The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
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Resume of Political Situation as
Viewed by The neraId'S St.
Paul Correspondent
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| - oi41'S, WHICH II NdS Said w. So
signed to Minnesota, or p~4s5uro
from the East, where the pre::ac7
is reported to have incurred the e
nifty Of Wal street, l know not, but
one cannot help but be tr.he sus-
| picious when he hears men close to
the throne indulging in some quiet
| knocking as to the president and
favorably commenting On the gen.
orally agreed opposition of the plain
people to some of his policies and
then following it with the information
that if Governor Harmon is Demo
cracy's choice he will make Presi.
dent Taft go some. With the major
ity Of its political staff Republicans,
the liquor people speak favorably of
Taft and predict a Minnesota dele
CATION for him, but they are not I'M
mindful of Governor Harmon's vote
getting qualities. He has their best
wishes, as far as the Democratic side
Of the house is concerned. Board of
trade interests in both cities are
against the president, but they have
70 use for the La Toilette crowd
Harmon shines here. Wilson is too
Bryanisque. Champ Clark, however,
fills in the gap and it is here where
| the seekers of knowledge may find
! the niger in the woodshed Quoting
Congressman Charles Davis of St.
| Peter, who dropped into ST. Paul the
other day, the Minnesota followers
| of Harmon will not stand for Wilson
| and visa versa, and so what must be
tie result-a compromise-and what
| better compromise than Clark.
| = + :.
As to Senator La Toilette no one
| down here seriously considers at
this writing that he will get the Min
nesota delegation. That the several
interests who control the king max
| ing end Of the Republican party
| would permit it is beyond any one
who follows the game down here.
The present executive may not reach
| their standard of docility, but if his
scalp is to be taken it will not be
| through a delegation for the other
| fellow. That would be harmful to
their tenure Of power. The big Eel
lows have the whip in hand in Demo.
| cracy, and some of its presidential
offerings may be quietly used to turn
the trick
& : !
Eberhart is doing the county fairs.
and while he tells the ruralites the
beauties Of consolidated schools and
diversified farming, men from depart
TWO SAUK CEN
! ments close to the administration
quietly mingle among the crowds and
note it's effects and by advance work
give the whole thing the stamp of
success. His. excellency, however,
has not a monopoly of fair dates.
Lieutenant Governor S. Y. Gordon is
| weekly dividing honors with big red
| apples and sat rising bread. Anoth-
er who is playing the fairs is D. w.
Lawler, who has filed for United
States senator on the Democratic
| ticket.
Speaking of Lawler and his candi-
dacy, which is puzzle to some, sew
eral have been unkind enough to say
| that his candidacy is not on the
| square. A known opponent of county
| option, some of his enemies are
| oh hi TO
while others say that the main OBJ
| ject of his candidacy is to hamper
| the chances of John Lind, should he
| set into the game. AS mayor OF ST.
| Paul Dan was a target for about
everything going and some of the
things now being INDUCED il do not
seem to worry him.
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The Seventh district has always
been a prolific field for the ambi-
tious politically inclined, but l can
not but look with considerable sus-
| picion on the scheme to get favor
abe mention for some state office
| for about every prominent Republi-
can in that section. Secretary Of
State Schmahl, Lieutenant Governor
Gordon and Lynden A. Smith, who
will take up the duties of attorney
| general the first of the year, are
from that district and will ask for
reelection. Now pressure is beng
brought to bear to add Represents
tive Spooner and State Senator Lende
| to the list. The job of congressman
at large is being dang-ed before
them. No convention would dare
take all its candidates from one dis
trict and it looks pretty much as if
some one was preparing a political
grave for one or two of those men
toned. / will leave it to you, dear
reader, to figure out whose official
scalp is wanted.
i =
In arranging for the reception to
President Taft, who is to visit the
Twin Cities shortly Cyrus NOrthrOp