The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-03-24
MADE A BIG hit
Conservation Congress Scored a
Great Success
POLITICIANS ON HAND
Sam Gordon, Cole and DR.. Gates
Mix With View of Landing Lieu
tenant Governorship
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Eyeryway the conservation conven-
ton was success, and in no respect
was it more of a success than in get
ting the Republican politicians to-
gether here in St. Paul. There
weren't many of the wheelhorses that
didn't answer their names when the
roll was called Moreover, they were
all busy. All claimed, too. that they
were getting results.
The Democrats don't like the way
the governor gave out the plums, but
then they probably wouldn't be salts
fed anyway. Naturally the Republic
cans took charge. 1t would not be
fair to say that they tried to make
political capital out of it, although
they are good deal in evidence in
the permanent organization and also
on the committees appointed. That
was no doubt accidental rather than
of design. 1t simply happened that
these more active in making success
of the affair were friendly to the
governor.
Three candidates for the office of
lieutenant governor were on hand and
all of them were making hay. S. Y.
Gordon of Browns Valley was in town
Thursday and professed to be we'll
satisfied with the outlook. He ap-
pears to be resting his case more on
the wishes of the voters than on COM
binations with the politicians. He
as lid the people what he stands
faT lite candidly. His attitude
sfass to be that if they approve of
ne e1nciples he advocates and of the
kind Of a man he is, he is willing to
put his services at the disposal of the
people of the state. Otherwise he
will be quite content to attend to his
private affairs and to continue to
manage the Browns Valley postoffice
for Uncle Sam, in which there is pro-
baby more money for him than in
trying to keep the senate in order-a
job which in the past has not always
proved sinecure and has doubtless
occasioned it's incubent many sleepless
nights.
Mr.. Gordon, as is known, las views
on county option and on temperance
legislation among other things: like
wise on the Importance of extending
fair railroad rates to the country
towns. Whether DR.. Cole has or has
not views on county option he has not
taken occasion to say. Rather he has
taken the safe course of Subjugating
his private opinions to the will of the
Republican convention. ''If the Re-
publican party, in state convention"
says the doctor, endorse the county
option cause, and | am nominated as
lieutenant governor, / shall stand on
the platform, and, if elected, shall do
all in my power to bring the party
promises to fruition." Which viii no
doubt be satisfactory to the friends
of county option, SO far as it goes.
Nevertheless if they prove strong
enough to force county option plank
into the Republican platform, they
will no doubt be strong enough also
to name a candidate for lieutenant
governor with more decided views.
No doubt DR.. Cole has considered
that phase of the subject before COM
uniting himself even thus far.
DIR. Gates of Kenyon, who is also
candidate for the office, is i'm way
conducting an aggressive enough cam
paign. The doctor has been i'm politics
good while. All that time he has
been more or less prominent. The
last two campaigns especially SO. He
knows the active politicians of the
state pretty well and has some skill
in making combinations. Upon his
facility in this respect 1 have no
doubt he relies to a considerable ex-
tent. At all events he is careful to
avoid creating unnecessary antogo-
nisms. There is good deal when it
comes to getting nomination from a
convention in the kind of organiZa-
tion one is able to effect. On this
account, If for no other, / would re-