The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-01-22
PARTRIDGE SUCCEEDS LIND

PARTRIDGE SUCCEEDS LIND
John Lind's term as member OF
the Board of Regepts-~of the Mime
sofa University will expire March 1,
and Gov. Eberhart has named Geo. H.
Partridge, the well known Minneapolis
business man and Democrat to succeed
him.
This has caused several of the
Democratic newspapers to work them
selves into a passion and they are
having about nine spasms minute.
They do not question the fitness of
Mr.. Partridge, but they have made a
little God out of Lind ever since he
deserted the republican party and
they charge that the Governor has
deliberately ditched Mr.. Wilson's
special envoy and that is looked up
on as high treason.
There isn't any question but what
Mr.. Lind and the Governor have had
their differences on the Board Of
Regents. This was notably true when
Lind bitterly opposed the naming of
Mr. Vincent to succeed Mr.. Northrup
as president of the University, but
the governor insisted and Vincent was
named.
On numerous other occasions the
enemies of the governor have torn
their hair over some move made and
have questioned the motives which
prompted the action. In the other. in
stances when the facts were known
the governor has came out on top.
The slush spilled over Lind's turn
down" appears to have been even
more of boomerang than some OF
the former outbreaks. 1t now de-.
velopes that instead of being removed
Mr.. Lind resigned, his letter having
been mailed at Vera Cruz, Mex. In
his letter to the Governor MIR. Lind
says;
81 realize that l should have done
this some time ago, but have simply
overlooked it and trust that no serious
embarrassment has resulted from my
absence. have written President
Vincent fully"
The portion made public of the let
ter to President Vincent reads:
81 concluded long time ago to re-
sign before the expiration of my term,
and accordingly storward he Govern
OK ny resignation in ssfasl There
is at present every reason Why l
should take this action. AsIstatsd l
intended to do it before this time and
/ explained my views in this respect
to Mr.. Snyder. I have already been
absent five months and the chances
are that I will have to remain until
April. / do not like to leave a job
unfinished so long as / think there is
anything to be done, and I have prom
ised to remain while longer. l do
not believe in absentee regents. Be-
sides l have continued on the board
longer than I intended to. You recall
that I promised to remain until your
administration was well under way.
That promise l have redeemed"
No man who has served this state
assGovernor has been as persistently
Whitfield and misrepresented as Gov.
Eberhart. He has been charged with
almost every conceivable motive in
making his appointments and admin
istering the affairs of his nigh office.
He has continued the even tenor Of
his way rendering faithful and eff
cient service to the state in spite of
the Misrepresentation. Numerous
traps have been set for his downfall
but in every instance he has come out
on top. His appointments have been
uniformly good and the masses of the
common people believe in him and
place but little stock in the line of bunk
and abuse hurled by the opposition in
their efforts to defeat him.
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