Morris tribune., 1913-10-17

and there are several, even though
they may have ambitions, who would
be more than willing to stretch point
in order to get the Eberhart goat.
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Frank A. Day, late Democratic
kingmaker, whose unsuccessful as
saults on the Wilson pie counter have
been numerous, has at last received
an appointment Last week Governor
Eberhart named him as a delegate to
the waterways convention at Hanni-
bal, Mo-, and the commission, carry
ing the great seal of the state. en-
bellished with much blue ribbon, is
now in his possession. Frank was
named as q delegate to the conyen-
ton with a score of others During
the same week a young stenographer,
adept at COunterfeitirg the govern
ors signature, turned out hundred
or more commissions naming other
citizens to other conventions How
ever, this must not be taken as mean
ing that the supply of gold bedecked
commissions at the executive head
quarters is exhausted The printer
is now at work on another lot.
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If ridicule is the effective weapon
claimed for it then Congressman Sid
ney Anderson of the First district, to
whom Democratic caucus methods
and steam roller tactics have become
a stencil and an offense, is due for
retirement. Sidney has sure been
the butt of ridicule in the papers Of
his district this week and the abund-
ance of sarcasm has so encouraged
the Democratic leaders in the First
that they are already picking a sue
cessor to him. The knocks have
even extended to papers outside the
district. Even Jim Tawney, they say,
is encouraged.
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AS a result of an opinion handed
down by Attorney General Smith last
week the state railroad and ware
house commission will shortly put in
TIC effect a rule prohibiting licensed.
commission merchants from buying
themselves or selling to subsidiary
concerns with which they are iden-
titled grain consigned to them. Mr..
Smith has held that such leads to
pernicious practices. During the
grain inquiry before the last legisla-
ture this practice, which the commits.
sion is arranging to stop, was found
to- be common among members OF
the Minneapolis chamber of COM
merce. The chamber Immediately
adopted a rule forbidding it, but it is
said the rule has been honored more
in the breach than in its observance.
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Word comes that the Progressive
party leaders in Minnesota are figur-
ing on either Senator C. F. Gunde"
son OF Alexandria or Congressman c.
A Lindbergh Of Little Falls as their
gubernatorial candidate next year.
That either of them will make the try
is doubtful, though if either of the
two were to permit it it would be
more likely Lindbergh Senator
Gunderson has been too long in the
game to try new gods Congressman
Lindbergh did have the gubernatorial
fever about two years ago, but he
soon got over it.
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Though repeated warnings have
been sent out to holders of passenger
and freight receipts in Minnesota on
which refunds are obtainable not to
40 business with spectators it is said
that fully 100000 worth of receipts
have been picked up since the rate
decision was made. One Mime
apolis firm, the railroad and ware
house commission has been informed.
has picked up receipts calling for
nearly 100000 in refundments and
for the collection of the same
it will receive commissions. aggregat-
ing $4,000. Many spectators have
picked up receipts for practically
nothing.
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Governor Eberhart has taken up the
cause of the Norwegian residents of
Minnesota and is now engaged in
trying to aid them in raising suffi-
Gent funds to provide Minnesota with
proper representation at the Nor
wegian centennial to be celebrated
at Christiana, Norway, next year. He
has interested a number of prOmi-
nent Minnesota Norwegians in the
movement. At the last session of the
legislature Governor Eberhart sent
the members a special message call
ing attention to the centennial and
suggesting an appropriation of $751;
coo, but he was turned down The
senate passed the BILL but it failed
in the house. And the funny feature
of it all was that the Norwegian
members of the house brought about
the defeat of the appropriation. They
voted against it almost to man.
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What is one mans meat is often
another mans poison, something mer-
chants and employers over the state