Morris tribune., 1913-08-08
chat VIII compeI Mr. Eberhsrt to step.


Eberhart, or any oficeholder for that
matter If he desires to perpetuate him
self, is the big field that the present
primary law encourages. This fact is
not unknown to Mr.. Iverson and from
what hear a scheme to beat it has
been outlined to him by a well known
and fairly successful kingmaker. 1t
is to this effect: See Bill Lee. Jim
Peterson, Ed Young and any others
credited with gubernatorial ambitions
and point out to them what a scram
Bile means to the man that is in and
how disastrous it will be to those who
have ambitions. Tell them you want
the job that you are willing to spend
your time and good money in going
after it and if they are really on the
square in their efforts to dislodge the
present incumbent that they keep out
of the game. If this argument will
not prevail then ask for a dice box
and settle the argument right then
and there-that is if the losers will
abide by the decision. There is com
mon sense to the scheme, for it is the
only way that the Mankato man can
be dislodged. Whether it will appeal
to the other fellows remains to be
seen. They are all men of sound
judgment and they have seen the folly
of rushing in and mixing up the game,
but as you probably know when ambi-
tions are at stake sound Judgment
more often goes out the other door.
At any rate we will wait and see.
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This week the state board of con-
troll is putting on the market 100000
in state obligations. The certificates
are being sold in lots of $1OO and mul-
tiples thereof, the idea being to give
small investors a chance to get hold
of some good state paper. This is the
first time the state has gone into the
popular sale of bonds and the out
come is being watched with interest.
The 100000 worth offered is part OF
100000 issue authorized by the last
legislature. The bonds are for school
building improvement purposes.
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Minnesota is now the richest state
in the Union in point of permanent
trust funds. At the close of business
last week the funds to the credit of
the public schools and the university
totaled nearly s32,0O0,O0O and were
still climbing. In ten years Mr.. Iver-
son says he believes the total will be
close to $50,000,000. From the sale of
school lands last year the state rea-
Iized over $1,0OO,O00 and from it's ore
lands nearly 100000. In addition the
sale of state timber brought in $780,
900. All of this went to the credit of
the trust funds
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Governor Eberhart is going to make
his initial talk on state control of
public utilities about Aug. Is. 1t is
to be made before a meeting of office
men of the Twin Cities to be held in
ST. Paul and as soon as delivered cop
les of the speech will be sent broad
cast over the state. According to the
program outlined by the governors
advisers there is going to be a cam
paign Of education following the
speech. AS suggested by his excel
lency October might be the month Sc
lected for the calling of the special
session of the legislature to consider
a public utilities bill, but if his initial
speech is not to be delivered before
Aug. Is and campaign of education
is to follow, it would hardly seem pos
sible that the October date has been
decided upon. AS to the members of
the legislature they are almost to
man for January call.
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If Governor Eberhart imagines he
is going to confine the special session
of the legislature to the public utilities
call he has another guess coming. AS
the talk runs here the food gates in
the house at least are to be opened
and every ill the state was ever heir
to is to be treated. There will be
good roads bills, railroad acts, wom
ems suffrage and anti-saloon bills ga
lore. Nothing will be overlooked.
With the state primaries close at
hand members will busy themselves
getting solid with their constituents
and what they want will go.
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When the statewide primary law
was put on the books a corrupt prac-
tees act was attached and the state
legal department provided with fund
of $4,000 to aid in the enforcement.
Either the politicians and voters are
obeying the corrupt practices end Of
the law or it is dead letter, as At
torney General Smith has only in
vested $500 of the amount in prose
cutions. He is at loss what to do
with the balance It is likely that he
will ask the legislature to return the
unexpended portion to the state treas
ury or appropriate it for something
else.
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Representative G. T. Knapp Of
Chisholm, one of the big men of the