The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-03-16

ton of delegation friendly to the
former president.
The one interesting thing at the
state capitol just now is Attorney
General Smiths future official inten-
lions. What office he will file for has
the boys guessing. To give it to you
straight, Mr.. Smith wants to run for
the supreme bench, and patrons of the
state legal department want him to
stay where he is. Should he go after
the supreme bench job he would have
to do battle with Justice Albert
Schaller, who undoubtedly will be
candidate for reelection, and should
Mr.. Smith decide to stay where he
is-well, l doubt if he would have
much opposition. However, the WOOL
sack looks best to Mr.. Smith and he
is considering it, though | will have
to say that the pressure now being
brought to bear to force him to again
go after the attorney generalship is
more than the majority of men in
public life could stand out against.
Justice Schaller has made valuable
member of the bench, but there is
feeling about the capitol that he is
going to have a hard time getting by.
He is a Democrat, and while the Of
flee is nonparisan still such is liza
bility. Should Mr.. Smith go after the
bench position one of the aspirants
for the attorney generalship would
undoubtedly be Assistant Attorney
General Hilton. Otter Tail county
friends are now engaged in boosting
him.
Public Examiner Fritz is still delv-
ing into the financial and municipal
affairs of Hibbing, dubbed the ''richest
village in the world" and the end is
not yet. Since Oct. l several experts
in the employ of the department have
been going over the books and the
cost has run into the thousands of
dollars. The village is taxed por-
ton of the cost, but the bulk of it is
met by the state. Between the state
and the village the taxpayers will
have to pay between $4,000 and $780,
900 for the examination.
Guy Chase, who is connected with
the law firm of which Frank B. Kel-
logg is a member, has been made
campaign manager for Mr.. Kellogg
and will handle the trust busters"
campaign for United States senate
against Senator Moses E. Clapp. Mr..
Kellogg has returned to California,
where he is spending a few weeks
with his family. His senatorial head
quarters likely will be opened next
month.
Ernest Lundeen, author of the 1913
presidential primary law, has come to
the defense of that much denounced
statute with a statement declaring
that twenty-five states, with a popula-
ton of 62,104,056, or 60 per cent of
the population of the country, have
such laws, and that the reform has
come to stay. Necessary amend
ments and corrections, as occasion
arises, will of course be made" he
says. Nothing human is perfect.
The underlying principle, however, is
correct. The voter demands the right
to nominate as we'll as to elect ris
officials"
Students and former students of the
University of Minnesota owe the loan
funds of the institution total CT $780,
$40 on unpaid notes, and the univer-
sity should leave no stone unturned
in it's efforts to collect this money at
once, is the opinion of Andrew L..
Fritz, state public examiner expressed
in his annual report on the university,
just transmitted to Governor Bur l.
quist and the board of regents.
James E. Markham of St. Paul has
been named an assistant in the office
of Attorney General Smith. Mr..
Markham was formerly city attorney
of the Capital City.
The state highway commission last
week distributed among the counties
of the state at $1,500,000 road and
bridge fund. The three big counties
received $35, 1000 and the others from
$4,000 to $4,000 each. The chances
are excellent that a different method
of distribution will be provided for by
the next legislature.
Judge Quinn of Fairmont has fled
for denomination. His honor has
served his district many years.-The
County Chairman.
MANITOBA DRYS VICTORIOUS