The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
CALLS THE TALK Silly
BURNQUlST FROWNS ON
THE GOV CAB
He Has No Idea Of Again Getting
Into the Game; Political
Gossip
VANCE CHAPMAN.

does not take kindly to the mention by
| some-which by the way has been
rather frequent OF late--of his poss-
. ible entrance into the republican
gubernatorial game. 'Preposterous"
Is the way he puts it and silly is
the word he uses in disposing of the
movement. Governor Burnquist says
|, that he is through, that he stands
, ready to turn the office over to his
successor and that he hopes such
will be loyal republican. Rings
right doesn't it and is somewhat re-
freshing too when one sees the many
who simply want an excuse to fasten
themselves upon the body polite for
the balance of their natural lives,
still his eXcellency may not have
everything to says regarding his
political future. With the republican
pubernatorial field broadening and
complications of an entangling
kind threatening hoped for elimin-
alton convention Joe Burnquist may
be forced into the republican guberna-
torial contest and the CONSUMPTION
order if made will be of kind that
will not permit of evasion. Many pro-
fess TO see Governor .Durnquist the
only solution of the present republican
gubernatorial tangle. 1t is either
Burnquist or Bolshevike they argue
and the latter is certain if the presen
big field is permitted to go to bat
Two names now figure prominently
in the matter Of an elimination hold
out and they are Thomas Frankson
and Franklin Ellsworth. Tom is en-
phatic in his stand that the only
tribunal he will recognize is the
voter while Ellsworth has been heard
| to say that the June primaries look
the best to him. Despite this arbir-
trary stand and at elimination con-
vention could be held as planned and
the candidate so honored could have
q tremendous advantage, but there
would sill be divided field and il
is here where those now booming his
cxcellency for another term in their
hopes. Center on Governor Burn
quest they say. let ell loyal republi-
cans rally to his standard and his
nomination will be cinch. As ad-
ditional dope in substitution of their
claim. those behind the movement
point out that by reason of the COVER
nors stand on the tonnage tax question
he would carry the North country to a
man and that he would figure heavily
in he Southern section Of the state
on law and order platform. That
there is more than talk behind the
Bsisngajsf snoyement is quite appar-
ent. The Governor now figures
heavily in the political gossip of the
day and quite a few of the public
prints are commenting on the fact.
Gus. Lindquist, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee and
| private secretary to his eXcellency
refuses to give the gossip any con
sidcraticn. Like his chief he, too,
says ''prepo5terous."
Tossing the hat into the republi-
can gubernatorial ring is becoming
quite popular. Those who framed
that delightful comedy, the state wide
primary law perhaps never intended
such, but the amusing situations it
! continues to produce are side split
tin:; to say the least Thomas Keefe,
residence st. Paul and occupation,
land dealer is the latest TO invoke
its aid aid through the medium OF
filling made Saturday he Officially
! announces himself as a candidate
for the republican nomination for
! governor. He is the second to file
for the nomination. All st. Paul
knows about Mr.. Keefe is what he
tells about himself in the press. He
was born in Mortified. attended
Carlton college, taught school. prac-
ticed law and farmed and sold farm
lands. lie says he once ran against
c. W. Stanton OF Bemidji for district
Judge. but was defeated. Other inter
esting things about Mr. Keefe is that
he is the arr hor of "The Cost Of the
Living Dollar" and "The Way to
Democracy" He IL not for an elm
nation convention.
The RESIGNATION Of Marion L. Bur
ton as president Of the state univer-
sity to accept a similar position
with the University CT Michigan is
the big talk in educational circles
just now. 1t is presumed that the
Michigan position means more for
Dir. Burton in a wage way his salary
as president OF the Minnesota in
stitution is $4,000 a year-and the.
Minneapolis prints, especially, are
Indignant that mere matter of
dollars should be allowed to stand
in the way of his retention and that
of other prominent educators who it
is said are preparing to move to
richer fields. Deans now receive all
the way from $4,000 to 81 800 and
professors from $1,000 TO $1,000 and.
DR.. Burton says this is not enough
What between ham stringing the
NonpaItisan League and detailing
the alleged failings of the North
Dakota system of STATE government
Minnesota and its public affairs
have been rather overlooked of late
and such concerns the University too.
! 1t atsorbs about half the taxes coll
lected in the state, has salary role
that would stagger one were he TO
get glimpse of it-and is constantly
clamoring for more money. No one
better appreciates this condition
than the University board Of regents,
bur it has little to say in the matter.
Every time the Legislature meets
wires are pulled and needed leGisla-
tion hasnrered in an effort to give the
Institution first Mace on the appro-
priation list. This even extends to
making the augmentation committee
IL necessary. The last house appropri-a