The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-14
A. Day of Fairmont is boosting for
Southwick.


Senator George H. Gardner of
Rrainerd has Joined hands with Rep
resentative George Rodenberg of ST..
Paul in a movement for a law having
for it's end is an equitable distribution
of the gross earnings taxes collected
from the several railroads operating
in the state. The tax now goes into
the general treasury and is distribut-
ed without regard to locality or to dis
tricts contributing the bulk of the tax.
Senator Gardner proposes a state tag
conference at which this and other
tax questions of interest to the state
could be gone over and threshed out.
He wants the governor to sanction
such a conference and issue call for
the same.
Thomas D. Schall of Minneapolis,
reelected to congress from the Tenth
district as a Progressive, says he is
Republican now and will be so listed
when the new congress convenes. He
would have filed as a Republican, he
says, but he could not help himself
end had to run as a Progressive.
The story is going the rounds that
Sam Gordon of Browns Valley is be-
ing considered by the administration
for the position of librarian of the
state law library. In times past this
position always went to a. country
newspaper man, but former Governor
EDerhart upset the custom by naming
the present incumbent, a lawyer, to
the place. The assistant librarian,
Miss Norval, is also reported to be a
candidate for the place..
The probable retirement of one
Judge of the supreme court at an
early date and the possible resigna-
ton of another is attracting atten-
ton from number Of quarters, and
if it does happen Gov. Burnquist will
not be without material from
which to select their successors. JUS
tice Hallam, it is said, is preparing to
retire shortly after the first of the
year and it is also said that Justice
Holt is contemplating a similar step.
Whichever retires first, it is pretty
certain that Attorney General Smith
will be his successor. Both justices, it
is reported, are anxious to get back
to private practice.
Put it down that if Justice Hallam
does retire from the Supreme bench it
will not mean that the state will have
seen the last of him in a political way.
Judge Hallam has been too long in the
game to lay down so easily and this
fact is responsible for the story that
if United States Senator Knute Mel
son decides to retire two years from
now that the st. Paul jurist will be
among those on the list as an aspirant
for the vacancy. The entrance OF
Frank B. Kellogg into the game this
year was all that prevented Judge
Hallam from being a candidate.
Representative Thomas Girling of
Kennepin county would grubstake
persons who settle on state land. He
has in mind bill providing for such
and will introduce it at the coming
session of the legislature. He would
lend to deserving settlers on state
land sufficient state money to enable
them to get their land in shape for
cultivation.
One of the best losers in the game
is A. H. Turrittin, state superintend-
ent of banks, whom Governor Burn
quist refused to reappoint. He refuses
to be considered sorehead and says
he will be in the game at the proper
time. Turrittin is generally regarded
as one of the big fellows in Sixth dis
trict Republican circles. The word
knock" is not in his vocabulary.
Minnesota Democrats will not ask
for a recount of the states vote on
president. This decision, anticipated
for some time, was definitely an
nounced Saturday by Fred E. Whea-
ton, state chairman, on receipt OF a
telegram from Fred B. Lynch in
Washington. This decision was really
rlade, Mr.. Wheaton said, by President
Wilson and Chairman Mccormick.
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William F. Houk, state labor COM
seems to be playing in luck,
if he wants to retain his job, and
since the labor element is not agreed
on a successor Mr.. Houk may remain
for a time at least. The
workers in the building trades have
endorsed R. F. Schroeder, assistant
county attorney of Ramsey county,
who was a carpenter before he be-
came lawyer.-The County Chairman
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