The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-23
SPEAKERSHIP IS
THE NEXT Prize
SEVERAL SEEK JOB OF PRESID-
ING OVER LEGISLATORS OF
NEXT HOUSE
some TASK TO PICK winner
SOUTHWICK OF FARIBAULT
COUNTY AND PARKER OF
LOOK LIKE LEADERS

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now and the scramble being INDUCED
in for the coveted job has the full at
tention of both houses of the legisla
ture and quite few on the outside.
That the contest will be carried direct
to the floor of the house when it meets
next January seems fairly certain, for
as things run now it is anybody's
fight, with possibly two avowed candi
dates having the best Of the argument.
These two are Claude E. Southwick of
Faribault county and R. ]. Parker of
Fillmore county. Both are old men,
bers. A third candidate with some
backing is Theodore Christensen Of
Lac qui Parle county. His following
is principally the dry end of the
game, although it cannot be said thai
this element has fastened on any par
ticular candidate. Rev. Stafford of thu
State Anti-Saloon league has butted
into the game to the extent of asking
members to take him and the league
into their confidence by letting him
know who they favor. Rev. Stafford, it
is said, favors Christensen or w. I.
Nolan of Minneapolis. He admits that
Parker and Southwick have been right
on the liquor question, but he believes
the latter should step out in the inter-
est of the two named. Parker's back
ing is confined principally to the or
ganization that hoped to see Sam Cor
con of Browns Valley welding the
gavel, but whose plans were rudely
disturbed by his defeat. Southwick,
gather, is favored by some of the
Northern Minnesota members of the
house and this, with his own district,
which his friends say he has intact,
makes him a formidable candidate.
The lead that both he and Parker
have, however, is not to be sneezed at
and the chances are that these two
will have the mat in the finals. Both
have good legislative records. Others
spoken of in connection with the con-
test, but are more in the way of re-
ceptive candidates than anything else,
are George Moeller of st. Paul, C. NJ.
Rendixen of Morgan, A. F. Tiegen of
Montevideo, Thomas H. Girling of
Minneapolis and P. H. Konzen of Kilt
son county. Charles H. Warner of
Aitkin says he is not a candidate.
Taking incomplete returns the drys
will be in the majority in the next
house. knowledge of this fact has
not been lost upon outside dry lead
ers, who are insisting that the house
organization be in keeping, but if the
comments of some Of the dry members
count for anything the "buttinskis'
are due to have their fingers burned.
The general feeling is hands off, and
it may find enforcement in the conf
.plete humiliation of any candidate
bearing the endorsement of this
crowd. There is no chance for rec
cgnized wet candidate for speaker and
those members anxious for a harmoni-
Gus and successful legislative session
are pronounced in their stand against
the wet or dry question being dragged
irto the game. That there will be
some liquor legislation this session IS
pretty certain and a majority of the
members desire to be unhampered i'll
putting it over: Any interference
now, they say, will only mean turmoil
Tor the next three months.
Officially Charles E. Hughes, the
Republican candidate for president,
carried the state by 1876 votes. On
one occasion since the election his
plurality dropped below 100. The
unofficial count of the vote in this
state has Secretary of State Schmahl
leading all candidates voted for and
the chances are good That he will head
the list at the finish by from 10000
to $4,000. In Ramsey county alone he
has lead of better than $4,000. This
is a surprise in view of the general
opinion that Governor Burnquist
would finish first. The governor, how
ever, received a record breaking vote.
Lieutenant Governor Frankson will
likely finish third in the count and
United States Senator Kellogg fourth.
The latter's plurality over Daniel W..
Lawler was nearly $4,000.
In the organization of the next
house quite a few positions are in
volved and one of snese is sergeant
alarms. Several have thrown their
hats into the ring, but the call at this
date lies with S. F. Fullerton, former
executive agent of the state game and
fish commission and later deputy state
fire marshal. Another candidate is
Frank Minette of Scearns county, 9
former member of the legislature. Mr..
Ninette has many friends among the
old members, but the fact that he is a
Democrat is a handicap. Fullerton was
a fearless official when he had state
connection and the position of ser
geant-at-arms fits him well.
Considerable interest is manifested
in who will compose Governor Burn
quist's official family when he agair
takes up the reins of office the first of
the year. His private secretary has
tcor accounted for in the person o.
Eric L. Thornton of Benson, but there
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