The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-08-10


States Senator Knute Nelson. It is
said that he is seriously considering
filing for the nomination under the
Keefe law. Late dispatches from
Washington bring rumors of Senator
Nelson's retirement from the game al
together, but that kind of talk does
not sound good down in this neck of
the woods. Every move by those in
charge at the state capitol to date
has been Senator Nelson's way and
the harmony program, pointed out in
the opening paragraphs OF this letter,
has been especially arranged, not
only in Governor Eberhart's interest,
but in Senator Nelson's behalf.
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Last weeks political happenings
would not be complete without men
ton of the peculiar mutilation of sew
eral thousand copies of Golfers
Weekly, now on sale at the various
news stands in the Twin Cities. The
mutilation in question was the CON-
plete removal from the editorial page
OF the magazine of an article scoring
the personnel of the university board
of regents. The article is too long to
reproduce in full, but I quote in part:
"Ihe regency of Minnesota's univer-
slty has been for years too largely
made up of lumber barons and rail-
road officials. One of it's most i'm
portant regents is G. A. Smith, who
has been indicted by federal grand
juries in more than one state. He
was indicted some years ago in his
own state for timber trespassing. The
prosecution was hushed and it is
doubtful if ten persons outside the
grand jury that indicted him knew of
the fact. He was the boldest and big
gest of all the timber grabbers in
Oregon" Another regent indicted by
Golfers is B. F. Nelson, the whole
concluding with rap at Pierce But
Ter, also a regent, as Mr.. Smiths at
torney and attorney for the various
lumber companies controlled by him.
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st. Paul's Republican city council
has started an innovation that threat
ems to bring down upon it much in
the way of censure from the reform
element. The innovation is nothing
more than the issuing of a LIQUOR H.
cense to {, chop suey parlor and the
whole thing threatens to break into
the next city campaign. AS far as
the average Twin City chop suey house
is concerned it is blind pig, pure and
simple, and the argument advanced in
favor of the license as issued is that
it will tend to eliminate this feature.
The license is only for three months,
just sufficient time for experimental
purposes, those behind it say, and in
the meantime its effect on the morals
OF the patrons of the chop suey parlor
in question will be closely watched.
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The Duluth Herald, which is agi-
tating a special session of the legisla-
ture for the purpose of considering an
increase in the gross earnings taxes
of the railroads operating in Mime
sofa, is out with another circular which
house and senate. The second circu-
lar is for the purpose of securing an
sWers from those who failed to give no.
tlce to the first letter sent out. The
Herald claims to have enough favora-
bic answers to back up it's claim that
a special session is demanded by the
voters and now desires to make it
unanimous. Who or what is behind
the Herald's activity is exciting much
comment in this section. Open threats
are made by the interests that if the
Duluth call prevails that the Zenith
City and the range can look for re-
taliation in the shape of a tonnage
tax.
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Attorney General Simpsons threat
ened resignation in order to take up
a law partnership in Minneapolis has
brought out number who would like
to serve the state in a legal capacity
Mr.. Simpson, however, it is said, will
have none of them and insists if he
does go that one of his assistants be
given the place. The one I am told
he favors is Clifford L. Hinton of Fer
gus Falls. Mr. Hinton is his first as
sistant. Whether the administration
will agree to Simpsons dictation re-
mains to be seen.
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Speaking of the state legal depart
ment perusal of the Twin City pa
pers would indicate a growing breech
between that branch of the state gov
eminent and the governors Office, but
all talk Of friction is vigorously de-
MED by Ralph w. Wheelock, secre-
tary to Governor Eberhart. He in
sists that there is nothing to it and
Mr.. Simpson joins in with the state
ment that it is only newspaper talk.
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No letter covering political activi-
ties at the state capitol would be COM
plete without reference to the Red
Wing training school controversy,
now much in the public eve. The