Morris tribune., 1914-02-27

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name Johnson sounds good ano.
should bring lot of votes, but the
owner will not have administration
backing. According to those who
know the Austin man he is in bad
with the Republican machine of that
section. This should not be handi
cap, but it will not help.
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State Senator Johnson Of Chisagc
county was the first to announce him
self as candidate for the Republican
nomination for congressman in the
new Tenth district and popular opin
ion was to the effect that he would
get Jim Manahan's scalp, but Jim
like few others, seems to have been
born under a lucky star. Last week
the kingmakers said that Senator
Swanson of Anoka was grooming him
self for the fray and now it is re
ported that Senator Dwinnell of Min
neapolis has the bee, and bad at that
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One of the liveliest legislative con
tests is on in the Sixty-fifth district
where D. R0o'Neil, former house
member, and c. L. Hanson, Thief
River Falls banker. want to represent
Pennington, Red Lake and Clearwater
counties as state senator. Both are
using printers ink in large quantities
Mr.. O'Neil was one of the heavy
weights of the last house, but it Is
claimed got in bad with his district
because he failed to land stats
normal school for his home town
Dan got the bill through all right ano
committee supposed to be friendly
to Thief River Falls was picked, but
at the last minute the state admins
tration got busy and another towr
landed the school.
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The coming progressive Republican
love feast, or rather gubernatoria.
elimination convention as some term
it, scheduled for Minneapolis next
month, is attracting not little atten
ton from politicians throughout the
state. The story now is that Jim Pc
terson, one of the Republican guber
Material candidates, has decided to
abide by its deliberations and walk
the plank if the convention so de
mands. S. G., Iverson is another who
Is reported to be willing to accept its
findings. There is talk to the effect
that scheme is in the making to
have the convention pass up all the
present candidates and name new
one Senator Gunderson of Alexan
dria is prominently named in this con
nection.
Governor Eberhart's efficiency ant
economy commission is daily finding
things and its latest surprise is that
the number of state inspectors Of one
thing or another 10 close to the SOC
mark. There are boiler inspectors
who inspect as they. please; Oil in
speotors, who wax fat the year
through on the fees they receive; bee
inspectors, milk inspectors and in
spectors Of score or more of other
lines, Some get fees, some just po.
litical preferment and others salaries,
All around the commission regards
the lot as burden on the taxpayers
and will recommend the adjustment
of about half Of them. Il IS
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In all eleven constitutional amend
ments will be presented to the voters
for their consideration next fall. SEX
eral of them are important anon
them the initiative and referendum.
Another is to increase the size of the
supreme court. That many of them
will pass is doubtful, h,ll those inter
ested in several Of them announces
that they intend soon to start cam
paign of publicity in their behalf.
That the initiative and referendum
will prevail is generally doubted
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN. +.