The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-30
BURNQUIST NOW
USING THE AXE
GOVERNOR BEGINS REMOVAL
OF OFFICIAL HEADS-FRITZ
STILL IN.
TURRITTlN FIRST On BLOCK
F. f. PEARSON OF PIPESTONE
NAMED HIS SUCCESSOR AS
SUPT. OF BANKS

St. Paul, Nov. 27.-These are siren
uous days for the state capitol office.
holders. Governor Durnquist has be-
gun welding the axe and where his
work will sIop no one knows. f. +
Pearson of Pipestone has been named
superintendent of banks to succeed A.
H. Turrittin, and Andrew Fritz of st.
Cluod Will continue as state public ex-
amlner-hls third term. Both appoint
ments are for three-year terms, the
superintendent of banks drawing $5,
900 annually and the public examiner
$500. Mr.. Pearson, the new superln-
tendent of banks, is vice president OF
the Pipestone State bank, with which
he has been connected for years. he
is the son of John Pearson, Civil wal
veteran and for many years auditor of
Pipestone county. Although prominent
in civic affairs at Pipestone he has
never held political office. Public Ex-
aminer Fritz, who has been reap
pointed by Governor Burnquist, was
first named for the place by Governor
EDcTHdIt III l0ll. MI. IuiIltIii, eiiC
retiring superintendent of banks, also
was an Eberhart appointee. Rumors
about the capitol say that Oil Inspec-
ter Rush and Dairy and Food Com
missioner Farrell also will retire, and
that a new state fire marshal has been
picked. 1t is said that the governor
has needed the advice of political adj
visers and will make a clean sweep.
While the threatened reorganization is
called a cleanup, it does not mean
that there will be any forced re-
moval. Most of the heads of depart
ments slated to go will be permitted
to serve out their terms, which in the
majority of cases end with the first OF
the year.
That Governor Burnquist has fallen
for the advice of close friends that he
surround himself with an organization
which. will be Burnquist first, last and
all the time is more than evident. His
position in this respect has been
strengthened by the appearance on
the scene of Eric Thornton, supple
mented by what is understood to be
the advice of his law partner, Arthur
Christopherson of st. Paul, given
when his eXcellency first took up the
reins of government. In way the
advice is not bad, for if his excellency
Is to realize his ambitions, which III
t!mately must mean a place in the
United States senate, ne must have
an organization and it must be Burn
Quist all down the line. This need not
ba tolyo~ as meaning that he will fill
the various positions Of trust at his
command with misfits. There are
lots of men fully qualified and at the
same time in a position to give help
when help is wanted, and it is this
kind of an organization that he will
have to surround himself with. AS
some may say, it is far cry to the
next campaign, and while this is true,
there is nothing like being prepared.
Possibly it does not appeal to the av-
erage person, but the scenery is even
paign two years fro-. now. Governor
Burnquist got by easily this time, but
the chances are excellent that the sail
ing will not be so smooth two years
herce. Lieutenant Governor Frank
son is certain to aim higher up when
the proper time arrives. State Audi
tor Preus will undoubtedly have tired
of his present job when tho next e'ec-
ton rolls along, and then looming up
or the horizon is the curly head of
Julius A. Schmahl, the present secre-
tarv of state. There are others, too,
who have hopes. but the list given IS
enough. AS the old saw runs, "A
stitch in time saves nine" Can you
blame his excellency?
The speakership of the next house
is still an unknown quantity and the
chances are that it will continue so
for some weeks. Predictions are
freely made that the contest will go
Parker, who has been made tho bene-
ficiary of part of the Sam Gordon
organization and who was among ire
first to enter the speakership game,
received a slight setback in report
that a part of his district had re-
fused to endorse him. At meeting
held in Austin it was said that seven
of the house members in the district
had endorsed Theodore Christensen
of Madison. Ralph Crane of Grand
eadow seems to be the one VINO
threw the monkey wrench into tine
Parker machinery. He has SO far
stood out against all efforts to land
him for Parker and from all accounts
threatens to continue so. Claude
Soutnwick of Wells, really one of the
list bets at this WI Ing, is doing
considerable gumshoeing, and while,
he has not shown anything really tan
gible in the way o. endorsements
r's~-r TIE members have a good
word for him. He is without en-
tanglements, which counts for consid-
o T. 1t is c~rc ded that the real
dangerous candidate is Theodore
{ o. of Madison. He is dry"
and stands for the elimination of the
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