The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-07
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In another month the Forty-Third
Minnesota Legislature will be real
ity and already those interestd are
doping out program of laws and acts
for its consideration. The general
opinion is that the coming session will
be one of the liveliest in the history
of the state and this bunch is borne
out in a way by a score or more OF
important bills that are now in the
making. The bills in prospect include
one increasing iron ore tonnage tax
rate, radical changes in the workmen's
compensation act, tax on royalties,
extensive amending of the state high
way act, a cut in the membership OF
the state board of control, repeal of
the Brooks-Coleman street railway
control law and also the repeal OF the
state political convention act. The
legislation mentioned comprised but
a small portion of the work in contem-
plation. In both houses more than
sixty per cent of the membership is
new and such ordinarily delays organ
ization, but to their credit a majority
of the members of both houses have
practically gotten together meaning
that the opening of the session will be
minus the usual scramble for place.
In the house majority of the MEM
beers have endorsed the speakership
candidacy of w. l. Nolan of Mime
apolis and that of Oscar Arneson Of
st. Paul for chief clerk while in
the senate it is said a majority of the
members have signifed their inten-
tion of not interfering with Lieut..
Governor Collins in the distribution
of the committeeships. Some of the
senate old timers claim they have
enough to control, but it is hair trig-
ger proposition at the best and a
fight, if there is such, will be centered
on the naming Of the committee on
rules. Nolan's endorsement for
speaker was given at a recent eau
Gus of house members held in St. Paul
and was practically without opposi-
ton. Oscar Swensen of Nicolett
County appeared as a rival, but he
did not press his candidacy. 1t is
possible that the Nonpartisan League
and the Farmer-Labor element Of the
two bodies will have an organization
slate when the two houses convene,
but, they will not get very far. In
the senate it is said that James A.
Carley may head the opposition for
ces. Senator Carley is reported to be
nursing a grievance and that his OBJ
jective is the state administration.
IT.
With the next state election nearly
two years off and the voters pretty
well fed up on things political, it
would seem that the King Makers
might have a heart and lay off for
awhile, but such it appears is not to
be. Already they are at it and the
states in preparation have for their
best best any number of state celeb
rites and men big in the political
game. Just now Judge Oscar Hallam
of the state supreme court has the
spot light with Congressman Frank
Clague close second. Both are men
toned as possible successors to Sena-
tor Knute Nelson and some of the Cos
sips go so far as intimate that the
hats of both are already in the ring.
If such is the case neither have Off
cially said so. 1t is admitted though
that the two are receptive. Other no
tables mentioned in connection with
the senatorship are Ripley Brewer of
st. Cloud, Congressman Sydney And
erson of the First district and Con-
gresham Tom Schall of the Tenth
district. That the Farmer-Labor
crowd is likewise busy is indicated in
a report to the effect that funds are
now being collected for the 1924 cam
paign.
D.
Speaking of a successor to Senator
Knute Nelson two years hence, should
he elect to retire, it might be we'll for
those now engaged in the task of
picking a winner not to loose sight of
Governor J A. o. Preus. Jake is too
well versed in the game Of politics to
even hint that he has senatorial aspi-
rations at this early date, but you
can put it down for certain that if
Knute is going to retire the name Of
his excellency will be among the lot
of eligibles and that it will be one to
reckon with. Reviewing his spec
tacular rise from a government clerk
of minor standing to two terms as
governor and. that in period of less
than a dozen years one cannot but
hold to the belief that Jake Preus is
destined for bigger things and that
the bigger thing is seat in the sem
ate of the Unied States. Possibly
some may harbor the opinion that
any further advance in political way
for his excellency suffered by reason
Of the limited plurality given him in
the recent election. His admirers,