The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-20
hanson of Lac qui Parle County.


met in st. Paul Saturday and ar
ranged for the caucuses and sew
eral conventions as provided for
under the new party convention
act. The delegate caucus will be
held March 14th, the county con
ventions, March 18th, and the state
convention to endorse Republican
candidates for the several state Of
fees March 81. The big meet,
which will be held in st. Paul will
have 1893 delegates. Congression-
al conventions in each of the dis
tricts will also be held. The Dem
ocrats have not as yet arranged
for their gatherings, but meet
ing of the leaders will likely be
held this week and general call
to the faithful drafted.
The state tax commission has for
warded blanks to the mining COM
panies operating on the Iron Range
as provided for under the new ton
mage tax law and the reception of
the same is anxiously awaited
This is the first step in the collec-
ton of the tax and the commission
is very much in the dark as to
whether the companies will comply
or prepare to fight Arguments OF
those who put over the new inf1ic-
ton were that it would mean from
| 100000 to $5,0O0,000 additional
revenue for the state, but from
present prospects it will be far be.
low that sum. A return of ST.
100000 is more likely. Rumors
are to effect that the Iron County
is, not going to submit without g
fight, but there is nothing author
tive to this effect.
Whatever may have been the
feeling in political circles toward
Gustaf Lindquist, now State Insur
ance Commissioner, two years age
and it can be said with truth
some of the things said of him II
certain political circles were no
all of complimentary nature -ht
has certainly forged ahead since HI
took charge of one of the States
most important departments. III,
is now recognized as one of the big
assets of the present state admins
tration and much of the politica
bitterness that once featured hi
control in the way of state leader
ship has given way to admiration
and staunch friendship. Gusta.
has lots of red blood and is no
afraid of the cars, all of which ha
not been lost upon number o.
| fiy-by-nights who have tried to US,
his department and the gullibl,
! for their own financial advancement
! AS to his political enemies, accumu
lated when he was chairman of tn,
State Republican Forces, they hav,
found that he is not all that wa
said of him.
| United States Senator, Frank B
Kellogg returned to Washington
this week after a conference Will
his managers. He does not expec
to be back until after the conven
tion campaign. Senator kellogg,
left well satisfied with the senator
ial situation and was confident tina
the convention endorsement woul,
be his. With the coming of tn,
New Year, the report was curren
that Fred Hadley of the Whine
bagos Enterprise would open senat
orial headquarters in st. Paul fo
Judge Oscar Hallam of the Stat
Supreme Court, but so far, Free
has not appeared on the scene
Since then the gossips have beer
busy with story to the effect tina
Fred and Judge Hallam are no
fully in accord in the matter O.
the campaign to be made by the st
Paul Jurist. AS the senatorial cam
paign progresses the contest run
more and more Senator Kellogg
way.
l Senator James A. Carley of Wa
basha county may be the Demo
cratic offering for governor in tn,
coming state campaign. Friend
are urging him to enter either tn,
race for United States Senator O,
governor and it is, said the latter
looks the best to him. Senator
/ Carley is chairman of the execut
i've branch of the Democratic state
central committee and is high il
the councils of his party.
A story was in circulation thi!
week to the effect that Erns
Lundeen, former congressman from
the Fifth district might take a flyer
at the Republican nomination fol-
United States Senator. One of the
active ones in his campaign wa.
reported to be Paul Dahnel, wei
known radical and former newspap
er publisher.