in the nominations
of another, but its provisions are made
even less effective by provision to
the effect that if the candidate fails
to receive the required 10 per cent he
may still go on the ballot as the party
candidate by petition. Senator Sulli-
van offered an amendment to the eff
feet that the candidates should bind
themselves to stand by the platform
they adopted. This was especially per-
tinent in view of the fact that the leg
islative candidates will participate in
making the platform. The senate
voted this down,
Woman suffrage won a victory in
the senate last week. After spirited
contest the bill was advanced to the
calendar.
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The senate has passed the Putnam
bill calling for the election of non
partisan judiciary 1t provides for
convention and other machinery, some
what cumbersome, but designed to
bring about result greatly desired.
1t is generally acknowledged that poll
tics should have no part in selecting
the men who will sit on the bench in
so great state as Minnesota 1t is ex-
pected the house will so amend the
Putnam bill that it will lose many on
its Objectionable features and become
measure more in keeping with the
will of the people.
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Saturday was the last day for the
introduction of bills in the house and
senate. The day brought forth large
number of belated measures, most of
which will have little or no chance
even for consideration. The last bill
introduced in the house was House
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"23" caused considerable comment OF
facetious nature. It was the num-
Der of the new county option bill intro
duced by Representative Lundeen.
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The county option bill of Mr.. Lun-
deem, man who has been severely
criticised because of his previous atti-
tude on the. question. provides that a