The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-10-30

an ardent believer in women's sufL
frage, says Mrs. Pankhurst's admission
TO this country was mistake. He adj
vocates penal servitude for life for
the militants. Mrs. Pankhurst is
booked to speak in the Twin Cities,
but she may never get this far West.
Her lectures to date have been de-
cided frosts as far as attendance is
concerned.
Bob" Wells, late of Breckenridge,
and who was a prominent house lead
er in the sessions Of 1907 and 1909,
returned from Alabama, where he To-
Gated two years ago, and will again
make Minnesota his residence. There
Is even talk of Mr.. Wells again get
ting into the political game. Bob tried
to be state auditor four years ago but
failed. It was he who led the fight for
an iron ore tonnage tax in 1909 and
won, only to have Governor Johnson
veto the measure. Mr.. Wells, how
ever, is not as strong tonnage tax
advocate as he was.
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How does Frand Day, Democratic
candidate for governor, sound to you?
This is the latest gossip from Fair
mont, where the late Democratic king
maker holds forth, and it even goes so
far as to say that Mr.. Day has the
subernatorlal fever. No man was ever
closer to the throne or came as near
handling the reins of government
without having the executive title as
Frank. He was 1T" when Governor
Johnson held the scepter, but the fact
that he was 1T" and the goat for the
administration all rolled in one I am
afraid stands against him. There are
too many people with memory. Bar
none, Mr.. Day came as near being the
ideal private secretary as you can
find. He piloted his chief over many
a rocky road and heads fell or were
crowned at his command. Minnesota
voters could not place a better man
at the throttle than Mr.. Day.
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Some people are inclined to make
fun Of the thousands of gold seal and
blue ribbon bedecked commissions
sent out annually from the executive
department., each of which bears the
signature of Governor Eberhart, or at
least one generally accepted as such,
but just the same they are one of the
best lines of vote getters invented.
Last week the clerical force in the
employ Of Governor Eberhart turned
out close to one thousand commits
s1ons, each naming the recipient a
delegate to some convention to be
held outside the state, and 1 am will
ing to bet good money that every one
OF them was treasured by the recip-
tents. The fact that a stenographer
handy at counterfeiting the governors
signature worked overtime signing
them made no difference. Very few
outside the governors office are
aware of the fact. The old Demo-
cratic Kitchen cabinet early learned
the value Of piece of paper carry
ing the great seal of the state and
the governors signature and they dis
tributed them regardless of cost. And
they brought votes, too.
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State capitol officials this week are
supposed to be busy reading a pam
phlet containing an account of the diff
ferences between Congressman Sidney
Anderson and o. M. Levang of the
First district, who claims to have made
the successor of James A. Tawney.
The booklets containing the cor
I espondence passing between the two
individuals relating to the failure of
Mr.. Anderson to properly reward Mr..
Levang for his managerial services
were received in the mails the early
part Of the week, but showing how it
was received, when hunted for one
two days later they had all found
their way to the waste basket. This
washing of a lot of dirty linen did not
appeal to the officials at the capitol.
10 man up tree it looks very
much as if James A. Tawney might
come back to his own yet. .,.a
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so 1ar This year the state has re-
ceived $4,000 in the shape of rev.
enue from it's iron properties and
State Auditor Iverson says he would
not be surprised if the amount reach
ed the 100000 mark before the close
OF the season. For the past ninety
days the state has received on an
average of $4,000 a day from this
source. The tonnage for this period
was 100000.
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Congressman Miller Of the Eighth
district is the latest Washington rep
resentative to face trouble. Senator
James P. Boyle of Eveleth has an
nounced that he will make the race
for the Republican nomination against
Mr.. Miller and the chances are good
that he will give Mr. Miller the run
of his life. Mr.. Boyle was a popular
and prominent member of the senate
at the last session.