The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-20
HAMMOND HACKERS
ARE LOOKING AHEAD
CLAIMED THEY HOPE TO COR
RAJ REPUBLICAN SUPPORT
IN 1916 ELECTION
6. 0. P. HOLDOVERS NUMEROUS
EX-ATTY. GENERAL SIMPSON
WOULD GO TO THE UNITED
STATES SENATE
Especial to Sank Centre Herald.)

81. Iaul, May lo.-1n LnS opinion
of quite few of the kingmakers Gov
ernor Hammond is only "one-timer"
They profess to believe that the pres
ent head of the Minnesota Democracy
cannot come back and they base their
hunch on a number of HammOndisms
decidedly foreign to their ideals of po-
litical leadership. Governor Ham
mond's failure to promptly take care
of the faithful, his apparent indiffer-
ence to the demands of the party
workers and the air of reserve which
has been a feature of the executive
of the st. James man has been re-
sponsible. So yours truly thought
for a while, but, fellows, you like me
are going to change your minds. The
incest little alright machine Democ-
! racy has launched in some years is
being perfected at the state capitol
and Governor Hammond and his back
ers are to be the benefciaries. AS to
his excellency coming back the
chances are excellent that he will,
unless the G. o. P. or what is left of
it in Minnesota, wakes up. 1t is in
the cards that he will again have to
lead the unwashed next year and
nothing is being overlooked in an eff
fort to make his path a smooth one
and the goal a cinch. The st. James
man in respect to reserve, procrasti-
nation in the matter of appointments
and decided reluctance to take any
one into his confidence is in meas
ure without a parallel as far as the
state executive department is con-
eernsd Former Governor John Hind
had much of Governor Hamond'S re-
serve, but he was stickler for turn
ing the rascals out and he did it in
record breaking time. He had moth
ing in common with the Republican
end of the game and it is here where
Mr.. Lind and Governor Hammond
differ. If Democracy again prevails
next year it will be because of Re-
publican backing and the chief de-
tails of the nice little machine that
is now being perfected for Governor
Hammond is it's attention to this
line of support. The machine is only
in the making now, but watch it grow.
In the matter of appointments Gov
ernor Hammond has favored quite a
few Republicans; in fact some of the
choicest plums have gone to the 9th
er side of the house, and this has an
gered not a few who backed him last
oil do Eln Of
flirting with the enemy, especially
when it involves reported trades with
the bunch that Governor Hammond is
supposed to have ousted. If the claims
of some are to be taken seriously po-
lite requests from former Governor
Eberhart and E. E. Smith involving
! appointments are always given the
most courteous consideration. l have
it on good authority that the activity
of the two named are responsible for
the keeping of several good fellows in
offices now sought by members of the
unwashed. This is a part of the lit
tie machine that is now being per-
fected for Mr.. Hammond and to
man up tree it does not look so
bad. Give me Ed. Smith, S. D. Works,
George Sullivan, j. D. Sullivan and
other leaders and workers who play
but one game, and that to win, and
I'll come pretty near winning. They
play square game and their cards
are always on the table.
One of the Republican department
heads to still hold on to good thing
is Labor Commissioner aHouck of
Minneapolis. Houck came in I'M
der former Governor Eberhart and
was the pick of Ralph. w. Wheelock,
then private secretary of Governor
Eberhart. Mr.. Wheelock, always
sticlder for the policy that to the
victors belong the spoils, saw that
the department was thoroughly Re.
publicanized and it is still intact in
! that respect. The employers Of labor
it is said, want Mr.. Houck retained
and it looks as if he and his office
force would stay. Ernest Simpson
assistant state fire marshal, landed
during the Eberhart administration at
the instance of E. E. Smith. It is Mr..
Smiths influence, it is said, that is
still keeping him there In the oil
{ department a number of Eberhart
runners still hold forth and the same
is the case in other lines of state en-
deavOr. Democrats with a hankering
TO serve the state at so much per are
looking hungrily at these jobs, but