Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

J. CtCA SOus NCCOs ASlNC, " Os A1tOnCs
Westcott. White and Speaker H.
H. Dunn, republicans Clarke,
Farley, He,zberg, Hurley, Just,
Keefe, Kelly. Mcdonald, Melting.
Minnette. Moriarity, Nygren,
O'Brien. Peters, Pfaender, Ribe-
mack, Robinson, Sagxau. Schiller,
Schwartz, Sullivan, Thielan, Un-
tiedt, Utecht. Virtue and Wisnie-
wiski, democrats-26: total 69.
COMPLETING THE COUNT.
Not a single one of the twenty
six House democrats voted for coun-
ty option.
Hil|man, the socialist, ali four
prohibitionists and forty-five reDub-
licans made up the affirmative vote.
Every member went on record
except w. A. Fisher of Minneapo-
lis. He was seriously i'll. but has
since sent word that he would have
voted "aye" had he been present.
Counting Mr.. Fisher. the absent
member, the county option republi-
cans had 46 to 43 for the opposition.
They are still wondering why they
did not control the republican eau
Gus and organize the House.
Frank Hopkins. of RenvilIe coun-
ty, delivered the longest and most
puzzling speech. On the roll call
he voted mo-, which convinced
most of mis- auditors that he had
agued against the measure.
w. l. Nolan followed Hopkins.
He remarked that if the Renville
member made that speech during
the campaign. it was not strange
that he was elected, as both sides
must surely have felt that he was
with them.
Then Mr., Nolan made an argu-
ment for county option that was
equalled only by the fine affirmative
effort of J. A. A. Burnquist. N j..
Holmberg of Renville also delivered
an excellent speech on the pro side
Of the subject.
The debate lasted four hours.
Every unpredjudiced listener
awarded the honors to the option
lists, HOPKINS argued both sides
and neutral;zed himself. Mckenzie
and Lennon, the other verbal heavy
weights for the ants, talked about
everything except the question at
issue.
half expected to see some sign
of break in the Duluth delega-
ton, but nothing in the vote on
county option indicated that the
steel trust and the brewery combine
are not to continue their friendly
legislative relations.
The brewers were never in danger
but their legislative lieutenants re-
fused to take chances. There was
a "Just before the battle, mother"
banquet the night before at which
a ringing round of Testimonial"
gave new courage and continuity to
their crowd.
ter could not compete with man
in St. Paul. with the present dis
eliminating rates against him. All
arguments advanced bv the twin
city papers are based upon the as
sumption that St. Paul and Mime
apolis are the beginning and end
of all things. Even Duluth gets
the cold shoulder. although on &C.
count of its lake advantages it can
not be entirely ignored.
''Mr. Beck, representative of the
railroads and twin city iohbers.
has been given almost carte blanche
in the columns of the, city papers
for his misleading statements and
statistics bv which he attempts to
prove that the passage of q distance
tariff bill would be a calamity to
the state. In passing I might say
here that the twin city papers have
not been fair in the discussion of
the bill and some Of the reporters
have admitted that they have been
instructed to give me the rotten
end of the deal. I'VE are sorry for
| you. senator. but we are helpless.
It means as much as our job. :
! Mr.. Beck claims that the bill would