Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-05

ed to Dayton, Iowa, where he became
hardware merchant. The mothers
maiden name was Anna Louisa John
son, and she was born at Adel0f, JON
k0pings Ian. She came to America in
1876 and was married to Mr.. Burn
quist in 1876. The present governor
was one Of three children.
He graduated from the Dayton high
school, and later from the Carleton
Academy. He finished his college
course at Carleton College in 1902,
and won the State Oratorical Contest
in 1901. He graduated from Colum-
bia University with the degree of
A. M. in 1904. While there he rep
resented the university in a debate
with Cornell at New York City and
won the honors. He graduated from
the law department of the University
Of Minnesota in 1905, and located for
practice OF his profession at St. Paul.
He was elected to the legislature and
in 1913 as lieutenant governor, in
which capacity he presided over the
two last sessions of the State Senate.
Gov. Burnquist was married Jan. /,
1906, to Miss Mary Louise Cross of
Anoka. They have three children,
John Mclean, aged 7; Mary Louise,
aged 6; and Ruth Mabel, aged Is
months. They are members of the
Congregational church.
]. w. Nagle, managing editor of the
Duluth News-Tribune, who has first
hand knowledge, has the following TO
say about the personality of our new
governor:
I'm forming judgments Governor
Burnquist is deliberate almost pain
fully slow, sometimes. But it can
not be said the public interest will
suffer from this quality. He will try
the patience of politicians every day
he is governor; some of them will
swear about him privately Not one,
not even the Republicans of this coun.
try who are presidential possibilities,
will be able to get pledge from him
Immediately following the request
No chance!
1--WE will have to do the best we
can," is as near promise as will ne
obtained. The governor will weigh
with lapidary's scales. He will
counsel with conservative men and
he will counsel with radicals. Then
he will counsel with himself. His de-
cision will as q rule not be displeas
ing to either. In the coming pri
mary campaign, his friends will make
the most Of every opportunity. They
will have to plan the canvass, for The
governor is not notably acute in suct
things. He is not creative within
himself, as to clap-trap, auction-stand
circus-tent methods. His campaign
will be conservative in its action, ye
the foremost radicals in the legisla
ture can we'll afford to be with hin
in the coming fight. He represents ].
a considerable degree, their politica
thought. They know they can worl
with him.
'This man who is now governor, di,
an unheard Of thing a year ago thi
month. He had the appointment o
secretary at SO day. He had al
ready appointed a messenger at IS
day. He decided that the messenge
could do all the work that could b
found for secretary. The state treas
ury was saved round thousand do
lars because the secretaryship Wa
never filled. The place-hunters hav
not yet figured out what the the
president Of the senate was thinkin
Of. If he shall develop this germ t
a noticeable extent within the mex
five and half months the young go,
ernor ought to be the favorite in tn
betting when the lineup is ordered
June.
MANY a citizen is expressing thl
sentiment about Governor Burnquist
He's a young fellow and hope b
makes good.'"