The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
Thomas Davis and Julie Haycraft
Furnish Some Fireworks.
EASTMAN BILL is ENDORSED
Demand More Equitable Freight Rates;
Reform School System; Federal
Aid For Good Roads.
From Wednesdays Daily.

| From Wednesdays Daily. !.
Out of the meeting of representa-
i tives from forty towns came the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league an organization that is
destined from now on TO play an i'm
i portant part. in the commercial,
financial and agricultural expansion
of this section of the state. Aside
from display of fireworks at last
nights session in which Hon.
tor julie Haycraft of Madelia ham
died the skyrockets, the entire pro-
ceedings were marked by harmonious
action. The league was born under
the most favorable conditions and
the lusty infant is sure to pass
bravely through all the ills to which
the newly-born are heir, and it will
grow in strength and influence with
/ each succeeding year,
| An Evening Feature. -
The evening session was featured
with an imitation of a stormy con-
gressional debate, when the resolu-s
+, tions had been read by J. S. Tolyer-
son of Fulda, chairman of the COM
mittee President Bonnalie could
not be present throughout the meet
ing and requested H. F. Setter of
! Tracy to preside during the meeting.
With steady voice Mr.. Tolver-
son read the resolutions as printed
elsewhere, but it could be. noticed
that the Honorable, Thomas Davis OF
Marshall was nervous and stirring
(, in his seat all the while. 1t was
evident that. Mr.. Davis had some
thing on his mind that must find
| vent When the resolutions were
read, and after one. of the. delegates
had moved their adoption, Mr.. Davis
! arose and with his long hair flow
! ing back, his arms sweeping the
: ozone he protested, with his charac-
| teristic vigor against any endorse
ment by this. organization for the
i "seven senators" act. He said it
! would be an insult to the twin cities
and Duluth, and would be an inn
I; proper representation. The bill was
| a political matter and not subject
{, for an organization of this kind to
/ take up.
Mr.. Davis was personally not adj
verse to the passage Of this act.
but he thought it beyond the bounds
of the Southern Minnesota Better
Development association to act on
it at all.
Haycraft Defends Bill.
Senator Haycraft said he was one
of the authors of the seven-senators
act and so wanted to say word in
| its defense. 1t was but an amend
ment to the constitution. IF the
! eastman bill and good roads bill
were not as much a political ques-
ton, | fail to understand it," he
stated.
81 deny that an amendment pro-
posed to the constitution of the state
/, is a political matter. l do not be-
lieve that we are met here to 1egis-
late in behalf of the cities of this
state"
The substitute to the motion that
the resolution be read section by
section was made and this was
carried.
All the other sections were also
adopted as read.
| When section No. s was reached
Mr.. Davis rose again and objected to
| the boosting Of the seven senator
bill as long as the southern part OF
the state wanted a one-mill tax bill.
| Senator Haycraft was asked to
explain what the seven-senator act
was. He said: This act seeks to
| take representation from popula-
ton basis and to limit the number
of senator's, but no county is to
have more than seven senator's. In
other words it seeks to limit the
power of the twin cities"
/ Not a Political Matter. ~
/ Representative Trankson of Spring.
valley said that the seven-senators
act was no more political act
than the good roads movement.
Are we going to accede to the
demands of the twin cities. 1t Is
/ high time for us to endorse that,
and l trust We will"
The motion was then put before
the house and it was carried.
The matter of publicity was spok.
en- of by one of the delegates in the
resolutions a provision for publicity.
1t was explained that this would be
taken up at the next meeting. It
was moved and carried that the
matter of publicity be referred to
the executive committee at the June
session.
Address BY Mr.. Neill.
d. M. Neill, of Redwing presented
! the subject Organization. where