The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05
Gordon is Working But Keeps His
COuntenanCe Closed
BOSSES ARE Confident
Machine Behind the Governor are
Feeling Good and Claim They
Will Win Out
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
ST. PAUL, Oct. 3:-The Minnesota
gubernatorial situation was enlivened
last week by the arrival on
the scene of S. Y. Gordon of Browns
Valley and has accepted manager, J. S.
Arneson of Chisholm. The two visit
the Twin Cities frequently and the
fact is generally chronicled by the To-
cal dailies with the usual political
added, but this time their
brief stay of two days was attended
by an atmosphere that was surcharged
from the start with strenuous actiy-
ity. 1t was no mere ''drop in"
There were several conferences and
much RAINING between the two cities
and when they left for their respec-
tive homes it was with the statement
that they were dead tired. To add
to the occasion Frank A. Day and
other members of the old Johnson
"Kitchen Cabinet" held forth at the
Merchants hotel and breakfast at
that hostelry, at which Messrs. Cor
don and Arneson sat in, furnished adj
ditional food for the goss!ps. Wheth-
er or not the visit and the conferences
had to do with Mr.. Gordon's reported
desire to succeed Governor Eberhart
was unobtainable from either of the
two. Chairman Frank A. Day of the
democratic state central committee
volubly on the Browns
Valley mans going qualities, but he
was unable to draw him out. Man.
age Arneson likewise held his own in
The face of quiZzing from Harvey
Grimmer, also of the "Kitchen Cabi
net"
The 1912 state campaign is months
away, better than eight of them, but
this fact is no bar to the activities Of
a number who are even now scanning
the lists for available timber and out
lining plans for the capture of impor-
tant places on the state ticket. These
early birds began their work months
ago and though the Eberhart forces
have been inclined to laugh at. the
whole thing and call it plot that will
die a bornin' their overconfidence may
vet be their downfall. From his ex-
cellency down the opinion is deep
rooted that all is we'll and nothing in
human form or activity can prevail
against them. The state organization
that has been perfected by them is
regarded as invincible for the next
two years at east.
But there are others in the persons
of the democratic hosts and for the
benefit of the republican organization
will state that their leaders have a
very definite idea that they can win
this time and the possibility of such
has been the basis of a number of con-
ferences lately. National unrest, ac-
copied dissatisfaction with the Eber-
hart administration and general
desire on the part of the public to
speak disparagingly of the Gins is
their cue and their one belief is that
if they can find the proper standard
bearer they have the game won. The
mistakes of the last campaign are
ever before them and they intend that
such shall not be repeated. Where
the money will come from to finance
their compaign is question often
asked when democratic activity is
mentioned, which would indicate that
the other side think they have all the
available sheckels cornered, but this
fact is not bothering the democratic
leaders. They look wise and answer,
Money may be the other fellows
DOWNFALL
The scramble for national demo-