The Sauk Centre herald., 1910-03-31
COMING HIS WAY
Republican Nomination is Headed
towards Eberhart
HAS A CLEAR TRACK
Conservation Congress Removes OBJ
staCleS and InsureS the Victory
of the Governor
st. Paul Special to The Herald, March %

St Paul Special to The Herald March 90
There is little question that from
the Republican point of view the
situation is improved since the meet
ting of the conservation congress here
in st. Paul. 1t was admirably plann-
ed and the program was efficiently
carried out. 1t is recognized that
this resulted largely from the person
al attention given by Governor Eber-
hart to the arrangement. In effect
it was test and an Illuminating one
of Governor Eberhart's capacity for
large things. 1t gave the public a
glimpse of his talent for organization.
The result was satisfactory and reas-
surfing. For whether regarded as the
head of his party or the administrator
of the affairs of great state it is a
mans ability to direct the energies of
those with whom he is associated
upon which his fitness for the place
must depend. In the conservation
congress Governor Eberhart demon
strated his executive ability. In
doing so he materially increased his
hold on the confidence of the people
of the state.
There are still, however, disturbing
factors and among these the county
option movement must be given first
place. 1t would be idle to deny that
this is a movement largely within the
Republican party. Nor can it be over
looked that it is of such magnitude
that if it resulted in any considerable
detection Republican supremacy in
the state would be threatened. These
things must be faced, and the leading
men of the party are beginning to feel
that the wise and patriotic thing to
do is to see ii some understanding
cannot be arrived at among Republi-
cans which would enable all factions
to work together in harmony to carry
out common purpose. With unit
ed party the control of all branches of
the government next year might be
confidently anticipated. Such control
is by no means assured if Republicans
permit minor differences to divide
them.
The meeting of representative men
here last week from all parts of the
state has done much towards bringing
about better understanding. The
intimate association which resulted
has had good effect. The result has
been seen for one thing in the removal
in many quarters of what latent Op-
position there may haye been to
Governor Eberhart's nomination. 1t
is now seen to be the logical result of
the situation. Besides this a move
ment has been set on foot looking to
the elimination of factional differen-
ces and the presentation to the state
convention of a ticket which shall rec
ognize and give proper representation
to every element which goes to make
up the Republican party.
The negotiations which are now
under way are based on the assump-
tion that the temperance element in
the Republican party is one which it
would be neither polite nor just for
the Republican party to ignore. 1t is
based on the further assumption that
temperance reform is matter for
legislative rather than for executive
action. Ultimately the issue must be
fought out in the house of representa-
tives and i'm the state senate. 1t is
felt by the Republican leaders that it
is wise to recognize this. Further
more, that in this contest the advo-
Gates of temperance are entitled to
the fairest of fair play.
The basis of an understanding will
therefore be, am authorized to state,
that in the legislative and senatorial
elections the executive department
and the Republican state organization
will take no part. No attempt is to
be made to influence the result one
way or another. The subject of tenn
perance legislation will be put up
squarely as it should be put up to the
voters, the party pledging itself in
the meanwhile through representative
leaders that after the legislature is
elected the organization shall be such
that on committees in which they
have an interest the friends Of tenn
perance shall be assured representa-