The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-11-11
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comes on good authority that the next
legislature will offer for the consider
alton of the general public a state
wide prohibition constitutional amend
ment. AS things stand now the SEN
ate is the only block, but it will give
way to the demand. Authority for
this statement is found in talks in
dulged in by Henry Rines Of Mora,
and Senator Dan O'Neil of Penning-
ton county. Neither have brewery
connection, but l am inclined to
think they know what they are say
ing. My information is that those in
terested have looked the situation
over, they believe statewide prohibi-
ton will not carry and they have
given the word to go to it.
If you are the possessor of any
ideas or schemes for the betterment
of the states business affairs send
them to the new efficiency and econ
omy commission. They will be well
coined. This invitation was extend
ed to the general public at a recent
meeting of the commission and it is
expected to be generally taken ad
vantage of. The invitation was at
the suggestion of Representative L.
c. Spooner of Morris. Taking a close
in view of the new commission, if
any one is expecting an upheaval in
government affairs at his hands he is
due to be disappointed. The general
opinion is that the new commission
will attempt needed reforms and will
let it go at that.
Harold Knutson of Foley is threat
.ening to get into the Sixth district
congressional fight and friends bring
word that he is already in posses
sion of the required filing papers and
means business. G.. B. Buchanan has
parted with $50 for the privilege of
running for the job of congressman,
and M. c. Russell, a lawyer at Brain
,erd, is preparing to forward a like
amount to the secretary Of state. So
numerous are the candidates becom-
ing in the Sixth district that an elm
ination meeting is being threatened.
OF course number of the candidates
would not listen to such, but it may
be pulled off just the same.
To those who regard the statewide
primary as cure for all political ills
elimination conventions and such are
only a device of the trickster, but
Just the same mass meetings for the
selection of candidates to office are
going to be held in more than one
county next year. Word to this effect
has been brought to st. Paul and it is
said they will have the backing of the
voters. This, if persisted in, can only
mean return to the convention sys-
tenn.
William H. Grimshaw better known
as Resolution Bill. in the old days,
will finish his duties as United States
marshal this month and interest is
naturally centered in who shall be his
successor. His term of office expired
Nov. A, but it is certain that his sue
cessor will not be named before the
close of the month. Harvey Grimmer
has been generally talked of in con-
neetion with the job, likewise G. A.
Quist of Minneapolis. Fred B. Lynch
is due to name the lucky man, but
whether his mind runs Grimmer's way
is not known. AS to Quist, it cannot
be said that Mr.. Lynch loves the Min
neapOliS man any too much
Frank A. Day, it is rported, has
designs on one of the delegateships
to the next national Democratic con-
vention and may shy his caster into
the ring before the first of the year.