The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-26

OAlSlluS URINARY clOSIiou idW'
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Fred Sherman, state immigration
commissioner, has got to go. His re
tirement, it is said in capitol circles
has been decided upon by State Audi
tor ]. A. o. Preus and Governor Ham
mond and his successor may be de-
cided upon within the next two weeks
A Minneapolis newspaper man, 1t is
reported, has been agreed upon by
Preus and Governor Hammond fol
the job. Sherman has made one OF
the best immigration commissioners
the state has had since the creation
of the department, but unfortunately
for him he was a Lee booster during
the fall campaign. Practically pro
tege of the Todd county gubernatoria
candidate, and to whom he believed
he owed much for help given him
during his early years, Sherman made
no bones regarding his sympathies
Secretary of State Schmahl, who is
the third member of the immigration
commission, has made strenuous OBJ
jections to Sherman's removal.
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There is at the present time bill
in the house abolishing the immigra
ton department. The committee on
accounts and expenditures, of which
Representative Sawyer is the head, is
behind it and the reason given is that
the department is not self-supporting.
How the immigration department can
ever become self-supporting the com.
mittee does not say, but it makes the
assertion that it is not, and that is
all there is to it. Instead of abolish
ing the department a legislative inves.
tigation of it's affairs and those who
want to use it for their own political
and pecuniary ends would be better
County option is to be passed upon
in the house this week. At the last
meeting of the house temperance com.
mittee a date was fixed upon for spe-
cial consideration of the measure. The
early part of the week rumors were
strong that the liberal element had
the game beaten, but in the last few
days there has been change in SEN
timent and it looks very much as ii
it's hackers would put the bill across.
Perhaps at no previous session OF the
house has there been as much trading
as in the case of this particular meas.
ure. 1t has been largely responsible
for the delay in putting over other
needed legislation and those interest.
ed will be glad when it is disposed Of.
Backers of the county option measure
say they have a majority of four. The
other side claims margin Of two.
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1t looks pretty much as if the eff
ficiency and economy bill, the product
of former Governor Eberhart'c COM
mission of thirty, was due for the junk
pile. Hearings have been held week.
ly on the measure since its introduc.
ton, but they have been SHINY at
to be the final blow was given when
Representative Gordon of Browns
Valley called up and had passed his
resolution providing for a committee
of twenty to draft another efficiency
and economy bill. This bill is to be
along department consolidation lines
Representative Spooner of Morris
made strenuous objection to the new
order of things, but he was compelled
to bow to the inevitable. The house
was overwhelming in it's endorsement
of the Gordon demand.
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The death of Michael Doran at St
Paul marks the passing of one OF
the leading figures in state Demo.
cratic politics Mr.. Doran broke into
the game shortly after his arrival in
the state in 1857, being elected county
treasurer of lie Sueur county. Later
he represented that district in the
legislature for a number of years
He was delegate to the national
Democratic convention in 1864 and
had always taken a prominent part
in the affairs of his party in the state.
During the first Cleveland admins
tration the firm of "Me and Mike"
P. H. Kelly of st. Paul and Mr.. Doran,
came into existence, and during Mr..
Cleveland's two terms these men
handled the patronage of the state
Mr.. Doran was eighty-seven years old
and was at one time rated a million
aire, but reverses depleted his estate
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Senator Pierre Hilbert of Stearns
county has served notice on the SEN
ate temperance committee that it'll
need no longer count on him in it's de.
alterations. He will refuse to meet
with the committee any longer Sen.
ator Hilbert's kick is that the com.
mittee gives too much thought and
consideration to temperance bills
which in his opinion intrude on per
sonal liberty. He thinks liquor in ths
home should not be disturbed.
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If Representative T. T. Morken OF
Crookston has his way the inebriate
hospital at Willmar will be turned in
to an asylum. He has introduced a |
bill providing for SUCH In Mr.
Morken's opinion it is wrong for the
state to license the sale of liquor and
then use state money to cure the vic
tins of such sales.
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The senate will likely take up WON.
an suffrage this week and dispose of
it. Bets are even regarding it's pas.
sage. Those behind the movement |
are not sure regarding it's future.
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The house has reported out the Min. |
nette teleDhOne control hill favOrabIy