Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-09-26
State Capitol Notes


State Capitol Notes
& St. Paul, Mimi, September 20. 1919.
Wednesday was g sad but glorious
day" for the Republican organization in
Minnesota The legislature had been
bly,. first to ratify the federal woman
suffrage amendment. and for other rea-
sons enumerated by him. including the
primary election law. On Wednesday
the House defeated the attempt to
amend this law. by an overwhelming
ers ran up and down the backs Of our
Republican friends when they looked
forward to the idea Of June and in
League carrying off their primary hon
ors. In addition to this disaster. on.
Wednesday the Senate passed the ton
it Known that:the passage Of tonnage
tax bill was not upon the Republican,
program, and it was assumed that Mag
charm the legislators out Of their de-
sire to impose this burden upon the
iron mining companies OF the north:
was the bill. staring them in the face.
Then they consoled themselves with the
thought that it was only small tax.
and now the issue was out of the way
and would not rise up to haunt them
even a more gruesome mistake. Tor
Magnus, though he has lost his grip
with legislators. still had a strangle-
ton Of disasters came Friday morning;
when, one hour after having received
the bill from the. engrossing clerk,
vetoing it. That was the hour ana the
minute when the whole political struc-
ture Of the Republican organization
had not got rid of the tonnage tax
horror! The head Of their party had
insisted upon keeping this .yexatious
Nonpartisan League, which stands
h he's been given the opportunity. Of its
need to go e before the he people to defeat e1
the regular Republican nominees. They
are now saying spiteful and disrespect-
full thin 2! about Governor Burnauist.
governor he can take the consolation
to himself that In passing out as a
D91tieal factq }5a in he has
The legislature adjourned Friday
noon-m4ch against the wishes of the
over, the governors veto, the tonnage
tax bin: and I take it for granted that
o1se W9md d4 On So The
resolution to adjourn at ~ o'colck Fri
day, and by close vote (s1 to 32) NOV
ed to adjourn sine die: The tonnage
No one with even the smallest amount
will rise again in 1920 to plague the
that it viii not be such modest mea-
.. sure as that which was laid before the
governor on Friday. The next time the
iron ore in this state it will be a tax
which will be felt by the men who are
operating the mines:;
F. Serline, Of Mora. Introduced u bill
to put all state offices a nonpartisan
in the state. This bill, by. the way.
was the second string to the bow. Of the
Republican organization which has
rescue itself from the clutches Of the
Nonpartisan League. AS might have
been expected. the Nonpartisan mem
SUCH atf
that the bill had been introduced to
gaininE: control q the Rep96iiean Or.
shouted. 1--WE have aver got e the Rep1b1ican
Rnow it, sngusry ana no "r
gument upon this particular point was
Forthcoming. but on Anal motion to
aee th rp SS AND &ots e. ts 9 eo ST.
ola du Repub bH se Specialization gs to save
itself from annih q & q
Senator Hiram Johnson, who is trail
ing President Wilson in opposition to
the ratification Of the League Of na-
on Friday, arriving in the twin cities
early in the morning and remaining I'M
til the afternoon, when he went to Du-
Inf q q IN N "a.
ming. While in St. Paul he addressed
the legislature, at II o'clock, thus, un-
WNittingly of course. interfering with
his tonnage tax veto. He spoke for
about 45 minutes and was uproariously
the Republican state officeholders in
the capitol. Senator Johnson is q
small American He said that at
proteetion Of s small nations against op-
preston, and to some extent possibly
he favored league of nations, but now
he h. is for America: and America alone 10 e.
IN World de Of chaos, He dtd not eSs
Of ia dollars she owes US Hniess She is
stabilized and made prosperous. APP
parently he .sympathizes with only one
eat is Shn & Fl hs spsnt some
tie time on the coast, and knowing
what Californians think of the Chin
csc, must confess to some surprise at
the senator's solicitude for that nation.
He. returned from Duluth Saturday
morning and spoke to about 1900 people
at the Metropolitan Opera house, st.
Paul, at noon. In the evening he ad-
dressed a large audience in the Min
neapolis Armory. There is no question
but that there is an element in this
country which is behind Senator John
son. He is a Republican candidate TO,
president and it is understood that he
is going to make his campaign for the
nomination upon a platform antagonis-
tic to the league of nations. I can see
no reason why the Democratic party
fshould desire to .shirl! this issue.
4 4 q
Women who have followed suffrage
history in Minnesota think affection
ately and gratefully now Of four wom-
en- who have borne the brunt of the
| work and successfully put it over:
! Mrs. Andreas Iceland, state president,
Women's Suffrage Association, who for
the past few years has devoted prac-
tical1y all her time to the suffrage
! cause; Mrs. Eugenia 3. Farmer, honor
airy press chairman, the oldest suffra-
gist in the state; Mrs. Peter Olesen,
| now Minnesota's woman member upon
! the Democratic National Committee and
| leading woman orator of the state,
who for years, in every speech she has
S1lhiecf has taxi