The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-03
That Normal School Deal.

That Normal ScnO0l IDEAL.
The Duluth News Tribune in an
editorial ably jumps to the rescue of
the cities which aspire to secure the
Sixth Normal school. Coming from
sources other than this city, Bemidji
feels grateful to the able and unso-
licited support received by the news
nesota and agrees with the editorial
in the News Tribune in the belief
that the members of the commission
are too big, too honest and square to
enter into or be a party to deal
whereby the political debts of Burn
quist and Rines might be gratified.
The Tribune article is headed, "A
Scandal in the Brew and is as fol-
lows:
"1n yesterdays issue the News
Tribune reprinted an editorial from
the Menagha Journal, which direct
ly charges that the commission to To-
cate the sixth state normal school is
frame-up. 1t charges that the To-
cation is already decided upon before
the applying towns are visited.
cit has been rumored for some
time that this was the fact but we
have believed that this was but the
result of the natural suspicious of
rival localities. The Journal, how
ever, makes the specific charge and
goes into details to prove it.
The law provides for the location
of this school north of the Northern
Pacific railroad and west of St. Louis
county, by commission of five, to be
named Jointly by the governor, the
lieutenant governor and the speaker
of the house. .. .'H.."
Governor Eberhart went to Lieuten-
ant Governor Burnquist to say he
was ready to act under this law, he
was told by Mr.. Burnquist that he
and Speaker Rines had already Sc
lected three of the commission, a ma
jority, and that the governor could
name the other two.
They had named Superintendent
Schulz, Senator Ole Sageng and w.
w. Brown of the house organization.
1t is charged that these three are al
ready committed to Thief River Falls
and that Bemidji, Park Rapids, Cass
Lake, Fosston, Grand Rapids and all
other towns eligible under the law
are already out of it. g.. 5:& /
In spite of the circumstantial d. |
rectness of the Journals evidence, |
the News Tribune is inclined to !
doubt this story, chiefly because of !
the inclusion of Mr.. Schulz. We have
too high an opinion of him person.
ally and professionally to believe that |
he would be party to any such a |
deal to crafty Mr.. Rines by paying
his political debts, and Mr.. Burn
quist by helping his fences.
More than this, regardless of !
what the facts may be or what any
one may say, Mr.. Schulz's vote will
inevitably be taken as the preference
OF the governor. He holds the Of
flee of superintendent of schools by
virtue of Governor Eberhart's APP
pointment. He is one of the leading
members of the official family.
n IF he votes for Thief River Falls
or any other town, his vote will be
popularity taken as that Of Adolph o.
Eberhart. This may be unjust, and
we wish to say for ourselves that we
SO consider it, but it is human ma
ture based upon what has been near
~ the invariable rule in politics. 1t
will be Uncomfortable by the vast ma
jority that leading appointee on so
important matter would act con-
trary to the wishes of his chief or
without intimate consultation.
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