The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-07

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~ rostponed the usual method of fnAI|
execution. III Dunn and the friends Oh
the amendment rallied their forces,
voted down the motion, and then Dunn
forced another vote on the amend
ment. and carried it. Perhaps there
IS no other case on record where %
bill lost on final passage was thus
saved and passed within an hour OF
its apparent defeat.
so one If HE bip 4 plts of the session
was on the meat inspection bill. The:
Minnesota farmers were then getting
So low prices for their stock that the;
industry appeared to be doomed. AS
q relief measure, q. bill was proposed.
by the farmers organization that cat
tie before being killed should be I'M.
spected on the hooff which meant that
it must be slaughtered IN Minnesota
instead Of being shipped to. Chicago.
and then shipped back dressed. The.
purpose was to build up big packing
plants IN the Twin Cites 70 rfVal those
Of Chicago, and thus create hlgn i'el.
prices for Minnesota stock, SAVING tne &c
freight from Chicago ana PACK aga I'm
plus the profits. Inc Dig SIX, pack pack
ers Of Chicago, had their representa- g;
ives on the grohuu, anu 5.lieie 1ele
some ugly stoiies ANA - {, -. Is -. i.'
as irlend OF ene lari'lel e, sl1a1n p'onsu
the Dill ana y was passeu Is. noWev s., =
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the supreme enc court s "
It may be said by way OF passing
that Mr.. Dunn was ever the friend and
champion OF the farmers. he Ne mas mas
saved them through his GOOD. .z5 ROADS GA IS
legislation more than million d a'ol-
lars a year, and given them the e. best 81,
roads they ever had, the three Dig
counties and the cities ana villages q :
the state paying nearly al the ex-
pense. NO reasonable e. request ~. q t l1e
farmers failed TO receive MS active 8a:'a'''
and effective support. .zssss5..
Mr.. Dunn in his first session was
one Of the members who pushed
through reapportionment bill, which
was the first start towards giving the
northern section Of the state fair
deal, which he continued in other SEES
sions.
Mr.. Dunn was elected a member in
1891, is close fight, and was given
his certificate Of election. His seal
was contested, and the committee hear
ing the evidence reported in his favor
but his opponent was voted in because
it was the infamous Populist legisla
ture, and the truth Of the matter i
that the Pop. leaders feared MI N
Dunn's power as an opponent, and DC
MED him the seat to which he wa
elected. But the people OF ms dlstrlc
saw to it that he was returned Tn
next session by so large majorlt!
that it was vindication for him an
rebuke to his political enemies. i
that session he was manager for w. !!
Lee of Long Prairie, who was electe
speaker, and Mr.. Dunn was s. one OF tn
leaders Of the session, and is entltle
to large share of the good record 9
that body, which repealed most Of tn
Populist legislation, and got the com
monwealth back on the highway 9
sanity. @.
He WAS elected state auditor in 1897
and held that position until 1908, an
co,,,d have held It indefinitely had h
60 chosen He brought about severe
imnortant reforms. and collected man
thousands Of dollars annually fro1
men who looted pine from state land
above The highest mark Of any Of b
nredecessors II; was during his teri
80 and;tor that he innaugurated legi.
la+;on that has heen Of immense ben,
e. - Tho stato