The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-01-04
ARkER IS ELECTED
'aker OF the Minnesota Hor~v-
Governor Delivered Inauguri'
Address Yesterday.
; 'her House Will Get Down to Busi-
ness Until Committees Have
Been Appointed.

Been Appointed.
st. Paul. Mimi, Jan. 3, 1915.
: to 3 p. m. last Saturday y. 4g>
coming Charley Warmers tay
! ne speakership fight H had
It 40 votes pledged the sur t.
# Magnus Johnson had ayr. y,
Ic to him after the fir4t bulI, ..u.
was confidently expe, ted rhas -.
ire Third district delegations.
possible exception 3f two ,.
ld be for him after SWen~)1 i ii
led out. The opposition he, m,
0crate. They knew that som>t.'..
to be done, and done Quic1ly u,'I
cthlng was done. 'Hhv RAJ 49,.
Aty delegation, all but thrr. {"
II, declared for Parker; the Third
riot delegation followed suit, and
= at 6 p. m. the battle was over.
Warner knew it was uSe't. Ia
niue the fight. He acteu The art
man and rendered his cong .tu~
MS to his successful riv 3:
.1st as said last week he ob :.
to Mr.. Warner raised lh, -"
"dry' issue and attempts" :,
nd him as the ''vet" "5udi, to.
"ly for the purpose Of cD9creu' .n:
with the temperance mem rs
undoubtedly have a n.ajorit. Of
Vt or ten in the house. Yet some
the Wcttest Of the "Wet hau 1Ii
ny been Mr.. ParAer~s Most STR T.
is supporters, and it was the "A It"
m&cy county and Third ul~,riy
LEGATIONS that finally put hin:
''os>.
Political post mortcms ar Meth, .
't5tHble nor interesting. Mr. Par,
cent sort of 4 feIoW an.
| mar" an average speaker. He.
) pr'~. to Civ tin Farmers ,anc,
e! -...'. n1sc q square trai AND t os,|
10 ,e>r .-;D> he L. 'n
>..t,.
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l.. - ,,s~. chcS IF the legislature
r,....u v~omrl'% ut noon Tueso ay.
~-,.. wa "r~~'"I>~t and ready
business in " ,raGar OF hours. O
BlomuujSt of Spencer Brook, who
fling clcyk of the senate last
'r was promoted to clerk this ses,
n and receives an increased salary
BlomQuist is bright young man
/ is popular with the Senators
.rman HoffIander Of Company G /,
G special proteGe Of Sergeant-at
rms Padden and attends to the
ain entrance to the senate chambe1
assistant seargcnt- t-arms. Her
an will be one Of the most popular
1ployees Of the senate.
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Some of the farmer members Of
house from the western and SOUTH
| sections Of the state profess to
icVe that great things in the way
remedial legislation will be accom-
shed at this session, bat Judging
m the lineup on the speakershlp
mt the Minneapolis grain gamblers;
i elevator men have not much
use for unrusiness.
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that q tonnage tax measure WIIl be
reduced carly in the session IS Ger
n. Ii the measure is framed III
III 4 manner as to guard the inter
of the political subdivisions in
ich the iron mines arc located, and
the same time produce a greater
,rnuo for the state than is obtained
lc1. the ad valore1n system of tax
on it stands q good chance OF be-
QlnT 4 law al present tlit lOil
mes are paying about S1,23O,OOo IN
tie taxes, and probably four times
much in local taxes.
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(. |. McNair of Cloquet has been re-
4pointed member of the highway
nmissi0n by Governor BurnqulSt.
-. McNair is an excellent man for
) position. | am of the opinion
at the law will be changed this win
:. and that one salaried commits
ner. who will be on the JOB all the
1c, will take the place Of the pres
commissioners.
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To-day, Wednesday, at noon Doth
inches Of the legislature met IN Jolnt
invention in the hall Of the house
representatives to listen to Cover
y Burnquist's inaugural address,
he hall was densely crowded and the
ileries were packed. Chief Justice
! icto tho