Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-03-10
DAY Of SURPRISES
| IN THE LEGISLATURE

supposed wet memDer! springs
Movement for Prohibition
Unexpectedly
c. J. Buell., for the Willmar Tribune.
Tuesday, March 2, was surely day
Of surprises in the House. One sur
prise followed another, and the House
was in q turmoil of excitement in both
morning and afternoon sessions.
To Punish Corning.
In his speech on the County Option
bill, Mr.. Corning had rather gone out
Of his way to criticize the Governor
for some things said in his inaugural
address.
Several men who were lined up
against the bill took offense at this.
In another part Of his speech Corn
ing said that the performance in the
legislature was something like a cir
Gus. "The ringmaster today" he said,
lis the Minnesota Brewers associa-
ton. Whenever the ringmaster cracks
, the whip, then the members of this
house are supposed to jump through
hoop. The hoop now is opposition
to county option. The question is
whether we will Jump through the
hoop or not.
"The Brewers association invokes
the principle Of personal liberty and
at the same time are seeking to do
all in their power to keep the farmers
Of this state who live outside of the
villages, towns and cities of the state
DISTINGUISHED as far as temperance
questions are concerned.
personal liberty! What crimes of
rhetoric and demagoguery are com.
mitted in thy name! The real motive
back Of the opposition to this bill is
the money and the business of the
brewers.
This still further aroused the wrath
Of the vets, and they demanded that
Corning be punished.
Representative Carmichael of Da
kota county brought in resolution
reciting the sins of Corning and de-
handing that he be brought before
the bar of the House and compelled to
apologize for his language.
Mr. Corning did not seem inclined
to make the required apology; Adams
served notice of debate and the ques
ton went over under the rules.
> The longer the matter was allowed
to slumber, the more the vets were
afraid to bring it up. They began te
suspect that the thing might be load
ed and that the kick might be worse
than the shot.
They were entirely right. The
thing was loaded, and that far more
heavily than any of the vets sus
pected.
Discretion was surely the part o.
valor; for if they had ever brough
Corning to the bar Of the House ant
demanded an apology they would have
got it, and it would have been heart
in every corner of the State.
In the middle of the morning, Mr.
Carmichael arose and himself apollo
gized for getting angry, admitted h
, was inclined to be red-headed and I'll
the interest Of peace and brotherl.
love-" asked to be permitted to with
r draw his resolution so it could b.
e thrown into the waste basket an,
burned"
This was the surprise of the morn
, ing, but far greater surprise was il
3 store for the afternoon.
r State Wide Prohibition Offered b,
3 Vets.
Mr.. Larimore of Minneapolis ha'
been one of the most bitter oppon
ents of County Option, but had de
j.. clared he would support State Wild
Prohibition.
Very few took the declaration SCI
? iously; so when he and Mr.. Davis OF
fered a joint resolution, providing TO
Statewide prohibition, himself CAV
? notice Of debate; then proceeded t.
7 debate the question on the spot an
, demand the suspension Of the rule
and the passage of the resolution
S right then and there, the House wa
e in an uproar.
Over half of the members left thei
: seats, and all wanted to talk at once
j. Both vets and drys we're equal,
2 taken off their feet.
What kind of trick were they try
$ ing to spring?
Larimore and Lydiard both decla1
l ed the resolution was offered in goo,
faith and that they would stand by II
Both these men come from yer.
dry districts, and both had bitterl.
opposed County Option.
We're they trying to square thei
. record?
The really and truly vets wer'
thrown into terror by this unexpecte,
move of their former colleagues, an.
, they made frantic efforts to stave of
a final vote.