The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-10
SEEKING HARMONY
Bosses Want to Unite the RepIb-
IiCan Factions
I'd SMITH GETS BUSY
Machine Trying to Line up Party
Leaders Behind Present Gov
ernOr of Minnesota
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
ST. PAUL. Aug. S.-If harmony, alb
solute and without a marring feature,
does not prevail in the next campaign
I refer to those now handling the
reins of state-it will not be because
of any lack of work on the part of the
committee and those in charge. The
past week in state capitol circles has
been more than indicative of this
feature. for between quiet gatherings
at a certain restaurant in st. Paul
much patronized by politicians, and
lobby gatherings in the West hotel in
Minneapolis, he would be a thick
skulled individual indeed who failed
in an answer. Not in years has the
activity been so marked at this time.
AS result of these conferences sew
eral erring and wandering sheep were
brought back into the fold, am told,
and more are to follow. At each of
these gatherings Chairman E. E. Smith
of the republican state central COM
mittee was chief in evidence and the
Importance of the matters under con-
sideration was shown in his every
move.
Naturally you ask who is to be the
beneficiary of all this activity-who
is to realize from this wholesale bury
ing of the Ratchet. 1t seems waste
of good space to make the answer
here. I'll just whisper it: Governor
A. O. Eberhart and the republican
party. To many who abhor the slate
and the organization all this may
seem presumptious, but it is true new
ertheless, so what are you going to do
about it. Lieutenant Governor S. Y.
Gordon, Attorney General George T.
Simpson, State Auditor S. G. Iverson
and a number of others " HON rumor
credits with an ambition to be ad-
dressed as your eXcellency," may
atfiX codicil to this instrument Of
''To Have and to Hold" but what
they will do is a matter of the future.
Just now accuracy demands facts
To the lover Of the organization all
this activity on the republican side
of the house would indicate hard sled
ding for the democracy, but National
Committeeman Fred B. Lynch refuses
to accept it as such. Democracy
never was in better shape than it is
right now" was his answer "We are
gaining ground all over the country.
True, the future may look dark as
far as Minnesota Moses is con-
cerned, but ! am not worrying because
of that fact We will find the right
man." Behind all this optimistic talk,
however, was note of sadness, pune
tured with bitterness. when, com
mentiilg upon the clash between w.
j. Bryan and the democratic leaders
at Washington, he vehemently de-
clared that if John A. johnson was
only on earth nothing could defeat
him for the presidency. ''Taft is going
to have the Minnesota delegation; it is
absolutely certain, said Mr.. Lynch,
''but it would avail him little if John
was only with u.s."
With Minnesota now entitled. to an
other congressman, and he to be des-
ignated Eat large" capitol gossip is
just now running as to the method of
his Observation-Disclosures by convention
or by primary. The act providing for
the additional representative, some
say, calls for this selection at con-
vention, but some of the leaders are
advocating the use of the primary.
Not that they favor the primary, how
ever, but for the purpose of further
demonstrating what they call its bad