The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-08-05
SAID lee Will
NOT enter RACE
LONG PRAIRIE BANKER NOT AT
TER THE G0VERNORSHIP
NEXT YEAR
PETERSON ALREADY AT WORK
MINNEAPOLIS MAN HAS TAKEN
ON MANAGER AND is MAX
ING FIGHT. 80,

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friends w. E. Lee, the gentleman
from Long Prairie, who put former
Governor Eberhart on the shelf and
then had to give way to his Democra-
tic opponent, w. S. Hammond, will not
be found in the gubernatorial lists
next year. This statement is correct,
Notwithstanding the claims of several
Twin City political dopesters who just
simply dote on "Bill" and who, with
their hackers, are hoping against hope
that the Long Prairie man will find
enough idle time on his hands to mud
dy the waters. But, as "Bill's" friend
explains, the fact that Mr.. Lee is not
going to take another fling at the
governorship must not be taken as
meaning that he is going to retire
from the game altogether. Far from
it. Mr.. Lee is going to have word
with those who elect to be his success
sor and, quoting this same friend, lit
behooves the lad who wants to pull
down the plum on the Republican side
of the house to play ball with Mr.. Lee
and his following. Bill has some
friends left and their support counts"
The entrance of Mr.. Lee into the gu
bernatorial game year hence has
been the daily prayer of every one
concerned with the state "frame-up"
noted in previous letter. Columns
have been written complimentary of
the Long Prairie man, his rights and
| tho chonna nf net Aafanto- l,,4
well, Bill, it seems, won't bite. He
simply refuses to be the goat any
longer. What the entrance of Mr.. Lee
into the game would mean is within
the forecast of the most Dense With
Jim Peterson, S. G. Iverson and pos
sibly one other seeking the Republi-
can crown, it would simply mean an
other rip-up of the G. o. p, and then
Winfield Scott Hammond for another
two years. Of course this would be
very nice for the present bunch, but if
it happens it will be without "BiH's"
help. The Long Prairie man, again
quoting my informant, had his eye
teeth cut long ago. 49,: = i c9A-
.... *c~s.-rs ~ : Ga&Ly"
To- State capitol callers bring word
that James Peterson of Minneapolis,
whose aspirations. run to lgubernato-
rial lines, has taken on a manager
and is even now busy trying to corral
the elusive vote. They say he is most
confident. Accepting capitol gossip
Jim has the best wishes of the: state
capitol slate combination, who think
they see in his candidacy and that of
others who may enter the race, an
e< sy run for Governor Hammond, but
the thought prompts itself, what if
they guessed wrong. If there ever
was a bad actor-bad in the sense
that he knows no control-it is James
Peterson. One thing, though, he is
staunch, and this fact has caused r.
&. Dunn of Princeton to declare that
if Jim gets into the game he will be
for Jim. Mr.. Peterson was close
friend of Mr.. Dunn in the latter's un-
successful race for the governorship
some ten years ago and he has stuck
by Bob ever since. Knowing Mr.. Pc
terson's fire-eating ways and his fac
ulty of talking out in meeting,
asked state capitol kingmaker the
other day if he and his crowd knew
they were playing with fire in boost
ing Jim's game. Possibly" answered
this particular kingmaker, "but you've
got to take chances in this game"
And to me it looked like a big chance.
Has Dan Lawler got his eyes on
anything? The question is frequent
one these days, with no one, so far,
being able to give satisfactory an
swer. Dan, the boys figure, will again
give Governor Hammond run for his
money, and is simply waiting to see
what his excellency will go after.
Whether it is the United States SEN
atorship or the governorship, Dan
will be on the job. Since his defeat
by down state paper which he sued
for libel because of charges of alleged
undue influence in the matter of his
gubernatorial candidacy year ago,
Mr.. Lawler has been under cover, but
figure his silence will not be for
long. Beween you and Mr.. Lawler
builded much on that libel suit and
its prompt dismissal rather set him
back on his calculations. The accuse
ton of being backed by certain in
terests never worried him, it was the
fact that he was not able to get the
matter into court and give to the pub
lie what he claims would be a real
eye-opener in the way of inside in
formation as to who the liquor crowd
and other interests really did support
for governor. Dan said he had the
goods and all he wanted was a chance
to deliver them.
i Governor Hammond has been called
upon to entangle the financial snarl
in which the village of Hibbing finds
itself and the task is not relished.
Either special session of the legis-
lature to devise ways and means of
forcing q number of reluctant iron
mining companies to pay their taxes
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