The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
MINNESOTA GETS
into LIMELIGHT
HAD NATIONS ATTENTION DUR
ING DEADLOCK ON PfESl-
DENCY LAST WEEK
RECOUNT MAY BE DEMANDED
HUGHES LOOKS LIKE VIM Err IN
MINNESOTA BUT DENIS
HAVEN'T LOST HOPE

st. Paul, Nov. 13.-Trne to a po-
itical training of better than half 8
&C. r'7rv Minnesota is still in the Re-
xablican column-at least it was at
loo. ...,oull.s-ouU .Ieavens, fellows,
the grief and heartaches tina, are tieo
NJ in the task of keeping i there!
When this was written it was prac-
Hcally assured that Hughes would ge.
the states electoral vote, but the Dem
scrats still had a sneaking hope that
something might boD up to bring
about change and that if such fail
60 a recount would do the work. The
soldier vote was only partly accounted
for, but the ballots Of Ramsey, Hen
nepin and Washington indicated thai
the boys were splitting about even
and that the border vote would not
aehange the Situation. President Will
son appears to have safe lead in the
electoral college and his reelection S
generally conceded. Though still cling
ing TO the hope that help might come
from some unexpected quar- or the Re-
publican national and stare leaders
are practically agreed that their car
didate was out of it. Never in its his
tory has Minnesota enjoyed the spot
light in a national way as 1t did in the
contest just closed. For several days
the North Star state figured as a pos
sible pivot in the finals and So appar-
ent was this condition that attention
I;rnn+nL of
TIE Union. Fearful Of :, possible mis-
carriage in the count both sizes
rushed men to the state and the Big
cities were flooded with secret service
men ready to act for the a'lministra-
ton at a moments Aotice. bur happily
any action along this line was avcrted
California and one or two othec West
ern states turned the trick ana the
agony was ended. Loath to accept de-
feat the Republican leaders held out
even as late as Saturday night. By
that time, however, the presidents
lead was too apparent and they capt.
ulated. Yet, as l stated, they still
have lingering hope that something
may happen, even at this late date,
but such is hardly likely. 1t looks
IKE President Wilson for four more
years.
To the average voter interested in
the political game Minnesota's slump
IN political way is one of the big
surprises-and it is to the most of us
but for your information, dear
reader, there never was minute dur
ing the campaign that Chairman
Thornton of the Republican state CEN
trail committee and his aides were not
aware of trouble along this line That
the Scandinavian voters favored the
reelection of President Wilson was
brought home with directness that
left no room whatever for doubt, and
the work of the committee all through
the campaign was directed at show
inc them their error. This condition
was found in hundreds of Scandina-
Wan communities and though the pos
sibility of defeat was repeatedly con-
veyed to the national Republican lead
ers they refused to believe it. How
state normally Republican from u.s.
900 to 100000 could go wrong was be.
You'd them, but they know better now.
The main supporters of the Republi-
can party in Minnesota were the
German voting population and the
southern counties. The Red River
valley and the northern counties re
manned with the president. Another
death dealing blow were the Twir
Cities and Duluth, all three of which
piled up Democratic majorities that
were hard to overcome. The canvass
ING board meets shortly and in a few
days Minnesota's actual status in the
big game will be known.
Well, it is United States Senator
Kellogg, if you please. The St. Paul
man prevailed by plurality of mere
than 10000. To Mr.. Kellogg and his