The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-09
SENDS MESSAGE
To REPUBLICANS
GUNNAR B. BJORNSON URGES
PARTY LEADERS TO GET
TOGETHER
PRINTS WARNING EDITORIAL
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN GIVES HIS VIEWS
ON GOVERNORSHIP

Bjornson of Minneota, chairman of
the Republican state central commit
tee, has a message. "Get together or
get skinned" is the cry he sends forth
this week and in order that the party
leaders may understand what he
means the words quoted are made the
closing paragraph of a two-column
double loaded editorial in his official
organ, the Minneota Mascot. "Dedi-
Gated to Republican Leaders" is the
caption. And it is some message too.
Advance copies of the warning were
received the early part of the week
and while it did not stun it rather
dazed the boys at the state capitol. 1t
caught them fair between the eyes
and though every word of it echoed
their sentiments the wonder of it all
was the source. Mr.. Bjornson's mes
sage is too lengthy to reproduce, but
for your benefit, dear reader, l quote
a few paragraphs: "That represen-
tative of the ultra wing Of any fac
ton of the Republican party can be-
come a candidate for governor is out
of the question" Such man may be
nominated, but he cannot be elected"
what the party wants is man who
stands for a clean, business admins
tration." "He must be man who ap-
peals to the business interests as
capable and efficient" Neither ultra
conservative nor ultra radical need ap-
ply" "By common consent all such
should be barred" "The past decade
has been one of upheaval." "a lot of
'isms' have sprung up" Political
.cranks, freaks and faddists have come
into being" political patent medi-
cine peddlers have invaded every ave-
nue." "But wholesome reaction is
evident. The pendulum of public SEN
timent is swinging back" "The pol
itical trend is now toward the con-
sentative" "The return is to the safe
and sane" cit is time for Republi-
cans to take tumble" "And to you
waring Republicans, GET TOGETH-
Err OR GET SKINNED" That the
big fellows and even the boys in the
trenches were amazed when they reac
the above goes without saying, for il
there ever was man who has beer
the reverse of what the present state
chairman advocates as necessary fol
the rejuvenation of the Republican
- party and it's return to the flesh pot!
it is Gunnar B. Bjornson. While a!
/ say, though, it fairly amazed them
at the same time there was much 10!
and Gunnar with one accord was votet
a live one. i
Gunnar B. tBjornson, who, now a
Republican state chairman, warns tn
party to discard the vagaries OF tn
past and "get together or get skin
ned" first came into prominence
one of the leaders of perhaps tn
NEST progressive house of represen
tafiyes that ever gathered in the leg
islative halls of Minnesota. This wa
in 1913, and, as history runs, that PAL
ticular legislative body was all tina
the latest Interpretation of the wor
progressive" will stand. 1sms, idea
and about everything else ran ram
pant that session and cheek by Jov
with Speaker Henry Rines, who rule
with an iron hand, was Mr.. Bjornsol
"Murderer's row" fairly reveled
gore, for what they could not produc
in the way of mischief, the ultra pro
gressive states like Washington, Ore
gon and California offered as sui
stitute. Nothing progressive In tn
way of legislation was overlooked
Even the legislature was made nor
partisan. AS an undoubted leader v
E. Lee picked him up early in tn
game as manager for his gubernato1
ial aspirations. Though successf'
enough at the primaries the gener;
election was too much and Mr.. LIZ
took the count. Some said it we
the, county option brand which M
Biornson fastened upon the Lon
Prairie candidate, but whatever
was, the finish was disastrous. 1t M
Lee. however, could not get the needle
votes, Mr.. Bjornson did and as cal
didate for a return trip to the lie,
islature was duly honored by n
district. AS a member of the 1915 lei
islature Mr.. Bjornson was perhal
not as ultra as during the previo'
session; still he found time to fr
quently clash with the other side |
the house and the ringing clearne'
of his voice was. heard on more tn;
one occasion in behalf of the new 0
der of things. Now, all this is not
disparagement of Mr.. Bjonson; it
rather to his credit and / offer it
support of the amazement with whi'