The Princeton union., 1912-03-14


Mankato, It Is said, would not object
to q Washington residence and there
Is possibility Of him announcing his
candidacy l1|ly If Hammond is picked for
head of the state Democratic ticket.
IS Hammond deserts the congress
sional game for try at the governor
ship the change will be entirely volun-
tary On O, his part, for it is generally
conceded that he can have return
ticket g TO. Washington if he wants it.,
but there are several other congress
sional nalHlncumbents over the state, who,
II they do retire, will do so under pro-
test. Congressman Steenerson of the
Ninth Al is in all probability to have the
battle OF his life, for if he is not at
tackled on his own side of the house
ne Will have to try conclusions with a
Democrat, and a live one at that
State Senator Ole Sageng Is going
after his scalp and he expects to land
1t by reason of the recent White Earth
Indian exposures. Then there is Con-
gresham Volsted of the Seventh. l..
g. Spooner of Morris, who has gener-
ally been picked to enter the Republic
an gubernatorial lists, is said to have
changed his mind and decided to
transfer his activities to the congress
slonal field. Other congressman in
danger are Miller of the Eighth,
Stevens of the Fourth and Anderson
of the First r. .
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Where the word shall mean what it
says was forcibly brought to the at
tention of licensed pharmacists
throughout Minnesota last week when
Attorney General l.. A. Smith ruled
that the state pharmacy board had no
other alternative but to revoke a Ii
cense when the holder was convicted
In any court of selling cocaine without
the required license. 1t all came about
by the discovery that in amending the
state pharmacy law some one had SUBJ
stituted the word shall for may. This
feature Of the law was unknown to
several who pleaded guilty rather than
stand trial and when it was discov-
cred there was lively pulling of po-
litical wires to head off the revocation.
The board put the matter up to the
state legal department and Mr. Smiths
opinion was the answer.
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two fNrnooY r,,o,,,harc ~
lature died last week, A. B. Kelly of
Northfield and L. w. Bill, postmaster
at Park Rapids. They died within a
day of each other, the latter of heart
disease and the former of pneumonia.
Mr.. Kelly was close friend of the
late Joel P. Heatwole and was power
In Third district political circles. Mr..
Bill was made postmaster of his home
town at the close of his legislative
term in 1905.
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Colonel Wilkinson, formerly con-
nected with the legal department of
the Great Northern railroad and a
prominent figure about the lobbies dur
ing every legislative session, is an
enthusiastic Roosevelt booster.
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The continued illness of P. E. Brown
OF Luverne. the newest member of the
state supreme court, has been respon-
slble for the rumor that he had decid-
ed to resign, but this is denied by the
judge himself. Newspaper talk had
Judge Lorin Cray of Mankato picked
as a possible successor in the event
that Justice Brown did resign, but
there are persons close in who say it
would more likely be Judge Homer L.
Dibell of Duluth. The range is re.
ported to be strong for Gordon and the
appointment, if made, would tend to
strengthen Governor Eberhart in that
district.
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The state Democratic leaders have
called a meeting of the central COM
mittee for March 10 in St. Paul, at
which time dates for the delegate and
state conventions will be selected. It
Is possible, too, that successor to
Frank A. Day, state chairman, will be
named. While the Democrats have
arranged to meet no action whatever
has been taken by the Republican
leaders and many interested are won
dering at the delay. Some claim it
is for the purpose of heading off any
activity until several bothersome mat
ters are disposed of. Others have it
that the leaders want a late conven-
tion and are delaying the gathering in
order to perfect their plans for the
capture of the committee.
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The Elwell road law, a product of
the last legislature and of which much
was expected, is due to be tested in
the courts as to it's constitutionality
and the prediction is freely made that
1t will fall. The Ramsey county board
Of commissioners has already put it
up to the county attorney and while
he has not given his opinion he init
mates that he may have to rule
against it. The Elwell road law has
been responsible for many roads on
paper, bus every attempt to make
them a reality has met with failure.