The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-10

Governor S. r. Van SAINT of Mime
apolis as a possible rival to United
States Senator Knute Nelson. 1t is
said that he is seriously considering
filing for the nomination under the
Keefe law. Late dispatches from
Washington bring rumors of Senator
Nelson's retirement from the game
altogether, but that kind of talk does
not sound good down in this neck of
the woods. Every move by those in
charge at the state capital to date
has been Senator Nelson's way and
the harmony program, pointed out in
the opening paragraphs of this letter,
has been especially arranged, not only
in Governor Eberhart's interest, but
in Senator Nelson's behalf.
St. Paul's republican CITY council
has started an innovation that threat
ems to bring down upon it much in
the way of censure from the reform
element. The innovation is nothing
more than the issuing of a liquor IL
cense to chop suey parlor and the
whole thing threatens to break into
the next city campaign. AS far as
the average Twin City chop suey house
is concerned it is blind pig, pure
and simple, and the argument ad-
vanced in favor of the license as is
sued is that it will tend to eliminate
this feature. The license is only for
three months, just sufficient time for
experimental purposes, those behind
it say, and in the meantime it's effect
on the morals of the patrons of tine
chop suey parlor in question will he
closely watched.
The Duluth Herald, which is agi-
tating a special session of the legisla-
ture for the purpose of considering an
increase in the gross earnings taxes
of the railroads operating in Mime
sofa, is out with another circular
which it is sending to the members of
the house and senate. The second
circular is for the purpose of securing
answers from those who failed to give
notice to the first letters sent out. The
Herald claims to have enough favora-
BILE answers to back up its claim that
special session is demanded by the
voters and now desires to make it
unanimous. Who or what is behind
the Herald's activity is exciting much
comment in this section. Open
threats are made by the interests that
if the Duluth call prevails that the
Zenith City and the range can look
for retaliation in the shape OF tom
mage tax
Attorney General Simpsons threat
ened resignation in order to take up
a law partnership in Minneapolis has
brought out number who would like
to serve the state in a legal capacity.
Mr.. Simpson, however. it is said, will
have none of them and insists if he
does go that one of his assistants be
given the place. The one l am told
he favors is Clifford L. Hinton of Fer
gus Falls. Mr.. Hinton is his first as
sistant. Whether the administration
will agree to Simpsons dictation re-
mains to be seen.
Speaking of the state legal depart
ment perusal of the Twin City pa
pers would indicate a growing breech
between that branch of the state gov
eminent and the governors Office. but
all talk of friction is vigorously de-
MED by Ralph W.. Wheelock, secre-
tary to the governor. He insists that
there is nothing to it and Mr.. Simp-
son joins in with the statement that
it is only newspaper talk.
No letter covering political ,activi-
ties at the state capitol would be COM
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