The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03

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New York and one other state have
solved the problem by limiting the
representation from any one county
to certain number. Otherwise,
New York city would control the
state. Senator Works said that his
bill had brought savage criticism.
The editorials in The Free Press had
been copied in the twin city press
and he had been held up as not be-
ing supported by him home people,
which had cut him worst. He did
not believe that it was the wish of
the people of this district to turn
over the control of the state TO the
three large cities. Answering a
question, the speaker said that un-
der the proposed BILL Blue Earth
and WatOnwan counties would form
one senatorial district, ands Blue
Earth county would have only two
representatives. Senator Works
closed by saying that he concurred
in every word that Judge Cray had
said OF the greed of the big cities
and that while he regretted to OPP
pose educational measures he would
have to oppose the tremendous ap-
preparation asked for the state uni
versity.
Mr.. Schmitt said that he did not
see why the legislature could not
pass law along Senator Works
plan, without amending the constitu-
ton, limiting the representation OF
any one county. If there was to
be reapportionment, it should be seen
to that Mankato is made a separate
representative district, for otherwise
the city will probably never get a
representative.
Senator Works said that the twin
city delegation has an organization
and meets every week and agrees
on bills to support, and this delega-
ton, voting solidly, makes a flying
wedge that it is hard to down. The
! question now was whether the meet
ing wished to support the speaker
or to leave the idea that The Free
Press was the whole thing.
Mr.. Willard thought that the meet.
ing was opposed to reapportionment
as at present proposed.
| Mr.. Veigel said that while this Sec
ton is opposed to the plan, it ought
to give the northern part of the
state fair deal.
/ Mr.. Schmitt said that he had
been told that there was not much
clamor for extra representation
there, except from the three cities.
! He moved that it was the sense of
the meeting that reapDortionment on
the plan proposed was not for the
best interests of the state.
| Senator Works said that the three
cities, having more than one-third
of the population, would have more
than a third of the representation,
and it would be easy to pick up
enough in the outlying districts to
give them a majority. The voting
population is one to five in the
! southern part of the state, but in
the northeastern districts it runs as
high as one to nineteen and one to
eleven. This would indicate that
either the people do not care much
about elections or that there is a
large alien population. Probably it
was both. I'VE of Southern Mime.
sofa represent the stability of the
state and are entitled to our repre-
sentation," said the senator.
t The motion was put to vote,
after some further discussion, and
was carried. e. =
Senator Works suggested that an
other meeting be held Saturday
night, when he would try to have
the house members present, and the
other measures could be taken up,
and committee reports heard.
Mr.. Hance suggested that the resi-
dents of the county be invited to
attend the meeting Saturday night,
and this met with favor. Adjourn
ment was then taken until Saturday
night.
Judge Cray today appointed the
balance of the two committees that
were not filled out at the meeting,
as follows:
On the eastman bill: Judge Cray,
B. F. Pay, George M. Palmer, W.
l.. Hixon, F. NJ. Currier.
! On the tub factory matter: Judge
Cray, A. J. Veigel, C. E. Wise.
! The committee on the eastman
bill met at the National Citizens
bank at one O'clock this afternoon.
| MANkATO MEN DOING WELL