The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-12-18
5POLlTlcA AL I NEWS FROM B.
III the STATE CAPITOL
~. I. Nolan Likely to BE Speaker 81
The Next House. Senate Nearly
:. 4 Organized. # II .,@.= \. II.

Unless the unexpected happens
w. !: Nolan will be speaker of the
next House Of Representatives.
House members generaly seem a
greed upon his candidacy and the
opinion is that his selection is al
most certain. So far no. one has
come forward to dispute his claim
though gossip has. been busy with
such names as Elmer Adams Of Fer
gus Falls, Rep. Bendixon of Red
wood County, Theodore Christensen
Of Madison and Chas. Warner of
Aitkin. The latter was in the Twin
Cities this week, but he had little to
say regarding the speakership, much
less his own reported candidacy
Rep. Nolan has had speakership
headquarters at the St. Francis
Hotel for the past ten days and has
conferred with a large number of
the new members all of whom left
practically pledged to his candidacy.
The general desire seemed to be TO
close things up quick and avoid a
long drawn out fight. Of course
there are some who are out for a
|.scrap at any cost, but they are in
the minority. Rep. Nolan is regar-
ded as we'll qualified for the speaker
ship and this to large extent is
responsible for the general scramble
to get under his standard.
Though the selection of a speaker
is the big thing as far as the organ
ization of the House is concerned
there are a number other important
elective positions and candidates for
each are already or the scene. c.
w. Nelson of Crookston has already
announced his candidacy for Sargent
alarms. For a while it looked as if
he would have a clear field, but op-
position is reported in the person of
Henry Robel of Blue Earth county.
George Moeller of ST. Paul, farmer
representative, is also said to have
his eye on this job which pays $1,000
aS9day-. In the case of. chief clerk
Oscar Arneson is the only candidate
in the open at the present time.
There are number of others ready
to go but they will be content with
a minor position. Arneson is re-
garded' as having a cinch. In all
there are eleven elective positions to
be filled and outside of the Speaker
and the Chief Clerk there is certain
to be dozen candidates for each.
Gustaf Lindquist, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
has in mind gathering of the Re-
publican forces Of the State to be
held some time this coming year. 1t
will likely take place while the Leg
islature is in session. The. meeting
which will include all members of
the present Republican State Gen.
trail Committee will be for the dis
cussion of future organization plans
and the best interests of the party
generally. Chairman Lindquist has
Chairman Hays Of the National Com
mittee to be present and hopes to
have other Republicans Of national
prominence present Chairman Hays
of the National Committee in letter
to Mr.. Lindquist expressed great
satisfaction over the recent Repub-
lican victory in Minnesota and in
dulged in the hope that the organ
ization responsible would be. kept
intact for two years hince.
While the organization of the
House is in the making, that of the
Senate has been practically COM
pleted. This was brought about last
Saturday when fifteen or twenty of
the senator's from as many counties
met with Lieut.. Governor Frankson
at the St. Paul Hotel The organi-
zation of the Senate, which includes
the distribution Of the committee
ships and the usual patronage, as
was perfected on purely loyal basis
and the list was gone over with the
result that about twelve new mem
bers were passed up as unworthy Of