The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-11-21

any one who knows the old war horse
knows he never started anything that
he could not finish It is not the cost
with him; it is results he wants, and
he generally gets what he goes after
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The scheme of loaning state money
20 farmers at low rate of interest
on approved security, which was fea
ture of one of the amendments voted
upon at the election, was among those
which failed, and perhaps it is better
Tor all concerned. AS one state off
c1al put it, had this particular amend
ment prevailed the crowd entrusted
with the loaning end Of the game
would have been able to perpetrate
an organization which would have
been invincible. Nothing could have
prevailed against it.
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Governor Eberhart will have a mum.
Der of places to fill beginning the first
OF the year, the majority of them be.
Ing board positions, and already the
wouldbe's are busy. One position that
10 sure to cause him worry is that of
secretary of the state board of health,
now held by DR.. H. M. Bracken of
Minneapolis. A score of persons are
after his scalp and it looks pretty
much as if they would get it. DR..
Bracken has been at the head of the
state health department for number
OF years and he has ruled with a
strong hand. Two years ago the legis.
lature went after him and reduced his
salary. Then fight was started on
him by members of the board, but he
beat them to it. The claim is made
that while DR.. Bracken is efficient, vet
at the same time he is extravagant. If
you ever saw any of his travelling bills
you would possibly agree. He sure
charges when he travels for the state.
No So a day hotels for him. 1t is al
ways SIS or Sc a day.
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. Talking about travelling expenses,
Minnesota is too big a state to be mig
gardly with those whose activities ex.
tend beyond the confines of the cap
1tal or whose work carries them into
other states, but at the same time
there are those who believe that there
Is room for reform in the present prac-
tice of charging for hotels and other
expenses. I note in the report of
Public Examiner Fritz, covering an
examination of the state bank SUI
perintendent's department., a total
Item for the year 1911 for hotels and
lunches of $4,12O.80. For 1912 the
amount spent for this purpose was in
excess of $4,000. Uncle Sam has
fixed per diem expense for those who
travel for him and there is no reason
why the scheme could not be adopted
In the case of Minnesota.
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That P. M. Ringdal, the Democratic
candidate for governor, did not win is
an old story, but his defeat has in no
wise disheartened the leaders of the
unwashed. As one of them put it the
other day this years fight, if any
thing, has strengthened the Demo
cratic forces in the state, as it has
brought back into the fold a number
OF districts which county option put
out Of business two years ago. The
one hope of the Democratic leaders
was the return of the German vote,
and this they think they have accom-
plished. I would not be surprised if
their efforts two years from now
were directed at putting over a Ger
man candidate for governor. As far
as any single nationality is concerned
the German vote is the largest in the
state.
With Democratic president at the
helm every member of the unwashed
who in any way aided in the eleva-
ton of the New Jersey governor is
now engaged in scramble for the
spoils and Minnesota Democrats are
not taking any back seat In the rush.
Frank A. Day of Fairmont is talked
Of for the customs department, with
headquarters in st. Paul. Martin
O'Brien Of Crookston is mentioned for
the $4,000 position now held by Mar
Gus Johnson, and Edward Lynch, it is
said, has his eyes on United States
marshal. AS to Fred B. Lynch, the
national committeeman from Mime
sofa, the story is that a cabinet po-
sftion has been picked out for him.
The bunch is, however, that Day ct al.
will have to wait awhile. The jobs
they are after will not become vacant
for two years at least.
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st. Paul is in the throes of a police
scandal, with much. of nasty nature
to follow. Last week the chief of the
detective department with four sub
ordinates were dismissed, the reason
being that it was for the good of the
department., but there is more than
that behind the discharges. A Burns
detective, Mayor Keller explained,
furnished him information to the eff
feet that the five detectives were put
ting over a close corporation, in
which the colonization of criminals
was the principal feature. This ex-
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