The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-20
POLITICAL GOSSIP
The County Chairman" Gives Miner Readers
Entertaining State Capitol Gossip Touching
The Great and Near.Great.

Of the criticism directed against him
I'VE know the source" said his sec.
rotary, Ralph w. Wheelock, the other
day, "and we know what actuates
those behind the movement One OF
our critics was q fawning friend a
few years ago. A cheap oil inspector.
ship placed him among the list OF
knockers. Our failure to take hold OF
Q ditch that involved private property
and a big slice Of the states strong
box added another. A third has had
no use for us since we failed to con.
vince the state dental board that 1t
should pass young man despite the
fact that he fell down in his examina
ton before the board. The public will
learn all these things in due time.
Governor Eberhart is trying to give
the state a business administration
and we have every reason to believe
that his efforts are being appreciated,
disgruntled knockers to the contrary"
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Findings in the Whittier-Ret Wing
training school controversy are In
sight and interested persons, taking
put up to the state legal department
by the board and satisfactorily an.
swered by the attorney general, are
predicting a clean bill of health for
Superintendent Whittier. There are
even those who say that Commissioner
Ixv
Der of the board and supposed to be
in sympathy with Governor Eberhart's
effort to have Whittier ousted, will
side with the two Democratic mem.
bers in the findings. The training
school controversy has been one of
the most embarrassing things tackled
by the Eberhart administration and
the end will be welcomed.
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With only the surface slightly
scratched in its crusade against de-
fective scales and measures the new
state department of weights and
measures announces that of the scales
and measures inspected in st. Paul
alone 40 per cent Of the measures
were found defective and go per cent
Of the scale weights under standard.
Up to the time of the creation of the
new department st. Paul had a sealer
Of weights and measures. Out in the
country districts there was no such
official and when those sections of the
state are reached the department ex-
poets to find lots of Irregularities.
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Now the gossips have it that the
mention of Congressman Lindberg of
the Sixth district for Republican
gubernatorial honors is due to the
activity OF L. G. Spooner, who wants
Lndberg's job for himself. Repre-
sentative Spooner haunted the Twin
Cities practically all Of last week and
was prominent in several conferences
held in the two cities. Certain inter
ests have also been using his name in
connection with congressman at large.
The state drainage commission,
with several invited friends and a
number of newspaper men, Is junket-
ing through several of the northern
counties and the question prompts it.
self, do these so called inspection
trips pay? The members are sup
posed to pass on the bitches under
construction and constructed and
there Is doubt in the minds of some
If the inspection made is the kind that
gives the state good work for its
money. The law, however, demands
It and that is all there is to it.
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st. Paul, the most liberal city in the
state, is promised a lid that will be
tight in the fullest meaning of the
word. In every election held in the
Capital City for the past ten years
liberalism has been the chief issue
and it has invariably won. In the
case of this continued victory, how
ever, a determined band of men and
women carried their grievances to
Governor Eberhart, and H. p Keller,
the city's executive, has decided to
give heed to their demands. AS get
1t Mayor Keller will shortly issue an
order forbidding the sale of liquor
after lawful hours and also in the dis
orderly houses. He has been informed
by close friends that such an order is
the only way out of the difficulty.
Frank Eddy is authority for the
statement that much of the opposition
in the state to President Taft is dis.
appearing. 81 know some of the pres
ident's policies are not to the liking
of many Minnesotans," said Frank the
other day, "but this opposition will
pass away. have been over the state
considerable of late and / find much
Governor Eberhart's chief public
speech these days is devoted to con-
solidated schools. He believes in
them and he never lets an opportunity
go by to impress the Importance of
the same on the voters of the state.
All eyes these days are turned to-
ward the iron range, for many believe
out Of that country will come the sup
port or opposition that will make or
break those seeking political honors.
Governor Eberhart is industriously
cultivating its acquaintance; Sam
Gordon has already made bid for
the support of its king makers, and