New Ulm review., 1913-01-22

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Unless aN siRns fsil, Henry Rises,
speaker Of tho House, 10 building Hi
poltticsl machine upon the rsnnanta
0f the Sam Y. Gordon organizations
He offered the position Of chief .clsrh
TO the speaker 70 James Arssson,
private secretary Of former LisatsnaDe
Governor Gordon. Mr.. AynsSOn,
however, decided that the role q
tobacconist 70 the Rtnss organic stton
would be . moro lucrasive position.
He passed up the .clerkship for ths
cigar stand. @. .
Another close advisor Of Mr.. Rinss
10 /. A. CAswell, clerk Of the spprsps
court, . near Bull Mooser. Like Mr..
Rtnes, Mr.. Cssweil followed the
Colonel even to the heights Of .Ar1s7
gsddon. When itcame. 70 leaving 10
party 70 follow the Colonel isrthsf, y
balksd, but gave cid secretly - a.
Rooesvsls forcss, o : disssotinf
msmbsr Of shs Rsnabliosn party.
For ) while 10 VS. Gord0n's pollsical
adsisor. ss. ;,s.rsI h. II.
Ar. Rinss ~ sslseted asolne q ~
door leaders G. = Knapp, Chishol4, !,
ons Of Oordou's msnagsrs; q ~
.rsoeos. prioasiss. Mr.. KsspY Hs6l
aisschy usAer ~ inausnes of Chesler
d. Congson of Duluih, during 10
last regular session: Hs' foueks ton.
mage tar and sspod with 10 sSssl truss
aud othsr Interests on nsasly every
count. AZ ~ special session 30
blossousd out % d progrsssive Re-
publican. Thsp be was4 mAnaging
Gordon's campaign and thu csrds
were stAcked. .dt1srsnit3 (: az pfJssnt.
ed, however, an early report on re-
spportionment and vas properly
charged with the failure Of that
measure to get fair hearing st the
special session.
It iss . matter OF speculation how
long the Rines organization can exist
without internal dissensions. 1t is =
motley collection at best. There 10
John G. Lennon Of Hennepin county,
. recent convert to the so.cslled pro.
gressive principles aDi w. l. Nolan,
. La Toilette Republican, both
shoulder to shoulder in the Rines
Organization. Thomas Kneeland OF
Hennepin, . rampant stand-patter and
generally classed % q re.actionary
Is 40. much part Of the
Rines organization 40 Thomas Frank
SOD, of Spring Valley, q radical of
Ehe most ultra type. Mr.. Rines'
Efforts 70 keep the fifty-seven varieties
of Republicans on his staff In line
will be watched with -considersble
interest by the Democratic members OF
he House. " .
There are 20 Democratic members of
he House and 100 Republicans. In
,ther words one.fifsh of the lower body
8 Democr attic. There are fifty-four
committees as the House is orgsnized
~ the Rines machine. On these fifty
our committees, the Democrats are
represented by only two chairman
hips or one twenty.seventh of the
ossl chairmanships. Albert Pfaen-
Ter, the able floor leader of the
got the ''prize" assignment {
t chairman Of the committee on I
rimes and punishments. Frank
annette, Democratic candidate for
pesker Is assigned to the chairman. {
hip Of the state trsining school
ommittee. ,
In the Senate where the Democrats ,
onstitute twenty members out of I
membership of sixty three, the party !;
ared little better. ]. A. A. Burn G
uist, lieutenant governor, gave ten ;
democrats chairmanships, There t
re forty-three committees 10 the +
snate, SO that the Democrats get !,
bout fourth Of the chalrmanshlps q
hich is nearer a just ratio than oh. 4
Tins in the House. The situation, in @
le House, however. only confirms the r
vet that Mr.. Rines was elevated 70 !,
lie speakership only after he had ,
lodged practically every position of n
usr at his disposal. The scant tpeat-
ent of the Democrats clearly indi- =
ties this That hn won his victory
ithout a pledge, is an empty boast. |,
In the Senate, Democrats will pre- h
de over the following committees: u
griculture and Horticulture, Thomas r.
sshman: Banks and Banking, NJ. j. q,
cGrath: Charitable institutions, e.