The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-12-28

ter all nave few holiday presents TO
give out in this soff year,
OF course politics have absorbed
less attention this week than at. any
time during the past year, SO busily
engaged with holiday activities have
been all the officials. Yet time has
been found for an occasional discus
sion and the little gatherings at the
cafes down town were fraught with
more or less political signifcaace As
an outgrowth Of one of t. e.
port became curren' s,erg
had reconsidereG as, 4s.o.ln. ..iation
and would definitely consent to make
the race for governor.
l dislike very much to throw cold
water, especially at this time of the
year, upon the politicians or their
pet plans, but am afraid shall have
to in this respect. Immediately that
it became current that Mr.. Lindberg
was to enter the game, Iagain wrote
the congressman asking for an early
reply concerning his attitude. While
no letter was given out for general
publication. this much can say, Mr..
Lindberg repeats the statement which
he made some weeks ago and abso-
lutely refuses to consider the over
lures made to him, looking towards
the governorship candidacy. He is
engaged in a gigantic fight on what
he is pleased to term the ''money
trust" and feels that his greatest
work yet remains to be doce in con-
gress, where he prefers to stay, pro-
viding the people Of MIS- district see
fit to return him, as there is ffe> cues
tion but what they will, considering
the size of the majorities last year.
Only last week Mr.. Lindberg opened
his fight in earnest against this mon-
lster trust and in speech which
covered seventeen pages of closely
fprinted advance sheets, outlined the
battle which he proposes to wage.
In this connection / would urge
every voter interested in the affairs
OF the day to write his congressman
asking for a complete report of the
tcommittee on the Lindberg resolu.
tion. Some mighty interesting facts
are obtainable in that simple ano
direct way.
Judge Nethaway of Saltwater is
going to put up fight for that at.
| torney generalship, unless all signs
fail. The judges friends were dis.
tinctly peeyed when Jelley's appoint.
/ ment as assistant to Lyndon A,
Smith was given out some weeks
ago, a place which they had con
fidently counted upon for their man.
And now they are going to take the
bull by the horns and walk into the
thickest of the fight by bringing out
Nethaway as an active candidate fo,
the nomination. For some reason
there seems to be a great deal OF
opposition brewings to Smith and he
will undoubtedly have warm fight
on his hands when the forces line ur
for battle.
Governor Eberhart pulled off a
smooth one on the politicians Thurs.
day when he lost no time i'm appoint.
ing successor to Judge David
Simpson, who resigned from the su.
preme court. Judge Simpson re.
signed on Thursday and within two
hours Judge Andrew Holt had been
appointed to the vacancy. This eff.
fectually headed off any aspiring
candidates who might have been
seeking the job and also placed the
governor for once outside the pale
of political interference. The thing
was all done SO quickly that few
people had time to realize its consu-
nation and it was astartled bunch OF
politicians who received the news OF
the governors action.
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A deeper significance attaches it.
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