Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
ARENS TO SPLIT
RULE COMMITTEE
Will Not be Bluffed by Old Guard
OlsOn's Position to be More Difficult
Than Most Former Governors With
Machines Backing Them.
BY H. G.. TEIGAN


Lieutenant-G Governor Henry Arens
is not easily bluffed. The Old Guard
senators who desire to continue in a
dominant role in the upper house DO
not take kindly to Arens' plan to
liberalize the powerful rules COM
mittee. They want to make the rules
committee safe for themselves and
for the interests they represent.
The Farmer-Labor lieutenantgov-
ernor does not propose to knuckle to
them. In his plan of organization,
the Old Guard senators are being
given committee assignments which
they formerly held. Mr.. Arens does,
however, not propose to load down
tionaries as was done in 1929. The
membership of the committee at the
last session was: Rosenmeier, chair
man; Brooks, Carley, Child, Larson,
A. S.; Orr, Putnam, Rockne, Sullivan.
]. d.
Change of Front.
There was not Farmer-Labor
member of the committee at that
time, Notwithstanding the fact that
more than one-third of the members
of the senate were elected with Farm
er-Labor support. The reactionaries
who now seem so concerned over a
square deal, did not then find it in
cumbent upon themselves to denounce
Lieutenant-Governo w. l. Nolan for
having named only conservatives to
the committee.
Mr.. Arens says that there will be n
fight to a finish. He also points
out that the thing that the people of
the state are interested in is whether
the legislature is going to achieve
something of value for the state or
serve to crafty the wishes of any
group of politicians. The writer's
prediction is that Arens will have the
last laugh.
Has Hard Problem.
The Wright County Journal-Press
says that Floyd Olson's problem will
be harder than that of the average
governor because he will be expected
to make appointments with uncanny
ability, while previous executives who
have had the organization in motion
were not expected to clean house
and the spotlight was not turned so
much on this angle of the Governors
actions
The Journal-Press is absolutely
right. 1t has ever been thus. Pro-
gressives elected to office have found
that they could not make mistakes
and get away with them as conserva-
tives usually succeed in doing. The
editor of the J-P however, concludes:
THE new governor is fearless, has
taken the voters into his confidence,
has their strong support, and regard
less OF party lines has the best wishes
of the people of the state"
400 Closed Banks.
There were 1,122 state banks in op-
GRAFTON in Minnesota on May 1, 1923.
when A. j. Veigel took charge as COM
missioner of Banks, according to a
statement made by him over the radio
short time ago. There are now, he
says, 721 such banks, a decrease of
4O1. Savings banks have been re-
duced from 9 to 4 and trust companies
from 20 to IA. Stockholders have
paid about $31 100000 in assessments
and voluntary donations to help make
losses good, etc.
State Senator Victor E. Lawson
comments editorially on Veigers adj
dress, in the Willmar Daily Tribune.
Mr.. Lawson cites the figures given by
Veigel and then calls attention to the
fact that the losses to depositors in
these banks will surely approach $780,
100000. But he (VeigeD has turned
a deaf ear to call propositions for Sc
curing depositors in the banks"
Mr.. Lawson predicts that Governor
Olson will replace Veigel with an in
dependent banker who owes no al
legiance to big chain banks. More
over, he contends that the matter of
making deposits safe will become an
issue before the legislature and that
both senators and house members will
have to show their hand as to where
they stand on this very important is
sue. "The most able opponents to this
more efficient state control will not
be in the senate this winter" he says.
They have been elected to stay at
home. We don't know in what form
the matter will come up, but no doubt
the members of the legislature will
have to go on record before the winter
is over, and if necessary there will be
more eliminations until the people
get what they are entitled to-full
protection of their savings which they
entrust to banks chartered by the
state"
GrOver-ROckne Contest.
The contest of Rocknes seat by C.
L. Grover will be taken before the
state senate, according to Arthur Lee
Sueur, attorney for the latter. Judge
Sem decided that the contest issue
was one for the senate to decide as
that body possesses sole jurisdiction