The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-10-30


discussion at St. Cloud December 6
and 9 of the proposition of calling
upon Governor Eberhart TO call an
extra session of the legislature this
winter to pass a reapportionment
bill, now is admitted by officials of
the Northern Minnesota Develop
ment association.
Kohl and Mackenzie Talk.
The Pioneer today is able to print
expressions from NJ N Kohl of Cass
Lake, a member of the Development
association, both of particular i'm
portance because of the positions of
power which they occupy in the or
ganization through which the North
hopes for relief from her present un-
der-represented condition.
Koll's Message Timely.
Mr.. Koll's message is timely be-
cause it will be construed as indicat-
ing the attitude of the association
toward the governor, and while he
demands that the governor be given
square deal he urges that the re-
apportionment proposition De agitated
until the St. Cloud meeting.
Mackenzie's Statement.
Secretary Mackenzie's statement
follows:
Editor Daily Pioneer. Regard
ing your request that l state my
position in regard to activity in de-
manding an extra session en- account
of the failure of the late session of
the Legislation, permit me to say
that although the Governor stated
his position very plainly at the
Brainerd convention at no time has
our association demanded of him
that he call an extra session.
AThere is only one subject worthy
of any consideration at all extra ses-
sion and that is Reapportionment.
"Our program for the St. Cloud
Convention will be ready Tor publica-
tion about the latter end of this
week. It contains good live num-
Der of topics and the Executive Com
mittee believe it is the best yet pre-
pared. The outlook for a large meet
ing is good"
Mr.. Koll's Communication in full
follows:
Koll's Letter in Full.
'Cass Lake, Mimi, Get. 20.
my Dear Mr. Wilson:-I have
your letter of the 28th inst, asking
me to aid in bringing about an extra
session of the legislature next win
ter, through the Northern Minnesota
Development association.
"It is self-evident fact that no
Northern Minnesota resident, who is
fair to his section of the state is
against reapportionment There are
those who from selfish motives don t
want it, but they work under cover.
About the Governor.
"The Association has a promise
from the Governor that he would call
an extra session of the Legislature
if they failed to pass a satisfactory
reapportionment bill. After the
Legislature adjourned, or about that
time the Executive Committee issued
a statement in effect against special
session of the legislature. At Du-
luth in our resolutions committee we
did not think it advisable and the
Governor has had a perfect right in
my opinion to withhold call for the
special session as the very Associa-
ton to whom he made the promise
has in effect asked him not to keep
it to date. r
Thinks Attacks are Unfair.
'1n my humble opinion a good
many of the boys have been unfair
to the Governor. by throwing out in.
situations of various kinds as to his
reason for not calling the special ses-
sion. So far as the association is
concerned he has not been called up
on to make good his promise-in fact
the reverse has been true and the as
sociation didn't want it. Now il
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