The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-02

now looks as If Mr.. Davis would stick
to his congressional job.
While the cards seem stacked for a
Root delegation from Minnesota those
behind the movement do not want to
figure that they are going to have it
all their own way. Friends of Sena-
tor Cummins of Iowa are reported to
be active and a campaign in his be-
half may be launched shortly. The
active ones, it is said include former
Governor Van SAINT and George H.
Selover of Minneapolis and H. L.
Grannin, an attorney of South st.
Paul. AS drawing card for Mime
sofa votes the Iowa man should prove
better vehicle than Root, but there
is no denying the fact that the New
York man, despite his known stand
pat sympathies, has large following
in the state. One thing pointed out
in Cummins' favor is the fact that on
March Ia, the day set for the selec-
tion of delegates under the new presi-
Dental preference primary, also is
township election day. This is the
day of days when the taxpaying farm
ers, as local needs in which they are
interested are passed upon, and this,
it is held, will help Cummins. The
Iowa man, you know, is farmers
man, and his vote on various matters
close to the farming element of the
country has put him in good with the
agriculturists.
The scramble in the Sixth district
for Congressman Lindbergh's job is
not being lost on the Democrats OF
that district, who see in the outcome
the possibility of one of their number
nosing out the Republican favorite.
At the last election DR.. Dubois of
Sank Centre, a Democrat high in the
councils Of his party, had Lindbergh
guessing for several days as to the
outcome. He has again been picked
for the job, but it is said he may
have competition in Senator J. d. Sui
Ivan of st. Cloud. Friends say he has
the congressional bee bad. DR.. Du
Bots may put it over, but with both in
the game Democratic interference will
come to naught.
Hibbing and its clash with the steel
interests have had little mention OF
late in the local and state papers, but
do not worry. More publicity is in the
making and it is expected that when
Public Examiner Fritz completes his
task of examining the books of the
"richest little village in the world
that the public will be treated to huge
gobs of it. The state, after other at
tempts had failed, was injected into
the game when a number of Hibbing
freeholders, whose names have been
kept secret, asked for an examination
of the towns books. That was over a
month ago and the examiners depart
ment is still at the job.
Ralph w. Wheelock OF the state
board of control has suggested to the
new efficiency and economy commits
sion way out of it's difficulties in the
matter of getting needed expert infor-
nation, and there is possibility that
it will be accepted. Aware of the re-
luctance of one state department to
criticize or comment on the short
| comings of another state department
| Mr.. Wheelock has advised the crea-
ton of an advisory committee to be
composed of one trained man from
the state treasurer's office, the audi
tors office, the secretary of states
department and the board of control
This commission, he points out, could
be used to advantage in procuring and
compiling necessary information and
that it's work would be without cost
to the commission. One of the diff
culties of the last commission, Mr.
Wheelock says, was it's complete ig-
noring of the various state officials
and the departments they headed
This was resented by the officials and
such ultimately resulted in the defea,
of the economy and efficiency bill.
If the statement Of some Democrats
is to be accepted Minnesota's contin.
gent of the unwashed are due to en-
gage in three-cornered fight for the
control of the delegation which will
be selected at the primaries next
March. AS they explain it there will
be three tickets, one anti-Wilson, the
other Wilson and Lynch, and the third
Wilson but against Lynch. Minneap-
oils, from all accounts, is the hotbed
of the anti-Lynch sentiment and the
national committeeman will have to
hustle to get by the bunch. They are
determined to get his official scalp
Minneapolis claims it was discrimi-
mated against by the st. Paul man.
Warrants amounting to $83,448 were
sent out by State Auditor Preus &c
treasurers of counties, representing
the counties share of inheritance tax
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