The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-02-27
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Nonpartisan League which hopes TO
capture q majority Of this branch Of
the legislature G. F. Neitzel OF Rem
vile county, win seek the senatorial
scalp Of N. J. Holmberg Of the same
county n Chisago county M. S.
INorelius, editor and publisher Of the
Chisago county Press, may enter the
lists against Senator J.. "a. Rystrom
of North Branch. Mr.. Norelius is a
power in Chisago county. He once
entered the lists for secretary Of
|state. In the district in which is in
cluded Yellow Medicine county Tom
Davis Of Marshall and Gunnar Bjorn-
son Of Minneota, are due to lock
horns. This district, it is said, will
be one Of the most warmly contested
in the state. In Meeker county Rep.
Magnns Johnson may go after the
senatorial scalp of E. P. Peterson.
Editorial comment by some Twin
City papers covering the recent
school money decision of the sup
RENE court is to the effect that the
court held that the state was not
morally obligated to pay the $1,OOO,-
900 deficit in the state school funds
which the last legislature provided
for and which the governor vetoed.
Such is not the case. The only point
made was that the deficit could not
be paid out of funds appropriated
for current school purposes. In this
particular controversy the little red
school house was hard hit and though
partial relief has been given to the
extent that a temporary supply of
money for current purposes is now
available, it still faces formidable
interest bearing debt for which there
can be no relief until the next legis-
lature meets. Any contention that
the state is not morally obligated to
pay it's school obligations, one up
state paper editorially says, comes
with bad grace when it's source is
the cities and their chief institutions
Of learning the pampered pets of
the state educational system.
No one as yet has come forth for
one of the vacancies on the state su-
prelne bench and it begins to look
as if the general movement for the
unopposed return of the present in
cunbents was bearing fruit. The
Minnesota supreme bench is now re-
garded as one of the strongest in
the union and sentiment IS general
that it's personnel should not be dis
turbed. The retiring members who
will ask to be returned are Chief
Justice c. L. Brown, and Justices An
drew Holt and Oscar Hallam.
The present war and the seeming
inability of Congress to do anything
effective but talk and hamper may
do one thing and that is cause par
tial return to the convention system
of selecting candidates for office.
Because of the presence of the pri-
mary and the general absence of
principle it is said the legislative
ranks of the states and the Union
are deteriorating. 1t is certain that
they are not being improved. Under
the primary system every man is a
leader. For two sessions now the
Minnesota legislature has attempted
a partial primary and convention
system, but has failed. Some impe-
tus may be given the proposed order
Of things when the Democrats and
the Nonpartisans League get toge-
ther to name state candidates.. The
old caucus system, it is said, will be
fused. @4~. -~- 5--.