The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-03
Political Insects at Work In Bon
nets of Politicians
WOULD--Bf GOVERNORS
Bunch of Fellows Who Think They
Can Hold Down Job of States
Executive
Especial correspondence

Especial Correspondence
ST. PAUL, Aug. lit is Tar cry
to the next general election-aimos6
eighteen months, but this fact does
not seem to have any deterrent effect
on the increasing number of prospec-
tiyes that an observing few insist have
designs on state jobs. Not since 1904,
when the state G. o. P. suffered its
first crushing defeat at the hands OF
the lamented John A. Johnson, have
the gubernatorial barkises been on the
ground so early, and certainly not in
a decade have they been SO numerous.
The latter declaration, however, 1
make reservedly, for in state capitol
circles, when a state Official gets
more than ordinary mention in the
city press and occasionally does the
spectacular, he is regarded as guber-
material timber and the brand is at
once applied by the gossips. This IS
the situation at the present date and
if the list keeps on growing it Will
take in every official of any proml-
nence in the state capitol and few
outside it's confines.
1t probably is waste OF words to
say that Governor A. O. Eberhart will
ask to be honored with the executive
ship for another two years. His can
didacy was launched months ago and
as far as the ssouts" are concerned he
is formidable barrier. Lieutenant
Governor S. Y. Gordon of Browns Val
ley is another. Sam, however, with
knowledge born of the past, even
though he is young in the game, has
steadfastly refused to commit him
self. but state capitol circles will not
have it otherwise The Browns Val,
lev man, with James Arnesen picked
bv many as his manager and political
adviser, was in the Twin Cities last
week, but the Sphinx aas an open
book compared to the two. Just bus
mess and little sightseeing, they
said. With line of press work UNI
equalled since the days of Governor
Johnson, Attorney Conceal George Z.
Simpson is alarming the Eberhart
forces. His every move, which to
date has been sforninst" the crowd
that occupies the executive offices
across the hall, has been taken as a
defy and his candidacy in that quarter
is regarded as almost certainty.
State Auditor S. G. Iverson has been
reported by some as having guberna-
torial ambitions. Probably he has,
but they will not be in evidence this
time. The Fillmore county man has
two wears more to serve the state in
his present capacity. His is four
year term and he is not passing up a
sure thing. julius Schmahl, secretary
of state, is another with an eye on
1912, and then there is G. f. Staples
of the railroad and warehouse COM
mission. But enough of those COM
posing the elect. Few probably have
been watching the movements of w.
e. Lee of Long Prairie. 1t was the
Lee family that gave publicity to the
extravagances of the late legislature
in a series of country newspaper sto-
ries that were copied generally and
now learn that the Long Prairie
banker has other designs. He now
controls three papers in the Sixth dis
trict and is preparing to add more
scalps to his list. "Bill, ~ as his friends
know him, figured some in the last
contest and he is regarded as fight
err. The county option forces regard
him favorably. No list of prospectives
would be complete without Ripley
Brewer of ST. Cloud. The former sem
ator from Stearns county figures in
every list, but if he has the germ this