The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-12-26
WAVES II ASIDE
State Senator CIague Declines a
Pr0ftered Crown
WON'T Be A DELEGATE
Does Net Want to Go to Republican
National Convention A Budget
of Capital Gossip
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
ST. Paul, Dec. 25-The Lambertor
star, published IN Lamberton, Red
wood county, the home of State Sena-
tor Frank Clague, in an unguarded mo-
ment, mentioned" Frank as suit
able person to send as delegate at
large to the national republican con-
yention. Frank does not always
succeed in controlling the utterances
OF the Star, and in this particular in
stance that luminary appears to have
twinkled without his advice or con-
sent; for in the very next issue ap-
peared paragraph to the effect that
Mr.. Clague said he would not for
a minute consider being candidate ;
Frank has evidently seen a great
light. When he entered upon his
duties as speaker of the house in the
last legislative session but one, the
gentleman from LambertOn had a
chance to make good for the gov
ernorship, but long before the close
of the session he stood about as much
chance of landing in the executive chaii
as a Snow ball does of existing great
while in the bottomless pit. Frank
fell down badly, and one reason why,
was because he mOllified some of his
enemies at the expense Ut his
friends. This was particularly the
case in his home county, Redwood,
where he had some of the staunchest
friends man in public life ever had.
Isut he forgot to remain faithful to
them and assiduously cultivated the
friendship of some fellows who had
a,wsys knitted him, at the same time
giving the cold shoulder to some OF
the men who had made him what he
WAS. "The boys" in Redwood coun-
ty have not forgotten this and Frank
probably fears them; if he does not,
he ought to. There are others more
prominent in the party councils than
are any of these Redwood county friends
who received SIMILAR treatment. who
also have good memories. So Frank
acts the role of the old Roman and
pushes the crown aside before it has
been offered him.
The name of Johnson is a great one
to coniure with. 1t has been OH the
tin of the tongue for a good while
now. The recent statements OF the
governor relative to the interview
given out by DR.. Mayo of Rochester
have caused lot of gossip. Through
il all il looks as though the governor
is AS much lin the hands OF his
friends" as is Mr.. Bryan, and lhat
presidential lightning may strike nm
vet. Of course, the Bryan men are
working hard and they probably con-
troll the machinery just now, but there
are a good many wise ones who be-
lieye that the Lincoln man will not
receive the nomination, and that Ill
that case Johnson is the most avail
able man. The latest thing in the
way of a Johnson boom is an editor
ia, from the Washington Herald, a
BRYAN paper, which proposes to put
Johnson on the ticket with Bryan.
That may not suit Johnson and his
friends. as it is likely to be inter-
nreted as a move to shelve the Min
nesotan; but the effort to get rid OF
Roosevelt when he was nominated
for second place is pointed out ana
if Johnson should be given the vice
presidency he would probably take
il. Meantime his name is likely to
be mentioned just as often as is
Rrvan's which is not at all distaste-
full to his friends.
Ed Young's gubernatorial press bur-
eau is still hard at work. Eds mar