The Mankato free press., 1912-11-15
HAS TWO JOBS ON LIST

ST. Paul, November 9.-Governor
Eberhart has two appointments to
make before many weeks have pass
ed and is being besieged by per
sons with Endorsements. A success
sor to Calvin l.. Brown, elevated
from associate justice to chief JUS
tice of the supreme court, must be
named before January /, and a new
head of the women's and children S
department of the labor bureau to
succeed Mrs. Perry Starkweather,
deceased, is to be selected
A delegation from Duluth called
on the governor last night to urge
the appointment of Judge Homer B.
Dibell for the position on the su-
preme bench. Friends of Associate
Justice Bum, apparently defeated
by Judge Hall2m, have urged his
name.
Judge Lorin Cray of Mankato and
Judge James Quinn of Fairmont
have been mentioned in connection
with this appointment.
81 have made no promises of any
Sort" Governor Eberhart said this
morning. 81 want to give every one
a chance to be heard. Two or three
weeks and possibly longer will
elapse before the successor to JUS
tice Brown will be chosen
The governor declared there is
little likelihood of a successor to
Mrs. Starkweather being appointed
soon.
The legislature of Minnesota will
be overwhelmingly republican, ac-
cording TO definite returns from both
the cities and the state at large
In the senate there will be forty
one republicans, twenty democrats,
on prohibitiOnist and one populist
This is the same as the last session.
the senators not having been up for
election in the recent campaign
The house will have 100 republi-
cans, eighteen democrats, one prohi-
bitionist, one member of the public
ownership party and l.. C. Spooner,
elected as an Independent republican.
There will be several different
brands of republicans in the lower
house.
Friends of Attorney II. l..
Schmitt of this city are crcu-
he be appointed to the vacancy
on the state supreme bench which
has been created by the eleva-
ton of Judge l.. c. Brown to
the chief justiceship.
The petition has been numer-
ously signed by the attorneys
of this city, and it will be for
warded to Governor Eberhart
Mr.. Schmitt is the member
of the republican state central
committee from this district and
he was active in his support of
the governor for reelection.
1t is understood that friends
of Judge Lorin Cray of this
city and Judge James Quinn of
FairmOnt are active also and
hope to persuade the governor
to appoint either of these jur-
lists to the bench.
st. Paul, November ga message
of cOngratulation to Governor Eber-
hart upon his reelection, from P.
M. Ringdal, democratic candidate
who was defeated at the polls Tues
day, was received at the office of
the governor in the state capitol
late yesterday afternoon, as follows
Il congratulate you upon your re-
election as governor of the state of
Minnesota and wish you a success
full administration"
Governor Eberhart's reply, which
was sent to Mr. Ringdal, read as
follows:
Permit me to thank you most
sincerely for your note of congrat.
ulation. l shall endeavor to prove
worthy of the confidence reposed in
me by the people of the state. In
return, | also wish to congratulate
you upon the clean and dignified
manner in which you conducted
your campaign.
Washington, November 9.-Presi-
dent Taft asserts that his return to
the practice of law in Cincinnati,
following the inauguration of Presi-
dent-elect Wilson, will be perma-
nent. He declares that he is not
anxious to become wealthy, but that
he does want to earn enough money
to keep up his home comfortably
Beyond that he has no ambitions.
In returning to the law Taft will
follow the precedent set by Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison. Following
his retirement in 1893 Harrison re.
turned to indianapolis, for many
Years his home, and resumed his
practice.
In 1896 some of the leaders of
the republican party wanted Harri-
son to become a presidential candi-
date again. He declined, however
to consider the matter.