The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-10-21
AFTER UNCLE JOE
Two Minnesota Republicans Want
the Speakers Scalp
ASPIRE TO CONGRESS
SpOOner of Morris and Ellsworth
of St. James Will Run on Anti
Cannon Platform
ST. Paul Special to The Herald Oct. 20

St. Paul Special to The Herald Oct 20
At least two candidates for congress
sional nominations in Minnesota
will 90 before the people next year or
distinctly anti-Cannon platforms
They are Hon. L. G. Spooner OF Nor
ris and F. F. Ellsworth of st. James
Spooner will 60 after the scalp Of the
sitting congressman from the seventh
district. Hon. A. J. Volstead of Gran
ite Falls, who has been in congress
since 1903. Volstead stood by Cannon
in the speakership fight last winter
but voted against the tariff bill. Mr.
Spooner has had ample legislative ex'
perience, is a brainy lawyer and
good politician. He believes he car
win the nomination on an anti-Cann'
on platform. Volstead originally
won his nomination on the ground OF
nationality but this is the first time
any one has had the hardihood to con,
test the nomination with him.
Ellsworth wants to beat Hammond,
the second district democrat who is
now serving his second term. Ham
mond originally won out over Nc
Clearyism, and last year had little
difficulty in securing reelection. AS
a democrat he is against Cannon any
way. The district is normally repub-
lican and Ellsworth believes he can
get the nomination at the primaries
and beat Hammond in November.
McCleary has been nosing around the
district some of late, ostensibly on
business. but the knowing ones say
he was quietly looking after his politi-
cal interests. The general opinion
down this way is that 'The Little
Schoolmaster" has had his day and
that he better stay out. Time was
when he had machine that ground
out whatever he wanted it to in Sc
cond district politics, but there are a
good many screws loose now.
There is going to be one of the big
gest scraps in Minnesota political his
tory, in the second district next year.
Jim Tawney, Cannon's alter ago, will
not have things all his own way fol-
reelection. There are several good
republicans down there who do not en-
dorse Tawney, any one of whom may
get into the race against him at the
primaries. But even if 'Tawney
JIM should win at the primaries,
he's bound to have to contest the
field with a democrat at the Novem-
ber election. Watch the bloody first.
There is unwonted activity among
the local option people, and if things
keep stirred up as they now are there
is likely to be something doing next
year that will make both republicans
and democrats sit up and take notice.
The Anti-Saloon League is hustling
as it never did before, and the leaders
claim to see in the disorganized con.
dition of the republican party, a
chance to make somebody come to
time. The appointment of EliasRachie
of Madison, who succeeded the lus.
ty-lunged Rosenwald from Jakejacob.
sonville in the legislature, as legisla'
tive superintendent, appears to have
been long-headed move by the cold.
waterites. Rachie is ashrewd fellow,
good politician and strong temper
ance man. He has had charge of his
department for few months, long
enough to get right good hold of the
work. Now come the Anti-Saloon
Leaguers with the announcement that
w. L. Norton, of Minneapolis, has
been elected as their attorney. I do
not know who Mr.. Norton is but am
assured that he's good lawyer.
The fact that the League is secur-
ing some good paid men in it's inter
ests goes to show that the sinews of
war in the shape of funds is either in
hand or will be readily forthcoming.
C. w. Stark. the man whose activities
resulted in the cid" movement at
ST.. Cloud which spread over the state,
is hustling hard all the time. The
Methodist Duluth conference appoint
ed former District Superintendent
Clemans as a district hustler for the
League. Clemans is an old Faribault
boy, got his education at Shattuck
and is an orator Of no mean equip
ment. 1t looks as though the League
was going to do something. Shrewd
ones around the capital city assert
that II either the democrats or the
republicans ally themselves with the