The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-25
COLD WATER Men
OptiOniSts Meet to Consider
Legislative Situation
HOLD GATHERING HERE
APPOINT Committee of Three to Put
Candidate in Field if They
Think Advisable

Will the county optionists of
Stearns county put 4 legislative can
didate in the field in the fifty-fourth
district?
That's the question that was con-
sidered at a conference of county
option men, held in the city hall,
Sank Centre, Thursday evening, Aug
ust IS.
The matter was debated long and
earnestly and resulted in a decision
to name a committee of three to can
vass the matter thoroughly and to
take such action as they thought fit
The committee as named is COM
posed of G. X. Quill of Sank Centre,
T. E. Shelso of Brooten, and C.. R.
Sandvig of Belgrade.
The conference was called by Rev.
E. c. Clemens, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of the Duluth
district. Mr.. Clemens call, as pub
lished in The Herald last week, an
nounced the object of the meeting
to lie:
ITO consider the legislative situa-
ton in the 54th district and select
or approve candidates"
This call was sent to numerous
friends of the county option cause
in the county, and all friends of the
movement were urgently requested
to attend.
So far as numbers were concerned,
the attendance was somewhat disap-
pointing. There were just twenty
persons present, including repre-
sentative of The Herald, who was
there in his capacity as news gath
erer and who was not called on for
an expression of opinion. Those
present were:
Belgrade-T. j. Anderson, Sam
Anderson, NJ J. Nicholson, M. A.
Nicholson, Rev. P. Schaffer, c. H..
Johnson, c. r. Sandvig, J. B. Bah
cock, editor of the Belgrade Tribune.
.Brooten-Dr w. S. Leech.
Paynesville-H. B. Chilson.
Sank Centre-G. K Quill. N. B..
Quill. Rev. Elmer Freeman, T. r..
Barnes, w. C. Rotert.
Minneapolis-C w. Stark, field or
ganizer for the Anti-Saloon League.
T. J. Anderson was elected chair
man of the meeting and j. B. Bah
cock secretary.
Mr.. Stark gave an informal talk,
going over the ground and asking
for suggestions as to the practicable
ity. and ACCESSIBILITY of putting legis-
lative ticket in the field. A general
discussion followed during which it
was the opinion of those present
that fight should be made, if pos
sible, to secure "a member of the
vote and work for county option
bill. 1t was fully recognized, how
ever. that the sentiment against
county option is very strong in the
district and that probably if fight
were made it would be for principle
alone and not with any very great
expectation of winning. One of the
gentlemen present suggested that
inasmuch as the Liquor Dealers As
sociation is putting forth great eff
forts to control the next legislature,
the Anti Saloon League ought to put
candidates in the field wherever pos
sible, in order to make the opposition
"spend as much money as possible
, 1t was suggested that if a Republican
and a Democrat, both anti-optionists
should run against each other at the
November election, it might be pos.
sible for the anti-optionists to elect
man in the three-cornered fight
that would result. That really ap
t peared to be the main hope of the
t members of the conference
} In this connection it is apropos to
} state that Senator ]. j. Ahmann had
: received an invitation from T. J. An
, derson to attend the conference, the
} suggestion being made that if Mr.
) Ahmann would declare for county op
: ton he would receive enough sup
port to insure his election. Mr. All
mann replied to Mr.: Anderson, stat
ing that he was opposed to county
option, and giving his reasons there
| be defeated than change his opinions
? Senator Ahmann was in Sank Centre
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