The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
LEAGUE WOULD HAVE
THE SOLONS ADJOURN
SOON AS THEY MEET
From TUESDAYS Daily.

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| That the special session of the
Legislature, called for June 4, meet
/ and at once adjourn sine die with
out transacting any business, was
the request made of it last night
by the executive committee of the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league, which held meeting
in this city. The meeting was held
at the Mankato Commercial college,
and those present were President T.
G. Bonnallie of Tracy. Treasurer j.
B. Ludlow of Rushmore, Secretary
C. e. Ball. North Mankato, Spur
geon ODell of Marshall, Albert
Hauser of Sleepy Eye, Herman Roe
| of Northfield Senator T. E. Cash
man of Owatonna, C. w. Glotfelter
of Waterville, G.. N. Sonnesyn of st.
James, N. H. Olson of ST. Peter e.
F. Soaring of Mankato, Senator OLAF
Lende of Candy for the committee
man there, S. C. Rea of Luverne for
the committeeman there, Mr.. Sanger
of Window for the committeeman
there, Mr. Brown of Tyler for the
committeeman there, and Senators
J. e. Haycraft of Madelia and H
N. Benson of st. Peter The two lat
ter senators were there merely to
consult with the committee and had
no vote in the proceedings.
The most important matter taken
UP was what attitude to take in
regard to the special session of the
Legislature that has been called The
meeting confirmed the action taken
at the recent meeting of some of the
L. ~ ,ha,, fn1f hot
the legislature had, for the best in
terests of the state, better adjourn
without doing anything.
Committee to Prepare Resolutions.
A committee was appointed tC
prepare suitable resolutions, and
consisted of Albert Hauser, e. F.
Soaring and N. HI. Olson. Before il
retired, each one present was called
upon to express his opinion as to
what ought to be done by the leg
islature, and each in turn said that
it was his opinion that it ought to
Immediately adjourn, and some said
that this was the sentiment of men
that they had consulted in their
counties.
! The only one who expressed diff
ferent view was E. F. Soaring. He
said that he considered each com
I mitteeman as the representative Of
the sentiment of his own county or
the committee. AS Blue Earth
county had not yet organized, he
had no county organization to guide
him, so was bound to look to the
Mankato Commercial club as his
guide. He had, since the last meet
..yx, tn n1N M n
and found them all opposed to the
legislature meeting and adjournins
without doing anything. This board
had thought that the legislature had
| best pass the primary election and
corrupt practices act and then adj
iourn without taking up reapportion.
ment AS he considered the board
as representative of the club, he was
| clearly not in line with the senti
ment of the meeting, and therefore
to be right with the committee anc
with President Bonallie, he asked tc
be relieved from the resolutions
committee This was done, and Mr.
Ludlow was substituted in his place
The committee reported the reso
lutions given above. n.1
: The executive committee also
adopted a form or model for con
| stitution and bylaws for the county
! associations that are auxiliary of the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league The committee that
prepared this was headed by Mr.
/ Roe The officers are to be presi
dent, vice president from each com
missioner district, a secretary
treasurer, and a board of directors
| consisting of the officers ex officio
and one member from each com
mercial. club, farmers association OF