Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-12-19

As the Gays glvw apuve TIE opln4on
becomes mere SsLoeal Inst W. q. Lee
of Long Pra.ria, who two weeks ago
was touted as ready to fling his hat
into the gubernatorial ring, is serious
IL thinking of shelving his ambitions.
Not so with James "A. Peterson of Min
neapolis, who. if report has it correct,
has the gubernatorial fever worse
than ever. jim, they say, is out with
the talk that Governor Eberhart and
S. G. Iverson, who has already filed
for the Republican gubernatorial nomi-
nation, have a working agreement.
Whether this is true or not l cannot
say, but if Jim is not saying such his
friends are. The line of talk | refer
to is frequently heard in this neck of
the woods 1t is aimed at hurting
Iverson. Perhaps it is rather far
fetched to say that Mr.. Lee, after in
dulging in statements tending to show
that he would file for governor, had
decided to stay out, but there have
been number of things of late to
bear out the bunch that he will not
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which way the wind is blowing as far
as Mr.. Lee is concerned consist Of
remarks by his close friends,
Mr.. Lees continued silence and the
knowledge that he knows enough Of
| the game to be aware that a packed
field means Governor Eberharts re-
nomination. Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Peter
son are the opposite in temperament
and political head work Lee is al
ways careful and conservative, while
Peterson is the kind that rushes in
where angels fear to tread. Lee will
listen to argument, but Peterson can
not be swerved. If he says he is go
ing to run that settles it. known de-
feat will not deter him.
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In connection with big gubernatol.
ia1 field possibilities and it's certain
defeat for all who participate I no
tice a tendency on the part of some
of the country press to discourage it.
Some one is undoubtedly behind this
talk and it is cute move on the part
of the candidate responsible. Put
your eggs all in one basket is the
one thing the articles so far published
attempt to convey and the articles are
bearing fruit. This line Of talk is be-
ing taken up by many country publ
cations and / would not be surprised
if the slogan was not adopted by at
least one of the rival candidates for
governor. The talk is really in the
interest of the candidacy of S. G.
Iverson and is undoubtedly either be-
ing inspired by him or his close
friends.
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Second district congressional circles
may have to contend with Paul Deb
mel of Worthington Mr.. Dehnel
threatens to file for congress on the
Progressive ticket and the chances
are that he will make good his threat.
The Worthington man, it will be re-
membered, made the race for con-
gresham at large last year and poll
ed nearly 1900 votes. A large part
OF this vote came from the Second dis
trict and Mr.. Dehnel is confident that
he would again be able to control it
with heavy additions. Dehnel has al
ways been Progressive and has fig
ured prominently in several conven-
tons held by that party. He conducts
newspaper at Worthington.
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Some one messed up a law In COM
piling the revision of 1905 and in con-
sequence the Minneapolis Milk COM
pany, which some weeks ago was ad-
judged in violation of the antitrust
laws and had it's charter taken away
in addition to being fined $4,000, es-
capes for the time being. The SUI
preme court has just reversed the
findings of the lower court in it's case.
Under the original law fine or i'm
prisonment and also vacation of any
company charter was necessary when.
a violation of the antitrust laws was
shown, but in making it a part of
the revised laws some one dropped a
word or two and now the court holds
that double penalty cannot be inn
posed. The milk company, however,
10 uOI N6IS muCu UlSITGSS0u over Tie
outcome 1t was more concerned
about paying the $4,000 than it was in
losing it's charter The latter it could
easily remedy.
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There is a possibility that the state
insurance department will take active
steps at the next session of the leg
islature to either put out of business.
| or modify the present state laws bear
| ing on what is known as group insur-
| ance. This law permits the big life
insurance companies to take over any
fraternal organization or group of in
sured and transfer the risk to it's own.
books. Medical examination is not
even required. The fraternals are
putting up Iusty boiler, as the prac-
tice and the law threaten to put them
out of business. ]. A. O. Preus may
take the les.u in asking for a modifica-