The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-15

ember 20, by the board OF Judges, from
turkeys submitted by the raisers OF
these fine birds in the counties Of the
Arrowhead.
This is not all The bird viii be
transported TO Washington by Dusty
Rhodes of the Kingston-Rhodes Air
ways in the Ryan cabin monoplane
which has been making frequent trips
over the north country from its base ar
Lake Vermilion. Pilot Rhodes VIII
start the fight at Duluth and the hn2
landing place will be on the Potomac
near Washington.
What is more. President Hoover
has stated that he would be very much
pleased with turkey from Minnesota
and especially from me Arrowhead sec
ton Of the state. The presidential
turkeys heretofore have always come
from the extreme east and a turkey
coming from a country noted for
"SnowballS, mines and taxes" will in
deed be a novelty and will probably
cause the southern part OF the state
TO prick up its ears and wonder how
we have the temerity TO butt into
their self-aSsumed agricultural sup
4ClA6Ss u ILLS SACdG SSoVo-
On the top of furnishing turkeys, etc.
came the announcement last week that
the port of Duluth shipped $4,000. 900
pounds Of butter to the eastern mar
kets. Our agricultural displays have
carried off state honors for several
years at the State Fair and we are
getting along quite well, thank you, in
not only the agricultural line but in
6airying, mining Of iron ore, manu-
featuring of wood products and steel
making and are today better able TO
have state of our own up here than
is the southern end able to have US
have a state Of our own up here.
The political kettle, both in the state
and the city, is beginning to simmer
around the edges and probably by this
time two weeks hence viii reach the
boiling point. The local situation is
the one occupying the public eye Of the
citizens Just now. Several have filed
for alderman and municipal Judge, the
only two positions to be vacated this
year.
The slate makers Of the state have
been busy with varying results. They
have about settled that Ray Chase will
be the candidate for governor and that
Governor ChriStianson will be very
hard opponent Of Senator Tom Schall.
There was some anxiety expressed in
state circles few weeks ago over the
possibilities of Attorney General
Yongquist and Henry N. Benson as
gubernatorial material. Since that
time both of these have been taken out
of the running by means Of an infiu-
entail appointment.
Now, up pops Floyd B. Olson to dis
rupt the eQuaninity Of the situation
by being mentioned as possible can
didate for governor. Olson will per-
form on the Farmer-Labor platform
and this fact should be sufficient
guarantee that he will not cause a
great amount Of perturbation in the
ranks of the voters However there is
always an IF" and Floyd Olson is not
a weak sister by any means. Then the
name of N. j. Holmberg is being ban
died about Chief Justice Samuel B.
Wilson. Julius Schmahl and Mike Holm
are among those prominently men
toned. Some even suggest R. w.
Hitchcock Of Hibbing.
Our candid opinion is that Ray
Chase is the logical man for the place.
At that. we are not enthused over
taking Ray out of a position he has
so acceptably filed and run chances
Of becoming the political football of
the Twin City political gang. How
ever, Chase is a man who has his
finger on the political pulse and if the
symptoms are not to his liking, he may
refuse to become a sacrifice to the
ambitions Of the King-makers
ssss
Rufus Hitchcock of Hibbing would
make a good governor without doubt.
His entry into the ring would at once
be hearlded as the work Of the Steel
Corporation" and machettes would be
whetted to a fine edge to get his scalp.
It will take a few years more before
the Mason and Dixon" line is removed
by voting strength from state affairs
and until that time it is our opinion
that no northern Minnesota man need
apply for any Of the positions to be
filled by state elections. Yea. And
what's the use of spelling good legis-
tator to furnish a southern Minnesota
holiday.
Our geographical location is such
that whatever we might Surmise means
little to the self-appointed guardians
of the political pot in the Twin Cities.
We however as yet consider ourselves
citizens of Minnesota and expect to
have our say, and we are going to say
it as occasion demands. Right here,
we are going to remark, that the recent
letter sent out ridiculing Ray Chase
was about as dirty a piece Of work
noticed in years and compared some
what with the "to hell with Backus"
banner thrown out at the state con-
vention a year ago. These may be
good politics, but we fail TO see 1t.
Chase is a gentleman all the time.
Ed. BackuS is a business man of some
what ruthless proclivitieS but person
ally a likeable chap and gentleman
worth knowing. We don't admire his
idea Of making ocean Of the northern
end of the state but do feel that the
dirt thrown at him at the convention
was not according to Hoyle and had no
bearing on the case. Politics in itself
is a clean sport but some of the leaders
make of it a dirty mess on occasions.
Believe it or not, as Ripley says.
The name Ely stands out all over
the world as the smallest title for the
biggest little city in the land. This is
not all. Ely" is not only recognized
as the Playground Of the Nation" but
several remarkable people sport the
name of Ely. The latest to pop UP
into the nmelight with this cognomen
is the 30 pound football star on the
Ohio team.
1t would be a great help to US If