Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-24

election leading newspapers and many
interested in political and public AZ
fairs INDUCED literally in adverse
comment regarding the present pri.
mary law, but the Dwinnell bill is the
first to be offered in the way OF
proposed chance. Some of the senti
ment expressed even ran to partial
return to the convention system 1t
may be heard from later
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Speaking Of the Nonpartisan league.
advices are that it's organizers are
meeting with much success in various
counties of the state. The enrolling
of from 500 to 1,500 members in
county at SIG per head is common re-
port It is said that the solicitors EN-,
ployed by the league net in commits
sions all the way from $500 to $3.50 q
week. Showing the spread Of the or
ganiZation idea one member of the
legislature told of the appearance In
his county of an individual calling
himself the head of the Free Speech
league With little trouble, according
to my informant, he organized q
branch of the league with a member,
ship of $50 and collected an initiation
fee of Sc from each. The initiation
consisted in standing the entire crowd
up and reading to them the ritual OF
the organization, to which each swore
allegiance
The bill permitting boxing in the
three large cities of the state is In
the balance and no one would be sur
prised if the measure allowing box
ing exhibitions is stricken from the
statute books It's repeal was pro
posed in bill offered by Senator Ole
A. Sageng of Otter Tail county, and
Judging from the comment INDUCED IN
1t will have a number Of supporters,
The one trouble with the present boz
ing law is that it has been cornered
for the benefit of q few. Even the
fight fans have been disguised With
the methods employed In putting over
an "airtight," and If permitted to vote
On the question would undoubtedly
help In putting the act out Of bust.
ness. If ever a law was abused, It
has been the boxing act
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Newspaper publishers in tho state
will be interested in two bills now
before the house, one prohibiting the
publishing Of liquor advertisements
and the other compelling papers edi.
torially or otherwise attacking candi
dates for Office to devote the same
amount of space to the candidates
replies. Representative Leavitt Corn
ing of st. Paul is the author of the
latter. This bill was defeated two
years ago. :. !,
It is now proposed to convert the
state Gag" farm and buildings locat
ed at Willmar into a hospital for the
care and cure of the insane. Sena~
tors Gandrud of Kandoyohi and Seas
tor A. j. Rockne of Goodhue are be.
hind the movement. When this. fnsti
tuition was authorized some years ago
it was admitted then that it would
be ultimately converted to other uses
The farm is supported at the present
time by per cent tag on saloon
licenses. If the change is made, how
ever, it will continue to receive per.
sons addicted to the liquor and drug
habit
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If the two houses viii give their
approval the voters at the next gen
eral election will be permitted to pasl
on a constitutional amendment crest
ly reducing the size Of the legis1a-
ture. Representative NJ. W. Odland
Of Otter Tail county wants the, legis-
lature reduced and has offered bill
cutting the house, down= to eighty
members and the senate 10 forty. At
present the house consists OF 100 mem:
bers and the senate of$: Bixty-aeyen-
It is generally agreed that the house
is entirely too large for good work
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Some months ago gossip was rife
to the effect that Justice Oscar Hal
lam of the supreme court would retire
the first of the year, but it now looks
as if he would serve out his term.
His reported retirement had to do
with the formation of a new st. Paul
law firm, which, however, has been
organized without Justice Hallam's
name attached. It is said by some
that Justice Hallam will figure In
different official role two years hence,
It may be either as a candidate for
governor or United States senator
Representative Charles Bouck OF
2oyalton has been quite i'll at his
looms in the Merchants hotel in st.
Paul for the past week At one time
his condition was regarded as serious,
but he is improving now. Another on
the sick list is Senator r. c. Dunn Of
Princeton.
II the inspection, grading and weigh
ing of grain is divorced from the stats