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

such is simply question of dry and
Wet, but with the kingmakers and
those whose hopes are tied up in the
perpetuation of Republican admin
istration more than the question of
dry or wet is involved in the contro-
versy They profess to see trouble
ahead and the possibility of Demo-
cratic ascendancy- Accepting their
argument the submission of the
amendment will rebound to the credit
of the Prohibition party and with a
man like w. G. Calderwood, who in
the late election polled over 10000
votes for United States senator, as
their candidate, the position of the
Republican head of the state ticket
would be critical. With the dry vote
divided the chances of the Democratic
candidate would be strengthened In
order that there may be no delay the
house committee on temperance, which
is dry to the bone, will report the
amendment out at an early date, and
in the senate there will be similar
speed. A. S. Larson of Sandstone is
fathering the amendment in the house
and Senator P. A. Gandrud of Kirk
hoven in the upper body.
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Past committees on temperance in
the house and senate have been either
very much wet or evenly divided on
the question, but there is no room for
argument this time. Both Speaker
Parker of the house and President
Frankson of the senate named COM
mittees the makeup of which is dry
all down the line, and it is a cinch -
the house committee especially
whatever comes before it in dry or
liquor regulatory way will receive ap-
prevail. George A. Sutherland of Fair
mont heads the house temperance
is unquestioned. Senator Gandrud of
Kandiyohi county is in charge of the
senate committee on temperance and
while his known sense of fairness will
naturally compel him to give the other
side fair hearing there is no doubt
where he stands in the finals. Rep
resentative Sutherland is a relative of
Governor Burnquist and associated
with him on the house committee are
such well known drys as w. 1. Norton,
Magnus Johnson, Leavitt Corning, N.
T. Moen and Henry Holmes.
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Governor Burnquist has announced
that he will reappoint Elias Lien as
state law librarian and his action dis
poses of another threatened contro
versy. A bad taste has been left, how
ever, and the specter may yet bob up
to bother his excellency. S. Y. Cor
don was a candidate for this partic,l
lar plum; also Miss Josephine Norval
an assistant to Mr. Lien. Mr.. Gordon
never pushed his candidacy, but Miss
Norval's friends were more insistent
and secured endorsement of members
of the supreme court. 1t availed moth
ing, however, and it is needless to say
that her friends are sore. What
ditched Gordon l never learned. Lier
first broke into official life as an ap
pointee of former Governor Van SAINT
He was brought from Kittson county
and has been connected with the Ii
brary ever since. He has studiously
avoided politics and has even lived
down various attempts to induce him
to part with campaign contribution
AS librarian, however, he is listed
as among the best ever connected with
the department and this qualification
evidently swayed Governor Burnquist
in his decision.
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The senate whip is George H. Sulli
van of Saltwater and his handling Of
the situation to date has been without
friction 1t was he who led the organ