The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Republican Minnesota will not be
ashamed of.


If mentioned and accepted candidates
for the Republican nomination for
Governor could only listen in on some
of the gossip and discussions covering
their qualifications, fitness and chances
of winning, what lot Of things they
would learn about themselves. For in
stance: John H. Haugen of Crookston,
who is said to have his ithtning rod
up and ready to be hit-"Nice person.
atty" Good talker," TOO high hat
for me-" Comes from wrong sec
tion," Had his chance and lost" Ray
P. Chase, Anoka, said to be willing and
ready to go-"Clean and painstahng,"
Made a good state auditor" Made
poor campaign showing in $780," HAS
no punch" Jumped Schall." Theo-
dore Christensen, who it is said will
think it over if the people inSist-"MadeI
good governor" Had his fling and
should be satisfied" Germans dead
agin' him." Wrong on parochial
schools" Attorney General Benson
mentioned as a possible conventional
drafteeZ"Has a good legislative re-
cord" High in Scandinavian educa-
tional and religious circles" Overly
cautious" TOO SLOW" State Treasurer
julius Schmahl-"Atta boy" Sure
makes good treasurer" HAS wet
leanings," I'm bad with the anti-saloonl
! League" Chief Justice Wilson OF the
State Supreme Court-"Would be a
credit to the Office" Head and
/ shoulders above them all" Can only
see the Republican side of things,
Knows Sam Wilson is right and insists
on it," Oscar Swenson, speaker of thel
House-"Is well qualified" HAS legis-
lature behind him." Strong with the
i farmers" "Farmer-Laborites against
him." Might not take well in the
cities" And so it goes all down the
line. Trot out any possibility, uH-
known or otherwise and he has his
boosters and knockers.
! Gov. Olson says the income tax
amendment which voters will be asked
to pass on a year hence can be easily
made replacement tax If the next
and succeeding legislatures will follow
his suggestions. The best editorial
answer yet is by the Minneapolis
Journal 1.-The amendment which,
Minnesota voters are asked to ratifyl
] is simply blank check drawn on thel
bank accounts of the taxpayers and in
;. favor of the state, to be filled out and
spent in any way that legislative whims
may dictate, and in addition to all tax
moneys nov collected from other
/ sources"
! For the first time In its quarter Of
century of existence the State Tax
/ Commission has broken on major
matter-the valuation of the Twin City
Rapid Transit Co., for taxation pur-
poses. George E. Wallace, the one Oh
son appointee on the board dissented,
and has taken his side TO the con-
troyersy to the newspapers. The ma
] jority members of the board, j. G. Arm
/ son and Gunnar B. Bjornson fixed the
company's valuation at slightly in ex-
cess of last year. Mr.. Wallace is an A.
C.. Townley creation and he says theyI
do things different in North Dakota
which he served as state tax commits |
sioner. The transit company is said
to be badly in the red. In New York
City passenger fares fell off this year
over Ill 100000.
i Not entirely satisfied with the adj
i ministration promise that no extra
session of the legislature will be called
1 if state wide unemployment and re-
1 lief fund of $1,O00,000 or better is
raised, prospective contributors it Isl
said have added the following to their
promises to pay: Void if a special ses-
sion of the legislature is called.
j How does the name, Ripley B. Brewer,
1 st. Cloud, strike you as the conventional
choice for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination next year? He is known toI
j be under consideration. Back in the
| nineties Ripley Brewer was a heavy
weight in the state senate and at twol
Republican state conventions he wasl
seriously considered for gubernatorialr
honors. He has been out of the poll
teal picture of late years. Mr.. Brewer
is lawyer and is Minnesota born.
i Another being mentioned is Garfield