The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-30
WOULD LIKE TO
SUCCEED MIR. CLAPP
HAMMOND'S AMBITION SAID TO
BE THE UNITED STATES
SENATORSHIP
CLEAR FIELD If LAWLER GOES
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WOULD
LIKE TO SEE DAN GIVEN
AMBASSADORSHIP -

st. Paul, Dec. 28.-The published
report that Daniel w. Lawler of st.
Paul is being considered for job in
the diplomatic service, thus giving
tardy recognition to a Democrat who
came near being the undoing of Gov
ernor Winfield Scott Hammond, has
set tongues to clacking. The natural
dope would be that Dan is to be
sent to warmer climate in order to
allow the unwashed to present Gov
ernor Hammond with another testi-
monial of their regard in the shape of
a second term as governor, but there
are quite few who imagine they see
in the placating of Dan an attempt at
the realization of the governors cher
lshed ambition States sena-
tor: Of course, with the St. Paul DEM
ocrat out of the way he would be free
to pursue either, because Dan is about
the only Democrat who would have
the nerve to get in Governor Ham
mond's way. If my memory serves
me right Mr.. Lawler is on record as
saying that 1916 might again see him
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor, though he
would prefer to make the race for
United States senator. Probably you
gave but little attention to the item
published at the time, but S. D.
Works the governors right hand man.
spent several days in New York and
Washington about two weeks ago and
several stories of interest followed
hard on his return to st. Paul. Among
the number was the possible ambas-
sadorshlp for Mr.. Lawler, and that a
successor to United States Marshal
Grlmshaw had been decided upon. It
is known that Mr.. Works saw Ma
tlonal Committeeman Lynch and sew
eral persons close to the Washington
administration, and further that he
conveyed the news that the Minnesota
Democracy was not in the best shape
The wor d.. That this was at least
partly true was evidenced a few days
later when a big get together meeting
OF Democrats at Minneapolis endorsed
President Wilson in, a lukewarm sort
OF way, while state leaders were ham,
mered to FRAGILE. Dan was not
there, but he could have been an hon
ored guest had he accepted the inyi-
tation sent him. Nj.
-. = -. Ig7f @'& go
Going back to. Governor Hammond
and the United States senatorship
Insurance Commissioner Works, with
true press agent ingenuity, poured the
possibility of bigger Washington job
for his excellncy into willing news
paper ears several months ago. There
was good grounds for it, too, as the
governor is said to have conveyed to
several that such was the ambition of
his life, but without warning one cold
and frosty morning he knocked out
the whole story by telling an enter
prlsing reporter that he guessed he
would have to run for governor again"
Things political in Democratic way
were not any too bright then, but now
the story is that his excellency has
taken on a new view of things and
ne fancies he sees a chance. That
chance in Dan Lawler out of the way
and the Republican fight on Bull
Moose" Clapp. One Republican aspi-
rant, former Governor Eberhart, is
hard on his trail and friends are en-
deavoring to push Frank B: Kellogg
into the ring. That such a three
cornered fight would not be without
its advantage to popular Democrat
is more than apparent, while with a
thorn like Dan Lawler out of the wav
the chances of success would be still
greater. One of the things complained
OF at the Democratic get together in
Minneapolis was the lukewarmness of
both the state and Washington ad-
ministrations in the matter of plums
for the faithful. AS far as the state
end of the game is concerned the BOYS
in the trenches have not Jared
best in the world since Governor Ham
mond took the reins of government.
HarlSing back to the days when the
various state institutions were To-
cally controlled one reads with inter-
est in an old journal in the house a
committee report mildly censoring the
management of some of the institu-
tions for lack of economy. AS items