The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-03
THAT CONFERENCE
Conclaye At State Capitol After
Governor Returned
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Self-Appointed Kitchen Cabinet,
OF a Republican Brand, Advises
Mr., Eberhart
ST Paul Special to The Herald, Feb. 1.

ST. Paul Special to The Herald, Feb. 1.
Exactly what was done at that con
ference in the governors office the
other day, no fellow seems able
exactly to find out. This much, how
ever. seems certain-that Immediately
on the governors return from Wash
ington and before he had time to get
breath. a serious phalanx of Repub-
lican executive officials, consisting OF
the secretary of state, the state trea-
surer. the state auditor and the mem
bers of the railroad and warehouse
commission with sternly fixed fea-
lures and blood in their eyes, made
an onslaught on the executive office,
and after a brief onslaught, succeed
ing in occupying it. Exactly what
happened after that. no one who
knows, seems willing to tell
The attitude of the delegation was
this: That by virtue of the represen-
tative positions they occupied, they
had a right to voice in the admin
istration of public affairs; that they
had never been thus consulted; that
by reason Of the governors failure to
seek information and advice they
were ready to furnish him, he had
fallen into error and been led into
indiscretions in act and in utterance,
which had subjected the administra-
ton to criticism; that in future these
errors and this criticism would be
avoided if the governor would take
counsel Of his friends and the author
lied Republican leaders as represent
ed by the visiting delegation.
y
At the conclusion of the conference
there were mutual expressions of con-
fidence and regard. It can authOrita-
lively be stated that there was no
open rupture. Nevertheless from
what has since, emanated from the
executive office; from the talk indulg-
ed in of a new Kitchen Cabinet this
time self-appointed; from what those
in the governors confidence, after
talking with him, have said of the
visit and its purpose, the impression
has got out that the governor is in
clined to resent state capitol dictatlCn
and to regard it as an impertinence.
Not that this is said in so many
words, but this is case in which the
atmosphere is everything and the
suppression of information extremely
suggestive. 1t is at least safe to as
sumo that the governor regards his
way as the best; and that he will
not throw the advisers, upon whom
up to this time he has relied, over
board
Chairman Brown of the Republican
State central committee coyly con-
fesses that he is more altrustic than
the occupant OF purely political POI
sition is usually suspected of being.
Recently there has been in evidence
at the state capitol and in the hands
of politicians who were in a position
to make use of them, certain carefully
prepared lists giving the local Repub-
lican organizations in the various
counties Throughout the state. AS Mr.
Brown now tells it, he paid for the
preparation of these documents out
of his own pocket, and has generous
ly placed them at the disposal OF am
bilious friends, including candidates
for congress.
Such a remarkable instance of un-
selfish sacrifice for the party's up
building is worthy of more than cas-
ual mention and acknowledgment. 1t
must be true too. for everybody
that the State Central committees
treasury at the close of the campaign,
had been wrung completely dry. Not
only was there not penny left, but
there were a number of unpaid obli-
cations. Indeed so dire We're the
straits of the executive committee
that appeal was made to the national
committee for funds to pay its debts.
How that appeal came out. / never
heard; but in view of the statement
by Mr.. Brown that. he has paid for
this more recent party work out OF
his own pocket, it is to be presumed
that the national committee made mo-
extravagant appropriation for Minne-