The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-01-08
GRAND nARA,s, COOK eovssr, MN, JANUARY !. ~.
INTERESTING g NEWS FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL
Many important Bills will be Pres
ented to Legislature this
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Republican success in the recent
state election and the unprecedent-
led majorities given those candidates
Ebearing the party brand has called
Forth unstinted praise from num-
lber Of prominent publications.
prominent among the list is the New
York Tribune which in an article Of
tlength credits the result. largely to
Ethe mastery organization perfected
Iby Gustav Lindquist, chairman of
fthe Republican State Central Com
lnittee and those composing it. The
Organization scheme as created by
Chairman Lindquist, the Tribune
Isays is worthy Of adoption by other
Republican states, which the Trib-
lpne regards as not unlikely as the
Eplan has. called forth high praise
land commendation from Chairman
Hays of the National Republican
Icommittee. Other Eastern publica-
laions comment in a like manner and
lexpress the opinion that the Lind
Iquist way will have large bearing
on the next National campaign, ar
rangements for which are already in
the making. While Minnesota polit-
tically. has always been listed as a
Republican state it has been debat-
able ground to large extent: Dem
Qcratic gubernatorial candidates
have prevailed on several occasions
and two years ago President Wilson
gil but gathered Minnesota into the
ranks of the unwashed. When Mr..
Lindquist took over the managerial
reins last year it was with full
knowledge. Of this unstable condition
and without delay he proceeded to
| Jay the ground worked for an or
lganization, the unity of activity Of
which would practically be the vot4
er himself. While success for HIS
Ichief, Gov. :Burnquist, and the entire
Republican ticket was his principal
Idesire, permanency of the republi-
can organization as perfected was
Ekept in mind. The inefficiency of
itemporary organizations was too
fprominent to be overlooked. With
5sainsta king rares4he prepafedsa, chart
dividing each county into commits
sipner districts. each answerable to
a centralized county committee, this
committee in turn answerable to a
district. organization or. head with
the latter subordinate to the state
central committee which Mr.. Lind
quist divided into various units of
/ activity. To. many of the Old Guard
the whole thing was, a joke. They
had confined campaign management
to "a favored few so long that any
trucking with the boys in the
trenches, was regarded as a joke, but
the old fellows have since changed
their minds. They and Others now
see in Chairman Lindquist's plan the
necules of an organization that not
only has efficiency, but permanency
and it is the .Lindquist plan that has
brought so much favorable mention
from the publications mentioned.
Chairman Hays of the National Com
mittee is so impressed with Chair
man SLindquist's organization abili-
ties that he: has called him into con-
ference on several occasions and no
one would be surprised if the St.
Pad1 mans activities were not trans
ferred East.
Another, week and the Forty-first
Minnesota legislature will be. adding
to Ihe growing list Of. statutes.
Members of both houses began arriv-
ingthis week for the big show and
Tuesday will see them all in their
seats, Harmony appears !. to be the
keynote and those in charge do not
anticipate any trouble in perfecting
the Organization Of both :: :; houses.
Speaker Nolan has practically com
pleted his list committee assign
ments and Lieutenant Governor
Frankson is well up on the job as
far as the senate, is concerned. AS
to the plums a majority Of them are
still in dispute but they will be dis
posed Of BY caucus probably Mon
day. In the. senate it is said the only
position that is in dispute is sar-
geant- alarms. There is q lively con-
testson for the same JOB in the
house but i will likely go to Henry
Robelxof Mankato. Il sEss3.ss. s11=.sss.
In nany ways the coming session
Of the Legislature will be the most
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