The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-11-11

from poor old Tom Dwyer, Demo-
crat, by about $4,000. The next
largest was in 1920, when Jake Preps
beat Doc Shipstead by $4,000.
1t now looks af is Gov. Ted's plur-
atty win be somewhere between these
two figures.
Anyhow, Magnus Johnson has
graciously conceded defeat and writ
ten a nice, courteous letter of con-
pratulations to the governor, in which
he also thanked Gov. Ted for his
"clean campaign" and added: "there
are no sore spots, so far as / am con-
cerned."
| That was very decent of Magnus-
, but Just what anyone who knows him
| we'll knew he dould do.
However, had the situation been
reversed. Gov. Ted could hardly
have expressed similar gratitude
and kept within the exact truth.
The 1927 legislature will present
a number of new faces, also some OLD
ones who have staged "come backs.
The most notable example OF the
latter is Frank A. Day, the lrrespreS-
sible editor of the Fairmont Sentinel,
who comes back to the state senate
after an absence of more than ~
wears. Franks presence won't serve
TO expedite business any but Ogeo-
ooshi how it will "addto the .gaiety
of nations''-and the galleries!
Another old-timer to re-enter the
legislative halls is Lanky Bill CIV.
RI Anderson, now of Minneapolis.
he heat Johnny Stevens, former
house member, in the race for the
senate by less than 200 votes. An
derson was in the house from WI
mona back in 1901 and 1908, and Will
he remembered as the floor leader Tor
Rob Dunn in that memorable Dunn
Collins-Eddy Republican state con-
'e Amono the old warehouses" of
tho senate who will again be with us
are Frank Putnam, A. j. Roskne,
the two Sullivans( George d. ana
John d., Bill Brooks, Charley Orr,
Jim Denegre, Claude Mackenzie and
Chris Reconnaissance to mention
the familiar minority" figures OF
Herman Schmechel, Henry Arens,
| George Nordlin, Charley Hausler and
liver j. Lee.
Among the missing, from the last
session or two, will be Joe jackson,
| Andy Devoid, F. l.. Cliff, c. WI.
Gillian, F. J. Thoe, Mickey Boylan
and l.. P. Johnson.
There will very likely be no real
contest for speaker of the house al
the coming session.
Speaker John A. johnson was re-
elected and his splendid record In
i 1925 should entitle him to re-elec,
ton as speaker.
The Farmer-Labor minority is ex
pected to nominate one of its number
for the honor, but this will be 6
mere gesture, it won't mean any
thing.
However, pretty warm contest i!
promised for chief clerk of the house
to succeed. the late Oscar Arneson
who had held the job for some IL o.
IA years. Shortly after Oscars deatf
, last spring a dozen or more asplr
ants SHE'D their hats into the ring
but little or nothing has been heart
about this contest since. It's due tt
bob I'D again now that the personne
of the next house is settled.
The death of Frank Nimocks, o:
Minneapolis, during the 1925 ses
sion, removed one of the house lead
ers of several sessions standing ant
his experience in perfecting the or
ganization will be missed.
D.
In many Legislative contests thi
year there was no real issue involved
! except the personality of the candi
dates, while in others there were diff
! ferent issues.
Some of these revolved about pro
, posed legislation at the coming ses
sion, including plan to divert {
E portion of the gasoline tax from tn
, trunk highway fund to counties ant
: towns; further Tightening of tn
: state departmental Reorganization
! plan, including the placing of tn
: state board of control entirely with
j., in jurisdiction of the Big Three 9TH
: rock on which the whole plan almos
!, was wrecked in 1929; some kin
!, = of a bank depositors' guaranty
3 amendment of the present law fo
! election of legislators without part
designation, and changes in the pr
mary election law.
v These are certain 10 occupy niue
f of the time and attention of the 1872
: legislature, that is, such time as
: not taken up with the usual big grin
e of curative acts, individual "hobby
proposals and the so-called ''ham an
n egg'' bills 1.-THE kind that are intr
v duced for "shake-down" purposes.
. On the other hand, it is expecte
that less time than heretofore w
have to be devoted TO appropriate
measures, as result of the reorgan
cation plan. For the first time
the states history, the legislatul
will have before it a carefully al
somewhat scientifically prepared bic
NAL budget for all state department
upon which the Big Three have q
ready been at work for some week
Besides, you can bank on thi
Gov. Ted will be right on the job !
see to it-so far as his influence ca
be exerted-that the appropriation
are kept inside the $4,000, 900 maj
and as much inside as possible wit
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