The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-12-21

even by those who have so wrapt
themselves in the inside work of the
administration that they had become
almost blinded to outside conditions.
This opposition exists in every COM
munity and while it is at times hard
to fathom yet the fact of its existence
has become all too apparent.
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Now | have tried hard to get a
line on this situation from every part
of the state and have been actuated
solely by the spirit OF fairness in SO
doing. And / do not hesitate to say
that if convention were called to-
day Eberhart would be renominated
despite the awful opposition to his
candidacy. That may sound incOn-
sistent with my former diagnosis of
political conditions. But it is not,
not a bit of it. Eberhart has control
of a powerful machine and the influ-
ence of that machine is of course all
for his denomination. At the pres
ent moment the progressives are
widely divided as to candidates and
policies and seem at loss as to what
course to pursue. This difference of
opinion and lack of ''get together"
spirit would result in Eberhart's
being named again.
But l do not look to see those con-
ditions exist at the time of holding
the convention. j think that the
progressiyes will unite on some can
didate before that time and will pre-
sent solid front to the enemy. If
that is done, then Eberhart will be
d defeated. But the progressives
might as well face this condition
they will never accomplish anything
while there remain half a dozen
cliuueS and factions within their own
wing of the party.
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OF course Sam Gordon is the man
most talked of just now for he is the
only avowed candidate and his formal
announcement will come only as
little concession to formalities Cor
don is putting up good, fight on the
quiet and his campaign manager jim
Arneson is busy night and day ar
ranging the details of a skirmish
which is expected to tear down the
breastworks erected by the admins
tration men.
Lindberg talk has also been re-
vived to some extent this week and
some of his close friends intimate
that the Sixth District congressman
may yet enter the race. 1t is their
that he has viewed the
from many different angles
and has about decided that the gov
presents an attractive and
sure stepping stone to the United
States senate. And as he frankly ad-
mits ambitions along that direction,
that phase of the matter may result
in bringing him into the game
Then in the back ground there al
ways looms up George Simpson. For
1eSplte his announcement of retiring
TO private life, many believe that he
still is casting longing eyes towards
the governors chair and that he will
vet step in at the right moment, pro-
vided he finds the time which he be-
ieves psychological, and announce his
to again serve the state.
Talk of Alvah Eastman as congress
nan at large continues and it begins
20 appear as though the other candi-
iates might as we'll withdraw, SO
popular has this candidacy seemingly
become. Eastman, as most everyone
Knows, is the energetic publisher and
EDITOR of the st. Cloud Journal Press,
me of the most enterprising dailies
n the state, by the way, and exerts a
powerful influence within his district.
lie is popular with the newspaper