The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-11-06

cate that there was an understanding
and unless certain things happened
Mr.. Lee would stay out. This under
standing might be that Mr.. Lee would
remain out of the game if others at
flicted with the gubernatorial itch did
likewise. always said that Mr.. Iver-
son was ore wise boy. Lee would IN
doubtedly make trouble for him if he
got into the game, but by keeping
him on the guard line his chances are
strengthened. The one other posi-
bility to hear from is James A. Peter
son of Minneapolis, but for some rea-
son or another Jim has been silent.
He has so far absolutely refused to
comment on the situation.
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While Mr.. Iverson and his hackers
are plotting, however, do not get it in
to your head that Governor Eberhart
and his friends are idle. They have
just as good bunch of plotters as
Mr.. Iverson, with the backing of an
organization now nearly five years in
the making, and the big act is going
to manifest itself soon in the launch
ing of a plan for the extension of this
organization so as to include every
section of the state. It will be seen
in the sudden boosting of develop
ment and agricultural associations,
state backing of the same that will
rebound to the credit and popularity
of Governor Eberhart, and the bring.
ing out of men for minor state Offices
all over Minnesota, who while talking
their own cause will include request
for support for the organization ticket
more is now in the making and if
Mr.. Iverson beats the bunch to it it
will be some victory.
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Minnesota still has some timber left
and it is worth good money, as was
shown last week when State Auditor
Iverson offered nearly 50,000,00O feet
of mixed pine and cedar at auction
and disposed of nearly every stick OF
it. The sale realized the school fund
nearly 100000 and at the same time
recorded the highest price ever re-
ceived for state timber. One tract OF
pine brought $24.75 thousand feet,
with $40 a thousand for the cedar.
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'Votes for women held the boards
in st. Paul last week, when the Min
nesota Woman's Suffrage association
met and planned for the next legisla-
tive campaign. 1t was the annual
convention and in the election of off,
GERS Mrs. A. H. Bright of Minneapolis
was again placed at the head. With
grip that would have done credit to
a leader of the sterner Sex she pilotod
the organization slate to victory and
the minority, which had planned
coup in the shape of the Women's
Equality club of St. Paul, were COM
PEELED to give way to the steam roller.
The credentials of the latter were
simply ruled out as defective and
their voting power minimized. The
organization, it is said, is with Gov
ernor Eberhart, who has announced
himself for woman suffrage.
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From now on it will be the revised
laws of 1913. The new book of stat
appeared this week and it is from now
on the law of the state. The re-
vising of the laws up to the present
time was placed by the 1911 legisla-
ture in the hands of a commission
consisting of Governor Eberhart, At
torney General Smith and Chief JUS
tice Start and the provision added
that when finished they be accepted
as the law of the state without ques-
ton. Some persons l know are in
clined to doubt the right of the legis-
lature to delegate to any individual
the right to tamper with the official
acts and then say they are the laws
and the courts may be asked to pass
on the question.
What it costs to run large city
is shown in the budget now being pre-.
pared for St. Paul and which will
represent it's expenditures for 1914.
A total OF s5,O0O,000 is needed and of
this amount nearly $4,00O,OO0 will
have to be raised by direct taxation.
The amount asked for is nearly &c.
100000 over the previous year.
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Governor Eberhart's economy and
efficiency commission, named by him
some weeks ago following the guber-
material announcement of S. G. liver
son, is preparing to get down to bust
ness. A meeting of the commission
has been called by G. P. Craig of Du-
luth, the chairman, and a plan of
campaign will be mapped out. Econ
omy and efficiency is all right and it
takes we'll with the voters, but the
particular commission to whom the
governor has entrusted the job of
bringing It about has big task on
it's hands. AS long as there are de-
mands for money and they are proper
ly backed the legislature will answer
them. Better educate the people first
The legislature will then take care of
its end of the game.
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