The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-07
cORDtlt'S REPLY
TO EBERHART
Chief Executive Halted at
Cross Roads and Driven
to Cover.
TIMBER KING IS SCORED
c. l. Smiths Appointment on
Board Of Regents Insult
to People.
G0RD0ES RECORD IS CLEAR
sn n 80. sll -
GORDOKS RECORD IS CLEAR
Action Of His Committees on Re.
appa1IOnment and Primary
Exceptionally Good.

take It that spirit of resentment
against what know to be false, free
discussion of the facts, and a portray
nj Of my conscientious views. is with
in the bounds of due propristy In the
defense Of the principles and men for
whom I stand, and in the denunciation
Of the men and measures I feel in
duty bound. to criticise. The chips
may fall where they will.
When Governor Eberhart attempts
70 charge that in any manner inter
fersd with the program of legislation
On the subject of reapportionment or
Of primary elections, he lacks the
mental fiber and honesty of purpose
essential to that force of character
which distinguishes a real governor.
Gall and wormwood would go down
me easier than for me to pass unno-
ticed such infamous untruth.
I was nominated by progressive
following, upon progressive platform.
With a jealous eye upon every pro-
grsssive measure, set about early
In my career, as lieutenant governor,
to guard against every intrigue of the
old guard of reactionaries to which
Governor Eberhart then belonged and
In whose bed he has ever since slum1
bered. It Is easily within the memory
Of every man who reads that his po-
me with the taking out Of my hands Of
the appointment Of the senate COM
mittees. rejoice now to say that !
did appoint the senate committees
myself. Here was where my person
Atty was felt, II at all, and about here
n where my duties ended; but these
committees were at all times terror
70 the reactionary crowd, and l now
commend them to the governor as
among the most active, conscientious
and effective organization of men who
have sat In the legislative halls OF this
state since a date before his term as
lieutenant governor.
mean TO stand responsible for their
work, and I now charge that the gov
ornor attempts to hide from the no.
tee Of the voters his own record up
on these matters as well as the record
Of these committees upon the subjects
of reapportionment and primary cleo
and promptly with these matters.
The drst reapportionment bill, H. #.
CIT, passed the house and reached
the senate on Feb. 27th, being referred
to The senate committee on reappor-
tionment Within a period of one
week, on March Sth, the bill was re-
ported back with the recommendation
that It do pass. See Sen. Jr. pp. 1885,
631-533.
On April 9Th, s. F. 912 was intro
duced by Senator Hanson and on
April 10th this bill was reported back
Of Sen. PIP. 1050-1129-1131.
And now as to the direct primary
bill, known as s. F. 603. On March
It'll this bill, introduced by the COM
mittee on elections, received its first
and second reading and was placed on
general orders. On March 18th the
bill was made q special order and on
March 25th the bill was put on it's
nnal passage and passed the senate
BY . vote of 49 to s, and the record
will show that most of the consistent
friends of the administration in the
senate voted against the measure.
The bin was later amended in the
house and q conference committee
appointed by me on April 18th. 1t
will be noticed that the body over
which I presided passed the bill on
March 25th and that it then remained
in the house and did not return to
the senate for further action until
April 18th. This delay had much to
do with the defeat of the bill. for the
measure would surely have been re-
passed BY the senate had 1t not been
for the unfortunate incident which re-
suited In the premature adjournment
The governors reference to what he
terms "a forced adjournment"
amounts to an unwarranted and cow
ardly attack on a man who is defense
less bscaus he is now dead. l refer
TO the clerical error made by the late
w. A. Sim ton, editor of the Glen
wood Goph Press. who called the
roll on adjournment and handed to
me the roll ii with the figures trans
posed, thus causing me to announce
+he adjournment of the senate. Mr..
haI.Snton was In Q state Of physical