The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-08-26
MANY ARE READY TO
enter THE FRAY
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
NUMEROUS IF HAMMOND
DROPS OUT
MAY GO AFTER SENATORSHIP
GOSSIP HAS 1T THAT EXECUTIVE
WOULD LIKE TO SIT IN THE
i. UPPER HOUSE

fit to break into the next senatorial
contest, who would do the guberna-
torial act for the state Democracy
next year? The answer is matter
of much concern to a lot of the I'M
washed just now. That his excellen-
.cy has ambitions to be one OF the
higher ups is well known and that ne
is even now flirting with the United
States senatorship is of general
knowledge, but that he will take the
leap is a question. Still Democracy
does not know what will happen, and
for this reason it's leaders are keep
ing their weather eye open. Looking
over the possibilities one meme pre-
.sents itself, and that is S. d. Works,
the present state insurance commits
sioner. Albert l.. Sorter, chairman
of the Democratic state central COM
mi ttee, is another name that has been
mentioned, but the insurance commits
.sioner leads him and it is pretty GER
tain that if the senatorial bee gets
beyond the governors control that
Mr.. Works will be the selection of the
leaders. AS probable standard bear
er Mr.. Works will possibly not ap-
peal to some of the unwashed-those
whose ideas run to the "eat 'em
alive" kind-but with the big fellows
he stands high; while as to the gov
ernor, probably no one in the party is
as close to the present Democratic
executive as Mr.. Works. Sam, as he
is generally known to the state CAPT.
tol crowd, is conservative Demo-
crat. The fire eaters of the party
would probably use the word "stand-
patter" in describing him and his rec
ord and if that is the proper word for
conservatism then he is that and then
some. He has always been consist
.ent, he is a party man from the
ground up, as he puts it. "While
I know my public record may not sat-
isfy everybody it satisfies me and
that is sufficient. There is no con-
-fiict between my conscience and what
/ have tried to do or did in a public
way" This is putting it pretty cold
and it seems that if the party wants
him it will have to take him as he is
and feels and not as a few would
have him be. Sam, judge, would not
be adverse if his service in a guber-
material way were demanded, but,
as l pointed out, he has his own ideas
as to policies and they are not to be
sidetracked for lot of issues.
Of course Mr.. Works is not the only
Democratic timber available. AS !
pointed out there is Al Sorter, quite a
live wire in his way; D. w. Lawler OF
st. Paul, decided live wire; Fred
B. Lynch, national Democratic COM
mitteeman, and dozen others equally
as good. Some have mentioned John
Lind, but he is not available. Mayor
Powers of St. Paul is spoken of in
some circles as guberantorial timber.
Another is w. E. McEwen, postmaster
of Duluth. The latter is quite strong
with the laboring element. Still an
other is Charles Andrist, private Sec
rotary to his excellency, who is, said
to have decided guberantorial ambi-
lions. This mention of these various
possibilities is only in the nature Of
gossip, for as l have pointed out there
is nothing to show that Governor
Hammond will throw his hat into the
senatorial ring. He has ambitions,
naturally, but it takes votes to salts
fly such and there is nothing to show
that the Republicans of the state
would rush pelmell to his support.
AS governor he has a comparatively
sure thing and this fact, together with
the pressure that will undoubtedly be
brought by the officeholders will un-
doubtedly induce him to stay where
he is. If his excellency does get in,
however, it is pretty safe to say that
the other side of the house will have
to sit up and look to it's laurels. He
is some vote getter.
1t is far crow to the next presi-
Dental convention and election, but
this fact has no determent effect on
few who are quietly trying to cinch
the state of Minnesota for their IA
vorite. There is nice little game on
now and from what / can learn it
runs Senator Burton's way. The SEN
ator, you know, was Twin City visi-
tor some weeks ago and he was cor
daily greeted by the big fellows and
given kindly mention by all the local
papers. What the Burton leaders are
up against, however, is the new presi-
Dental preference primary law. Like
all the new stunts in voting way
its manipulation, while easy, calls for
some study and for this purpose a
conference of Republicans from the
several congressional districts is pro-
posed. This conference will probably
be called shortly. Under the new
act the state will have twenty-four
delegates, four of whom will be voted
for by the various districts. 1t is pos
sible under the new order Of things
to have as many presidential prefer
ences as there are delegates and how
l. .. -ls L.