The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-09-28
sAUK CENTRE HERALD
ruussDAr. sHprrpnER %, 1898.
ROSS DoRaN.

The following from the .dcinocratic
authority of the alinm apolis Times,
woul,l Indicate that some oil the demo-
Gratis. even. are cllafing under the aris-
tocracy Of the genial Michael Doran. the
Minnesota democratic monarch:
= f'hc contest ian the sixth congressional
district over the appointment OF register
al the land office at ST. Cloud, is assum-
in2 "a most intere- ting shape, and the sly
work of Michael Doian is clearly per-
ceptible. There are two good men run
ming for The Office. Theo. Bruener. judge
Oi probate at st. Cloud. ha:, always
made good record, and his course has
been the more gratifying because it has
been uti-Doran right along. Frank
Eiienbecker, OF Little Falls. another time
tried democrat is the other candidate.
Congressman Baldwin believed that
Ellenbecker was The popular choice, and
he endorsed him. Perhaps he also want
ed to give the Office to some one outside
of st. Cloud. but this is not known.
The contest between these two gentle
men, for tl.ey were the leaders, III a field
of half dozen aspirants, might have
been carried on very nicely, although OF
course, Bruener would have been at a
disadvantage on account of Baldwin's
endorsement OF Ellenbecker. 1t is now
that Mike Doran appears on the scene.
Bruener is now the recognized candidate
of Doran, and it is understood that if he
gets the Office it will be on account OF
Doran's work for him. A large number
of his friends remembering his attitude
towards Doran in the past are wonder
ing at his accepting this odious assist
ance. for he knows that Doran does not
assist him through any regard for him.
As matter OF fact. he hates Sruener,
and only supports him to gain some
private end.
Bruener also despises Doran, and this
fact can be proven by a little circum-
stance. Bruener was delegate to the
national democratic convention at Chi
cago, and on the way down he spoke to
certain gentlemen as follows:
1T is shame that Doran will be
elected national committeeman again,
but there seems to be no help for it. 1t
will be disgrace to the state, and injury
to the party. l don't believe that we
can do anything, but if there is an OPP
portunity / will pitch in against HIM
with the rest. What want to see done.
however, is the laying of a foundation
for fight against this man, and hope
that he will be given notice that he must
keep his hands off the sixth district. We
don't want him to NEEDLE in our affairs
up there"
This is the man whom Doran is now
supporting for the land office, and the
two gentlemen are enemies, for no one
will care to assert that Bruener has
changed his opinion of Doran. The only
reasons for this attitude of Doran's III
this case are: First, he wants to fight
Baldwin every chance he gets. He has
endeavored to down Baldwin at every
point; second, if Ellenbecker is appointed
which Dorian perhaps would not object
to. it will mean that Baldwin has made
more enemies. Bruener's friends would
Law the defeat on his shoulders. If
Bruener is appointed. something that he
is endeavoring to bring about, it would
mean the humiliation of Baldwin. II
would place him IN a bad light with the
voters in that district, wko would think
that he must be a verv weak man when
his strength was not sufficient to get
control OF the appointment to land
Office. Doran knows that Bruener is q
good man, and that lie can the better
hamiliate Baldwin 10y securing his APP
pointment, although he dislikes the man
himself In either event, however, 1t Can
be seen that Baldwin Will have enemies,
and that he can not iail tn get the wors;
OF the deal, whichever way it go.s.