The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-11-25


Ripley was making soft spot to
light on by getting ''next" to Eber.
hart for second place on the ticket
in case the governor should secure a
nomination. Anyway, people down
this way belive the st. Cloud attorney
is likely to come out in the open soon
with an announcement. Some who
have been watching things closely
interpret the continued and repeated
attacks made upon Governor Eberhart
by a republican newspaper printed In
St. Cloud as straw pointing to the
candidacy of Brewer. But Others
point out that Brewer would not at.
tack the governor. They recall that
it is way the paper in question has
of jumping on people when, it can't
think of anything else to do. Mr..
Brower's actions will be watched
with interest.
The authenticated executive agent
of the State Game and Fish Commits.
sion is likely to be replaced, next
January, by republican; at least
that's what knowing gossips say. Mr..
Avery's time expires then and pres
sure is being brought to bear on the
governor to put G. o. P. man on the
job. Avery has made an excellent
officer, but the republicans demand
his scalp. He cannot complain If
he is let out, for republican had to
60 when he was put in the place.
Carlos can probably manage to exc
out precarious living without the
job, however, as he has one of the
best paying country newspapers pro-
perties in the state. There are seve-
raj republicans after his place, and
every mothers son of them pleads
faithful party service as a requisite
for appointment. Well, as that was
the argument that always made good
with Frank Day, it is not unlikely
that the same kind of talk will 60
with Adolph o. Eberhart. Party Or
ganizations are here, and to get and
hold anything you must be good
party man. Which I'M certain sense,
is not half so bad as it might be.
A battle is raging here now for
which the state treasurership is the
prize; for it is generally recognized
that Clarence Dinehart is out of it,
and has decided for better or for worse
to go after the seat in congress now
occupied by Mr.. Hammond. That he
will get that nomination is not ques-
toned here, nor is it doubted that
the contest will be one of the most
interesting in the campaign. But
just now that's neither here nor there
up at the capitol. What they are
interested in is who will fill Dinehart's s
shoes. The state capitol crowd is
rather inclined to favor Mr.. Mattson
of Roseau county as representing that
element of progressive Republicanism
with which they, as inclined to be
'reactionary, would strengthen them
selves by entering into a compact.
Peter Schwarg of Dodge county wants
the job. George E. Hanscome of Foley,
of whom very nice things are said, has
come into the field. The latest man
to enter the contest is AL. Kaiser of
Bagley. Kaiser is that peculiar COM
bination, banker and a newspaper
man. He is a German. His father
lives in Winona. When most of the
north went Populist years ago Kaiser
stood by the G. o. p. Consequently
he is strong with the organization.
The fight as it stands is pretty one
and liable to spread over into other
state elective positions hitherto re-
garded by their incubents as secure.
The recent Standard Oil decision is
the talk of the town, and the feeling