The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-11-21
STATE CAPITOL WEEKLY
POLITICAL NEWS LETTER
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Gushing oil wells and oil wells to
come were the lure then, and he dis
claimed any intention of ever getting
in the game of politics again.
Friends, however, now seem to have
taken his future iii hand and with
them it seems the governorship is
the goal. Well, Tom might win;
who knows? Frankson luck, they
call it.
Last week Sam B.. Scott, a men,
Der of the executive committee of
the Republican State Central Com
mittee, also member of the State
Fair Board for the third district,
and we'll known in dairy and nursery
circles, died at his home in Zumbrota
after a brief illness. At one time
he served under former Governor
Van SAINT in the state dairy and food
department and was prominent po-
litically. Following the election Of
the present executive Mr.. Scott was
slated for the head of the dairy de-
partment and arrangements had so
far progressed that his appointment
was practically assured. Both United
States Senators Nelson and Kellogg,
it is said, left the executive presence
feeling sure Of the Zumbrota mans
appointment. Overnight the whole
thing went by the board. Mr. Scott,
it is said, took the whole thing very
much to heart. Accepting that those
on the inside say, Scott's throwdown
was the beginning of the break be-
tween his excellency and I. A. Cas-
we'll, and how far the breach has
progressed is we'll known. A staunch
friend of Mr.. Scott, recognizing in
SCOTS dismissal what he regarded
as slap at the republican organiza-
tion, told his excellency so in plain
words. What Caswen said is not Of
record, but those who know the
clerk of the supreme court are GER
tain that nothing was overlooked.
Mr.. Scott was buried Sunday and a
large number of his old political as
sociates from St. Paul and elsewhere
were present at the services.
Have you SIG invested in the Nom
partisan league that you would like
to get back? Here is how an Otter
tail county farmer managed it and
he is so tickled over results that he
has been passing around the recipe
ever since. Disguised with the an
archistic .vaporings of A. C. Townley
the Leagues founder and president,
he made demand for the returns of
his money paid on subscription.
There was no answer and he repeat
ed his request. This failing he made
a, third demand and finally, his. pa
thence exhausted, he wrote a. letter
to his home paper telling of his i'll
success and requesting help. His
money came by return mail and his
success, it is said, has spurred on
others until now the League mail is
being flooded with letters containing
similar requests. This was an in
stance where advertising paid and
the Ottertail farmer in question, I'M
mindful of others who would like to
get their sixteen back, has let every
body in on the secret.
Rural school finances and the gov
errors veto of $1,070,000 for deficien-
~ school aid bobbed up again this
week when parties in Benton county,
through Harris Richardson, a St..
Paul attorney, instituted mandamus
proceedings in the supreme court to
compel the payment of state aid to
School District No. SO, Benton coun-
ty. This district had never partici-
dated in the annual distribution be-
FORE and the evident object of the
suit is to compel paymen; before the
money now remaining is djs5ursed
COR deficit purposes. In effect, if
this school wins it means that the
school aid which the governor per-
mitted to get by can not be used for
any other than current purposes.
The governors excuse for his veto
was that this was a time for the
practicing of economy and that
school funds now on hand could be
used not only to pay and deficit ex-
listing but for current purposes. Nat
urally there would be a deficit, he
argued, but such could be taken care
of by the next legislature. However,
neither the sutton nor the PROPOSE
ton to let the next legislature pay
is helping out the schools.
The probability of special session
of the legislature has the members
of both state lawmaking bodies by
the ears and they evidence their in
terest by frequent requests for in