The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-05-04

where over 5000 admirers of the St.
Paul trust buster" pledged their sup
port and their votes to his candidacy,
and at Melrose, where Congressman
Lindbergh, in a characteristic speech,
outlined his position on the issues of
the day and incidentally took vicious
fling at the st. Paul man. Out of it
all the political dopesters and pro-
phets got enough material to last
them for a month, and all that re-
mains to complete their cup of joy
and satisfaction is the launching of
the Eberhart and Clapp crafts. I gath
er from the talk that both will be on
the job soon. The latter filed his NOM
ination papers Saturday and in doing
so he struck from his affidavit the de-
claration that he voted for a majority
of the Republican candidates at the
last general election, explaining that
he was unable to reach home in time.
This is his answer to the charge of
the party that he did not affiliate with
the Republicans, but opposed their
policies and candidates, and to the
complaint of the Progressives, with
whom he was supposed to be affiliat-
ed, that he was deaf to their entreat-
les that he come and help them. The
senator fears that Secretary of State
Julius Schmahl may find some reason
for rejecting his filing as Republi-
can. He also says that if Secretary
Schmahl is not willing to accept the
check for $1OO, which he encloses, he
will provide the currency.
Possibly few realize it, but there is
on at the present time one of the most
active campaigns for the Republican
nomination for Lieutenant Governor
that this state has seen in years. In
the opinion of some the strenuous
features of the contest are without a
parallel in Minnesota. For an office
that in times past has on more than
one occasion gone begging for mate
rial the scramble seems without justi-
fcation, but the apparent absurdity of
it all is perhaps minimized when it is
realized that it was the lieutenant
governorship that advanced the hopes
and ambitious of two unknowns in
less than eight years. Had it not been
for this particular office former Gov
ernor Eberhart and J. A. A. Burn
quist, the present executive, might
never have been heard of as far as
the highest office in the people of the
state is concerned. Those at the pres
'ent time contesting for nomination
are Thomas Frankson, former mem
Der of the legislature from Fillmore
county; DR.. ia. Gates of Kenyon, also
a former representative, and James A
Peterson of Minneapolis, and to say
that the three are working overtime
in an effort to cinch the job is putting
it mild. Peterson, perhaps, is the
least active of the three, but the or
gan;zation is behind his hopes and
any bets Jim is overlooking the or
ganization is taking care of. If real
activity ard direct appeal to the vot-
ers courts for anything Frankson
perhaps, has the lead, but he has &
close second in DR.. Gates, who is MOI
letting any Grass grow under his feet
Mr.. .Franlsson, am told, has haG
mapped out by his managers plan Of
campaign that calls for a personal
visit to every county in the state, ano
jpdging from the literature in circu-
lation and the placarding that has
been done nothing has been overlook
ed in his behalf. The campaign in
behalf of DR.. Gates is less strenuous
but it is none the less effective. The