The Sauk Centre herald., 1916-10-19
SAYS STATE Will
GO FOR HUGHES
COUNTY CHAIRMAN SIZES UP
POLITICAL SITUATION IN
MINNESOTA
SOME DISAFFECTION Is NOTED
LOSS OF VOTES WILL NOT BE
SUFFICIENT TO DEFEAT
THE G.. o. p.

st. Paul, Oct. 16.-Just a few
weeks more and the question of ma
tional control will be settled. AS the
last lap in the game looms up, state
and local committees are in fever Of
expectation, with each positive that its
favorites will be the chosen ones.
This time Minnesota bobs up in role
heretofore foreign to the traditions of
nearly fifty years. Leaders of the
state Democracy have hunch that
they can carry the state for Wilson
and the idea has hit them SO hard
that they are all but ready to back up
their claims with hard, cold cash. A
reported disaffection on the part of
large part of the Scandinavian popu-
lation of the state is responsible. The
slogan, "Wilson kept us out of war;"
it is said, has taken hold of this ma
tionality and the president, in conse-
quence, Democracy says, has the call.
For the first time in their history the
unwashed are making practically no
plea whatever for the state ticket,
probably believing it to be hopeless.
All this sounds nice to Democratic
ears and truth compels the admission
that there is some foundation for this
optimism, but precedent and tradition
are against Minnesota finishing any
where but in the Republican column.
AS pointed out President Wilson has
thousands of admirers in Minnesota
whose insistent advocacy of his can
didacy has, to be candid about it,
thrown somewhat of scare into the
Republican ranks. The Republican
stronghold of Minnesota is it's south
ern tier of counties There the bulk
cf the population of the state is
housed and the most searching in
quiry fails to bring to light any evil
dence that that section of the state
has changed it's political belief. The
two population centers, as far as linn
lbsd territory>is concerned, is St. Paul
and Minneapolis, and here there is un-
doubtedly some trouble Ramsey
county will in all probability stand
by the president, but Hennepin coun-
ty, outside Of few wards in Mime
apclis, will undoubtedly be found in
the Hughes ranks. The Red River
valley country is the odd feature of
this campaign and though some of the
trouble there in a Republican way is
connected with the Populistic propa-
ganda Of the past it is not believed
to be more than sufficient to slightly
reduce the normal Pepublican major
ity. The real Republican DETECTION
is in the North country and socialism
IS fast crowding the other parties in !
that section.
1t is pretty certain that an attack is |
going to be made on the state rail- |
road and warehouse commission this !
winter to the extent of making It's !
membership sppointive instead of cleo /
tive as at present. 1t is claimed that |
thore is q demand among the farmers
OF the state for the proposed change |
1t may not be generally known, but
those composing the commission were
originally appointed by the governor
and it was at the instance of the
farmer element of the legislature that
the elective franchise was made nee
essary For their. selection. The change,
as the old timers remember it, YVES
vigorously opposed by interests in St.
Paul and Minneapolis. That the farm
ers of the state will stand for any
measure designed to take away from
them the right of naming those who
shal compose the railroad and ware
shall compose the railroad and ware
Still stranger things have been put
over. / am afraid that those who have
tackled the job have some task on
their hands.
Honest old soul that he is, T. P.
Dwyer, the Democratic candidate for
governor, refuses to modify in any
way his original declaration of princi
pies. He said before and after his
nomination that he was against coun-
ty option and woman suffrage and he