The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-07-20
MANY NOTAbLES
IN ATTENDANCE
ST. PAUL is ENTERTAINING Ma
TIONAL PROHIBITION CON-
yENTION THIS WEEK
NAY AFFECT DRY LEGISLATION
ANTI-LIQUOR WORKERS EXPECT
INFLUENCE OF GATHERING
WILL ASSIST IN STATE

st. Paul, July 1.-THE Capital City.
Minnesota's one wet spot gen.
orally accepted as invulnerable from
a dry standpoint, is host to several
Thousand men and women this week
whose one hope is non-alcbolic ma
ton, but the Old town is not hilarious
over the fact. The gathering is TIE
national Prohibition convention and
those who reap the benefit from an
influx of strangers figure it as peer
from cash spending standpoint.
However, the gathering IS not dead
enc by any means and if the hopes of
its promoters and delegates prevail.
the nation is going to feel the effects
of its deliberations. The gathering
is expected to have much weight ti,is
winter in legislative way. 1t is
Hoped that its influence will put over
either statutory or constitutional pro-
hibition in Minnesota. Though nom
alcoholic in principle the convention is
not a unit on the methods or men
to be named in attaining national pro-
hibition. When the gathering con-
vened on Tuesday the leaders and
delegates were badly divided on who
would be their national leader. Some
wanted to stick to the fathers of the
movement, but the more progressive
had in mind such men as William Sui
ger of New York, Eugene N. Foss Of
Massachusetts and j. Frank Hanly of
Indiana. All three are comparatively
new in Prohibition party way. Still
another faction favors Henry Ford of
Detroit and another Victor Murdock.
These two have an anti-liquor leaning,
but have never affiliated with the Pro-
iibition party. Press work that would
do credit to three-ring circus has
been put forth in the interest of the
gathering. Those in charge are de-
termined to make it a success and it
looks as if their efforts would be le-
warded. Many men of national note
are in attendance and the gathering
is really one of interest. 1t is poss.-
tle that ST. Paul will be made the na-
tional headquarters of the Prohibition
party.
The state Democracy, or at least
that section of it represented in the
candidacy of D. w. Lawler, the ncmi
nee for United States senator, and T.
+. Dwyer, the selection for governor.
perfected its state organization last
week, but it is still shy state chair.
man. No one seems to want the iob--
IN. fact all the members cf the old
guard have turned the offer down cold,
They simply cannot see any chance OF
success and they refuse to he tied UP
to loser. Possibly there are not more
than a score of people outside of Min
neapolis who know who T. 2. DIVER
the Democratic nominee for governor:
is or what he looks like. In way
he is character, and to those who
have been used to tassociating the
party leaders with the biggest and
best TO be had he is somewhat of ?
disappointment. Democracy has given
to Minnesota three men of national
Importance in. the past ten. years
John Lind, John A. Johnson and ".
S. Hammond-and the offering this
time is hardly in line with it's tenders
of the past. However, in uniqueress
Dwyer puts them all in the shade and
Il he does not size up with the others
in point of appearance and knowledge
he at least is not lacking in courage
and honesty. "Boilermaker" Dryer:
as they know him in Minneapolis, IS
a typical working man and the fact
that he is tojler stands out in everv
phase of his appearance. His hands
are calloused and his language is of
the shops, but he has views-decided
views, too-and he is not afraid to
back them up with arguments. He is
against prohibition. has no use for
county option and is personals lib
erty generally. Mr.. Dwyer ran for
congress several times and once held
an office in Hennepin county, but be-
yond that his connections in a state
or political way do not extend. He