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
Especial esp,ndence)

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signed to Minnesota, or p-essure
from the East, where the pre:.dcr
is reported to have incurred the e---
nifty Of Wal street, / know not, but
one cannot help but be trife 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 it's 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
no 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 resulta compromised and what
better compromise than Clark.
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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 bis
through delegation for the other
fellow. That would be harmful to
their tenure Of power. The big fell
lows have the whip in hand in Demo.
cracy, and some of its presidential
offerings may be quietly used to turn
the trick.
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Eberhart is doing the county fairs,
and while he tells the ruralites the
beauties of consolidated schools and
diversified farming, men from depart
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nlents 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 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 a 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
charging him up to the liquor crowd,
while others say that the main OBJ
ject of his candidacy is to hamper
the chances of John Lind, should he
get into the game. AS mayor of ST.
Paul Dan was a target for about
everything going and some of the
things now being INDUCED in 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
6ordon 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 Representa-
tive Spooner and State Senator Lende
to the list. The job of congressman
at large is being dangled 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 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
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In arranging for the reception to
President Taft, who is to visit the
Twin Cities shortly, Cyrus Northrop
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