The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-16
POLITICAL GOSSIP
The County Chairman" Gives Miner Readers
Entertaining State Capitol Gossip Touching
The Great and Near-Great

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siVe state acquaintance. He is an eel
tor too and is secretary of the State
Editorial association. While it is
known that Mr.. Day will eventually
return to Minnesota he stated on his
last visit to st. Paul that he would
not stand for reappointment as
state chairman. It is understood too
| that quite few of the state leaders
want a change and that Mr.. Avery
looks good to them.
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The state Prohibitionists are early
on the ground with their campaign
literature and the folder which has
been issued carries picture of e.
e. Lobeck of Alexandra on the front
page. Mr.. Lobeck was Prohibition
member Of the 1909 legislature from
Douglas county and has been picked
as the Prohibition standard bearer
Two years ago the "drys" joined
hands with the Anti-Saloon league and
fought the common enemy as one,
but there will be no such lineup this
year.
The raid of the Minnesota univer-
sity on the state treasury at the last
session of the legislature came near
being scandal, but according to one
person in the confidence of President
Vincent the raid will not be repeated
next winter. Pedagogues with an axe
to grind and real estate owners will
be forced to give way to the real
needs of the institution. President
Vincent, it is said, is preparing to re-
lieve the big school of some of its
barnacles and wholesale chopping
off Of heads would not be at all sur
prising at most any time. When he
first assumed the presidency DR.. Vim
cent expressed himself as appalled, at
the looseness of methods in the school
and the reckless expenditure of
money.
Answering an inquiry the other day
G. G. Schulze, state superintendent Of
instruction, was compelled to admit
that there was no law by which rural
communities could be compelled to
provide the merest janitor service in
the case of their school buildings. "It
is a shame" he said, but must con-
fess 1t Is true" The inquiry came as
the result of a woman schoolteacher
in Cottonwood county who was badly
frozen while trying to build fire for
the comfort of her charges. She had
to carry the fuel from distance, pro-
vide her own kindling and only for
the timely assistance of some neigh
bors would have frozen to death. AS
it was she was made seriously i'll.
Superintendent Schulze advised that
the next legislature refuse state aid
to those who fail toqprovide ordinary
janitor service for their schools and
1t is likely that his suggestion will be
incorporated in the state school law.
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Senator Sundberg of Kittson coun-
ty brought down the word last week
that G.. H. Mattson of Roseau county
had about decided to pass up the idea
of seeking the state secretaryship
and now the gossips have 1t that he
will try for a place on the state board
of control instead. There are two
Democratic members on the present
board and Governor Eberhart will
have the pleasure Of naming their
successors II he is reelected. 1t is
one of these places, the gossips say.
that Mr.. Mattson wants. Mr.. Matt
son was considered as one Of julius H.
Schmahps possible strongest rivals for
the secretaryship and the news from
Roseau county, If true, will be re-
ceived with pleasure by Mr.. Schmahl
and his lieutenants.
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The State Editorial association will
meet in Minneapolis this week and
the occasion promises to be one of In
terest. 1t 10 sure bet that the can
didates for state honors will not over
look the gathering, though those in
charge have religiously barred them
from any participation in the pro-
gram. unless 1t is Lieutenant Gov
ernor Gordon, who Is president of
the association. Two years ago the
meeting was swamped by the politi-
clans and there was much complaint
and it looks pretty much as If they
would be on hand in as great numbers
this time.
Representative W. D. Washburn,
Jr., of Minneapolis. does not take
kindly to the published reports that
he and c. A. Congdon, the millionaire
house member of Duluth, are. financ-
Ing the Gordon campaign and last
week INDUCED in an emphatic denial
Of the story which brought quick
apology from the paper printing it.
Both are not kindly disposed toward
Governor Eberhart and have been
free in expressing their opinion re-
garding some of his policies. but so
far they have not named their prefer
ence in the matter Of a successor.
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DR.. Robertson Donald Of Argyle has
been appointed a member of the state
board by Governor Eber-
hart. He was endorsed by Represent
alive Donald Robertson of Argyle.
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N. ]. Holmberg of Renville, spoken
Of as a possible progressive candi-
date for governor, is said to have de-
cided to keep out of the race.
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The Minnesota tax rate is the high
est 1t has been In some years and un-
|eaS the gross earnings rottlrus of fha