Morris tribune., 1913-11-28
W,F.LEE SAID TO
HAZE ADDITIONS
Long PraIri8 Banker May Get
Into G0VGrnOrship Race.
GOSSIP BUSY WITH OTHERS
Fred Snyder of Minneapolis and L. c.
Spooner of Morris Also Posi-
BILE Candidates.

Long Prairie has taken the bit in his
teeth and is preparing to throw his
hat in the ring. 1t is said that the
next ten days would see the official
registration of his name. To be
frank about the whole thing it will
have to be said that the news regard
ing Mr.. Lee came from Eberhart
sources, which in way minimizes the
report of his entrance into the guber-
Material race, but as they say, where
there is smoke there must be some
fire, and it is ten to one shot that if
Bill has not really made up his
mind to take the leap he is at least
considering it. Down here State Audi
tor Iverson, who would be the one to
suffer by the entrance of a candidate
of the standing Of Mr. Lee, is gen.
orally believed to have an understand
ing with the Long Prairie man. Know
ing ones hold to the opinion that re-
cent guarded interviews by Mr.. Lee
covering his possible candidacy reveal
this feature. Still, as l said, there is
a chance of Bill" getting into the
game. Up state friends interested in
the gubernatorial game brought down
what they claim to be positive infor-
nation that Fred Snyder of Minneap-
oils was preparing an appeal to the
voters; also L. G. Spooner OF Morris,
but if either have gubernatorial as
pirations they have failed to indicate
1t so far in any substantial way. For
a week now Mr.. Spooner has been
lowering about the Twin Cities, at.
tending to private matters, he said,
and any talk INDUCED in by him in
political way has had to do with
everything but the governorship. So
far the lone candidates are Mr.. liver
son and Governor Eberhart, and be-
tween you and me, fellows, 1 think
these two will have the boards to
themselves for a while. at least.
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The scheme of the state board of
control to use convicts at the Still.
water prison on state road work and
in the reclamation Of state lands re-
ceived a decided setback from Attor-
ney General Smith when he ruled that
the law as it now stands will not per-
nit such. AS a result the board an
nounced that it would seek aid from
the next legislature in having the law
changed. The idea Of the board was
to use about fifty cOnVicts in the i'm
proVement of the grounds and farm
attached 20 the state sanitarium for
consumptives at Walker. Inasmuch
as the board will have about $50 idle
men with the expiration of the pris-
on shoe contract next year it also de-
sired to use this excess labor in state
road building. The present law in
relation to the employment of prison
labor forbids their use in any indus
try or line of work that will bring
them in competition with free labor
and this was the basis of the negative
answer as made by the attorney gen.
eral. 4G7'--'r-"-- 4srssa2~r
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Friends all over the state will be
panied to learn of the nervous break
down suffered by Henry Feig of At
water, long an employe of the state
railroad and warehouse commission.
Mr.. Feig, who is supervisor of local
grain elevators, was stricken in st.
Paul and his condition became so bad
that he had to be put under restraint
He has since been removed to
sanitarium, where his condition is
said to be serious. Mr.. Feig has been
a prominent figure in state political
circles for over quarter of a CEN
fury. He served during three ses-
stons Of the legislature as a house
member from Kandiyohi county In
1892 he was the Republican candi-
date for congress from the Seventh
district, but lost to Halvor Boen, the
Populist candidate, by eighty-fve
votes.
It is mere gossip, but rumor has it
that H. ]. Rider of the state game
and fish commission and executive
agent of that body, may sever his
connection with the commission the
first of the year. His term expires
then and the talk is that he may not
be reappointed. Mr.. Rider, who was
brought from Little Falls to supplant
the Democratic holdover, hit the job
at strenuous period. During the
last session the commission was
handled without gloves by a house
investigating committee and its ap-
preparation was reduced Mr.. Rider
is not the foxy lad that some of his
predecessors were and in conse-
quence he has been made the goat
on a number of occasions. He is in
clined also to be rather blunt and
accept blame on occasions even when
it is not deserved. In capitol circles
Mr.. Rider is listed among the true
and loyal boys. They look upon him
as on the square He is staunch
administration man.
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