The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-19

st. Paul, Jan. lin an evident eff
fort to placate all factions, the speak
er Of the House, Ralph ]. Parker. has
appointed every member who sought
speakership honors to the chairman
ship of committee.
Candidates who fell by the wayside
In the elimination conference, those
who remained in the race until the
last, those who helped engineer the
elimination plan and others who were
merely potential candidates. were a..
remembered.
Reward For Work.
Those who helped bring the speak
ership contest to a close, including
leaders in the Third district delega
ton and in the Ramsey county dele
cation, were also rewarded.
Theodore Christianson of Dawson
was given the craftsmanship of the
appropriations committee. Claude r.
Southwick of Wells heads the com
mittee on education. w. l. Nolan
of Minneapolis is the chairman OF
Deer Creek gets the craftsmanship Of
agriculture and horticulture.
Charles H. Warner Of Aitkin Is maG-e
chairman of the new committee OF
reorganization of state departments
Magnus Johnson of Kimban, who stay
ed, in the speakership race until .the
last, is made chairman of the grain
and warehouse committee. Albert +
Pratt of Anoka, mentioned as a pos
sible dark horse in the speakershiI
contest, gets the craftsmanship of the
judiciary committee. c. M. Bendixe1
of Morgan heads the drainage com
mittee.
Other Chalrmen.
The two leaders of the Third dis
trict delegation, the group that settled
the speakership fight by going into
the Parker camp, are both rewarded
Oscar Swenson of Nicollet, who was
the Third districts candidate 70:
speaker, is made chairman of the gen
eral legislation comAittee. H. H
Flowers Of Cleveland, former speaker
who was chairman of the steering
committee, is given the craftsmanship
Of taxes and tax laws.
Most Of the "eliminators" who paved
the way for the Parker victory are
included in the chairmen of commit
tee. Charles T. Murphy of Aurora
draws public domain; Pascal H. Frye
game and fish; M. T. Moen of Crook
ston, claims; George A. Sutherland
temperature; w. L. Bernard, board oil
control.
The Committees.
The committees as appointed follow
Agriculture and Horticulture-Hom
pc, chairman; 9; M Peterson Crane
son. Teigen, Putnam, Lee, Nordgren
Neuman, Swanson, Cumming.
Agricultural straightforward. chair
sudheimer. A. F. Teigen, Zealand. Dan.
ielson, Miner. Holmes, Lee. Horgan
Hale. Hubert Flikkie.
son, chairman: Corning. southwiek
Flowers, Frye, Hammer. Indrehus, Johr
NJ. Harrison, Larson. Marvin, Miner
Murphy. Pattison, Praxel, Pratt, Sitter
Banks and gsankingaasilver. chair.
man; Boock, S1egel, BrlggS, PlkOp
Girling, Papke; Levin, Flowers. Malm.
berg. Davis. Burrows. Konzen. Erick'
Board of Control-Rernard, chair.
Pattison, Pratt, Dwyer, Lee, Boock.
Cities--John M. Harrison, chairman
Norton Solsm. Seebach. PattisSn: Mosn
e e BoTgen Gech SrK
lund, h H. Harrison, Nordlin
Claims-Moen, chairman: Andrew
Rab paTs Nesa Resd Nc
Commerce and Retail Trade-Stern
chairman; Neitzel. KentZ. Howard. Lar
son, Brown, Gullickson, Novak, Lennon
Praxel Corning, Olien, Gerlich. Nord.
Compensation of Public Officials
Peterson, Girling, Hicken. Miner.
Corporations Other Than Munici~al-
Stevens, chairman; Bjorklund, Lennon
heimer, Reed Greene, Pattison. swan.
son, Davis, Washburn, Burrows, Pit
Crimes and Punishment-Nordlin
Malmberg, Andrew christianson, Cum.
ming, Reed, Stenvick.
Dairy Products and Live Stock
Booek. o: NJ. Peterson, swanson. L. Q
Teigen, Nett, Hale Johnson, Bjorge
Holmes, A; F. Teigen; Frye: Grant
MOSSfnell, Green, GulllcRSON, MclaUSn-
lin, Stone, Anderson.
Decentralization, chairman; Ross
Putnam, Zealand, Cumming, Mossmen
Pattison, Tol1efson, Andrew Christian.
son, Sutherland. Danielson. Burrows, H
II. Harrison. Marschalk, Bessette, Min
er, Knutson.
Education - Southwick. chairman
Davis. Holmer, Odland, McNiven, 3jor.
&C., Book, Madigan: Flowers, Grant
Ryberg, Theodore Christianson Pratt
Frisch, Stone Rodenberg
Elections-Norton, chairman: Muel.
Ter, Davis, Hammer, Flowers, Seebach
Theodore Christensen, Sudheimer
Madigan. o. M. Peterson, Childs, Hompe
Nolan, Swanson, Bernard, Levin, Antor
Peterson, ]. NJ. Harrison, Frye, Moen
Dare.
Election Contests - l.. o. Teigen
chairman; Hammer, Grant. Nordin. Pat.
tison, Hale, Bernard, Cumming, WEIGH
Olien, Solem.
ENDORSEMENTS Davies. chairman
Dare, Burrows, Hinds Lennon
Enrolment = Zealand, chairman
Crane, Davis, Donovan, Dwyer.
Forestry-Grant, chairman; Bessette
Searles, Dare. Miner, A. NJ Peterson
Marschalk, Strand, Flikkie, Odland
Kuntz, Mclaughlin Thornton, Devoid
Game and Fish-Frye. chairman
Grant, Howard, Warner Birknofer
Shipstrad, Davies Moeller. Bjorge
Leonard, Dare, Kuntz. A. NJ. Peterson
Bernard, Neuman.
General Legislation--Swanson chair.
man; Madigan: Mueller, Boock MIN.
ocks, Dare. Shipstead, Girling Hicken
Moen, Davis, Ryberg, Levin, Erickson
Ross. Pittenger Childs.
Grain and Warehouse johnson