Morris tribune., 1913-01-17
Few Back Attempt to DsthrOne
BurnqaISt and Rines.
nB0OzE" At THE INAUGURAL
Occurrence Is Not Unusual, but There
Was a Reason for This
Years Publicity.
Especial Correspondence


is speaker of the house of representa-
tives and J. A. A. Burnquist of st.
Paul, lieutenant governor, will pre-
side over the senate in the manner
pr"~nribed by custom and with none
of tleir prerogatives abridged. The
attempt to take from each the NAM
ing OF the committees and other
courtesies usually extended was about
the most dismal "fall down" in years.
George Sullivan of Saltwater, ably
seconded by s. D. Works, Democrat
from Mankato, tried the dethrone
gnent act in the senate to their sor-
row and in the house Ernest Lun-
deem. q Republican from Minneapolis,
now knows what it is to storm stone
votes as his support in the interest of
insurgency. These three, together
with Representative Lydiard of Min
neapolis, were the arch conspirators
and I name them with the knowledge
that this is perhaps the last time that
they will figure In anything exciting.
That the quartette will be relegated
to oblivion in the naming of the COM
mittees goes without saying. All four
admit that it could not be otherwise.
EThe threatened stripping of Speaker
Rines and Lieutenant Governor Burn.
nuist of the few prerogatives accord
ed them by custom, which includes
the naming Of the committees and the
distribution of a few positions, was
months in the making and if answers
TO letters count for anything Mr.. Burn
quist was in the down and OFT class
"a week ago. Those behind Senators
Sullivan and Works had thirty-fve
votes without any question and their
claim of control was then unassail-
able, The bunch simply had him,
But, as the old saw runs, There is
many a slip 'tWixt the cup and the
5ip," and Burnquist was the bene-
I1iciary He won; so did Rines, and
now Sullivan, Works ct al are won
3~-,--s1. what will become of them.
That either will attempt return to
the lawmaking bodies which they rep
resent is a matter which they alone
ARE acquainted with, but it has to be
said that if they are contemplating
such last weeks failure will not help.
X \ !.
Wednesday last Governor Eberhart
was sworn into Office and the next
Hay admiring friends gave an inaugu-
raj reception at the capitol in his
honor. AS crowds go it was q sue
eess, but Secretary of State julius
Schmahl inserted fly into the social
ointment when he allowed a select
few to lick up few highballs in his
office and now legislative investiga-
ton is threatened. Booze" you prob
ably know, is not permitted in the
capitol or on the grounds surround
Ing it and this Mr. Schmahl over
looked. That there was a stick in
one of the punch bowls that those
who attended the reception were in
Vlted to drink did not appeal to the
reporter who wrote up the affair, but
It was there just the same and when
Che legislature gets busy we will
probably find out who put it there.
All around, as one st. Paul daily put
It, the occasion was pretty much of
an orgy. However, in its zeal to put
the secretary of state in bad it failed
so tell who drank the highballs or the
quantity of booze consumed
X \ \
Liquor was served to a chosen few
in connection with the inaugural re-
Geption, and it was quaffed in the
Offices of the secretary of state, but
it is not the first time in the history
of the state that booze has figured at
a function Of this sort What brought
the publicity is the fact that Mr..
Schmahl is a member of the state
printing commission and the commits
sion at the present time is not in good
standing with the proprietor of GER
tain ST. Paul newspapers, The owner
of them has resented the commits
sion's endorsement of the publication
of the treasurers annual statement il
a German daily paper, plum hereto
fore enjoyed by his publications. 1t is
worth about $4,000. So strained have
the relations become that it is sai(
the name of Treasurer Smith or an!
of the members of the printing com
mission, which includes Mr.. Schmahl
are not permitted in print unless tn
article involving them is to their dis
credit.
j. 4 +
When the constitution was drafte
publicity regarding the states expel
ditures and receipts was considered {
sufficient importance to compel a PR
vision calling for the same and dali
paper published at the seat of govern
nent was named as the proper medium
AT first involving an expense of pc
haps 500 or 5000 the publication {
the states financial details has al
sumed a cost that is now in the thoV
sands and naturally the business ha