The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-19
AFTER THE PLUMS A GREAT OVATION
Politicians Are Trying to Gather
Some Juicy Fruit
SPEAKERSHIP CONTEST
Several Ambitious and Aspiring Par
tisans Going After the JOb--Gen-
erdI Gossip

ST. PAUL, Nov. 19-The boys wht
want something are busy. Just nov
the speakership is the thing that at
tracts most attteniOn.
L. H. Johnson of Minneapolis
speaker of the last house, is after
the job again and is hustling arount
over the state patching up his politi
cal fences.
There are others, among them be-
ing the delectable w. A. Nolan, OF
Grand Meadow, who posed as a re-
ciurocal demurrer; A. ]. Rockne, oi
Zumbrota, who has a good record as
a member of the house in the past;
Bob" Wells, the hustler from Breck
enridge, who has considerable legis.
lative experience back of him; and
a. X. Ware, of Northfield. These gen.
tlemen are busy and there is bound
to be lively contest.
Adolph Johnson is after his ole
Job of chief clerk of the house and
his chances look good, Archie Yer
non, of ST. Paul, lawyer and former
newspaper man, is an opponent anC
apparently has considerable strength
There is scramble for the secre-
taryship of the senate. Sam Langum
having a Washington ''sit," is out OF
il, but there are others who think
they can hold down the job. Form
CT State Senator Peachy, of Ovation
na seems to have the inside track.
w. A. Simonton, publisher of the Glen.
wood Gopher-Press, wanted the job
but has decided to go after the posi-
tion of assistant, which he held dur
ing the last session. He will proba-
bly, land.
Echoes of the recent state election
have not yet died away. There is a
little talk of Jacobson for governor
in 1910, but the Madison man has put
] is foot on that. The Dawson Sentin-
el is booming Jake" for representa-
tive to congress two years hence.
Mr.. Volstead has not been heard from
on this proposition, but is likely to
be later Hammond, the man who
skinned McCleary to a finish, is talk
ed of for the democratic gubernator-
ial candidacy.
Speaking of the late campaign, the
comment is quite general that the re-
publican end was not well managed
AS outlined in a letter to The Her.
aid early in the contest, Chairman
Brown is good fellow, but he doesn',
know the game. There are other rea-
sons why Jake" couldn't succeed
but they need not be enumerated here
Browns well meaning but utterly in
efficient efforts counted for little
when opposed to such masters of the
art as Frank Day and Dick O'Con-
nor. Frank has gone to Porto Rico
to take a rest and the governor is
being pestered by hungry office seek
ers
All kinds of bOoms and boomlets for
the republican nomination. for COVER
nor are being launched. The Akeley
Tribune of last week came out with a
column article boosting Hon. r. B.
Brewer, of st. Cloud, printing fine
half tone of the Stearns county law
yer. The Bemidji Sentinel launches a
boom for j. A. Schmahl, the present
secretary of state. Others laud State
Treasurer c. C. Dinehart. There are
others, but it is a trifle early yet.
Lots of things are likely to happen be
tween now and the next campaign.
Meantime Joel Heatwole is keeping
things pretty thoroughly stirred up
in his Mortified News. Bob Bum
isn't saying very much. The rank and
file want peace for while and If
the professional politicians are wise
they will let them enjoy it.