The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-07-20

cided to put partial state ticket in
the field. The reason assigned by the
leaders was for the purpose of keep
ing the party intact. 1t was decided to
offer w. T. Cole for attorney general
and to secure men to run for the offices
of lieutenant governor and secretary
of state. The three offices will go on
the state ticket by petition. The or
ganization declared in favor of Jus
tice Hughes for president and decided
tic ask their candidates for presiden-
tial electors to withdraw.
1t is rather far cry to the conven-
ing of the next Minnesota Legislature
nearly six months-but that ract mas
no deterrent effect on a number who
hope to pull down either the job of
speaker or chief clerk of the house.
Out for speaker at the present time
are L. Y. Lydiard of Minneapolis, S.
Y. Gordon of Browns Valley, C. w.
Warner of Aitkin, G. B. Bjornson of
Minneota and c. w. Burrows of VIII
kin county. There are others to come
and they will be heard from later.
For chief clerk, a position held the
last two sessions by Oscar Arneson,
G. o. Hage of Crookston is said to be
an active candidate. Others who held
positions in the last house are busy
trying to cinch their old jobs.
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An echo of the Walter ]. Smith
state treasury defalcations was heard
when E. L. Erickson, assistant state
treasurer, was asked to resign by
State Treasurer Gooding. Several
transactions which Mr.. Cooling al
legged Mr.. Erickson failed to satisfac-
torily explain were given as the rea-
son. One of them was the deferred
payment of $500 to the widow of Rep
resentative Anderson of Alexandria,
who died while the 1913 legislature
was in session. The money repre-
scented salary due Mr.. Anderson and
it was at one time claimed that it had
been paid to him. Erickson was con-
nected with the state treasurer's Of
fee for nearly sixteen years and quite
a few of his friends are quite indig-
nant over the method of his removal.
They claim that he did not get a fair
deal. Mr.. Erickson denies responsible
ity for the alleged misdeeds charged
against him.
Following the resignation of Mr..
Erickson, Henry Rines of Mora was
rendered the assistant treasurership,
but declined the position. Mr.. Rines,
who is the Republican nominee for
treasurer, is sure to be elected and
he did not want to be embarrassed with
the minor position. 1t is understood
that E. H. Walden of Rochester,
former land clerk in the state audi
tors office under S. G. Iverson, has
been rendered the position,
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Another state capitol surprise was
the announced retirement of Claude
Brown, assistant state auditor and for
fifteen years connected with that de-
rartment. He is relative of former
State Auditor Iverson. Mr.. Brown ad-
mitted that his resignation was asked
for by State Auditor Preus, who nam
ed Roy Chase Of Anoka county to the
position. Mr.. Preus said he regarded
the place as personal to himself and
desired man who would be in full
sympathy with his views and ambi-
eioiis' ;. -~'*,'
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The county option law will be in
voked next month in Beltrami county,
where the voters will pass on the
question, of wet or dry. The election
will be held on Aug. IA. Two towns,
Baudette and Spooner, are involved.
Any one having designs on State
Auditor 'Preus' job will please forget
it. 1t was thought that as a member
of the national guard Mr.. Preus would
have to resign his state office if sent
South. He says that he does not in
tend to resign. If sent to the Next
can border Mr.. Preus says he will Sc
cure an occasional leave of duty to
permit him to attend to pressing Off
cial duties.
Members of the state grain COM
mission are much concerned over the
recent passage by congress of a bill
providing for federal Standardization