The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-09
MUST FIGHT FOR
THE DELEGATION
NO WALKOVER FOR ANY CANDI-
DATE AT THE PRESIDEN-
TIAL PRIMARY.
CUMMINS men ARE ACTIVE
BOOSTERS FROM IOWA VISIT
TWIN CITIES AND CONFER
WITH FRIENDS.

st. Paul, Dec. 6.-Eihu Root,
Larry Sherman, Senator Burton Or
any of the dozen or more Republicans
of prominence who have presiden-
tial aspirations are not going to get
the Minnesota delegation without a
fight. That much is settled. Root
hackers who have been figuring on
sneaking away with the delegation
under cover of darkness got their
first jolt in the shape of very formal
defy from a bunch. of Minnesota pro-
gressives who acknowledge allegiance
to Senator Cummins of Iowa, and it
can be said with truth that the war
for control of Minnesota in the next
Republican national convention is on.
Headquarters for the various candi-
dates are due to be opened in the
Twin Cities most any time now. The
Cummins flag was thrown to the
breeze when Howard ]. Clark, C. A.
Rawson and L. C. Kurtz, Cummins
boomers from Des Moines, Iowa, blew
into the Twin Cities and Immediately
called a conference Of Minnesota
friends of the Iowa man. Listed
among the number who responded
were S. Y. Gordon of Browns Valley,
George Selover of Minneapolis and
H. ]. Grannis of St. Paul. lowering
in the offing were James A. Larson,
assistant secretary of state, James
Arneson and Irving Caswell, clerk of
the supreme court. Not present at
the conference, but a visitor at the
hotel was Cleon T. Knapp, a former
representative from St. Louis county,
but now representing the mining in
terests of C. A. Condor, the st. Louis
county millionaire, at Bizbee, Ariz. If
Larson, Caswell and the others were
in any way concerned with the out
come they did not indicate such,
though it is generally agreed that this
bunch will be in the game for some
presidential favorite at the proper
time. Friends down here have been
inclined to line them up with Root
If what the local prints say is to be
taken as the truth it was decided to
push the candidacy of the Iowa man
for all it is worth and to open head
quarters in either St. Paul or Mime
apolis at the proper time. S. Y. Cor
don of Browns Valley was enthusiast
tic over the outlook and predicted
Cummins delegation. "You see,' he
explained, call progressive Republic
ans in Minnesota are for Cummins,
while the standpatters are behind
Root"
At the time this letter was written
boosters for the Iowa man were work
ing hard to induce Mr.. Caswell to
take the Minnesota management OF
the Curamins candidacy. 1t was said
that he was preferred to George Sell
over of Minneapolis but that Mr.. Cas-
well was not at all crazy about the
lob. AS friends down here figure it
out Caswell is more friendly to Root
or Hughes than any other candidate
and they doubt if the Anoka man will
touch the Cummins offer. AS ,Roose-
welt man he was f several years out.
side the breastworks, but it is notice
able of late that the "ins" are I'M
usually friendly when Seas" is around.
They learned long ago that he is some
fighter and one that it would pay them
to land. -. -. -. -
Congressman Lindbergh of the Sixth
district has filed with Secretary OF
State Schmahl the required papers
making him a full fledged candidate
for the Republican nomination for
governor. This undoubtedly is good
news to a number of aspirants for the
congressman's job. Lindberg, / get
it, will make his campaign as d farm
ers' candidate. The hackers of the
EQUITY Cooperative exchange of st.
Paul already count him as one OF their
number. .~ I - :.
The Twin Cities edged from under
the eastman distance tariff act last
week when the state railway and
warehouse commission issued an or
red returning them to where they
were prior to the enactment OF the
law. All their suburbs were included.
The eastman act never was popular
with the Twins. a-
State capitol gossips continue to
talk governorship in the case of At
torney General Smith and it looks
very much as if they had him guess
ing as to what office he really will go
after. Yours truly long ago picked
out the supreme bench as the gem
erals ambitions, but some will not
have IL. It is known that friends of