The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-29
&. O.P.LEADERS
APPEAR PLEASED
GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH
THE RESULTS OF LAST
WEEKS PRIMARIES.
Different FROM DEMOCRATS
ORGANIZATION is DISSATISFIED
WITH DIVERS SELECTION
FOR TICKET HEAD.

St. Paul, June 26.-To Republican
leaders generally, or at least that fac
ton of the party in the saddle as far
as the control of the loaves and fishes
are concerned, the recent primaries
were in every way satisfactory, but
as much cannot be said for the state
Democracy. Frank B. Kellogg for
senator and ]. A. A. Burnquist for
governor are regarded by the big fell
lows of the G.. o. P. as one of the
best tickets in years, but how to get
by with the Democratic gubernatorial
nominee, Tom Dwyer of Minneapolis,
better known as the ''boilermaker,"
has the leaders of the unwashed
guessing. Some of the leaders are
open in their declaration that there
is no hope for the Democratic head
and there are others who simply re-
fuse to be interested. Governor
Burnquist's tremendous primary vote
is one reason, and the other is decid-
ed reluctance on the part of major
ity of the leaders to accept Dwyer.
Their hopes were tied up in Insur-
ance Commissioner Works, though
they might have accepted c. N. King
had he won out. Now they simply
do not care, and if any general organ
ization is effected it will be for the
benefit of the national ticket only.
The successful Republican candidates
at the primaries were Frank B. Kel-
logg, United States senator: j. A. A.
Burnquist, governor; Thomas Frank
son, lieutenant governor; L. A. Smith,
attorney general; Henry Rines, treas
urer; julius Schmahl, secretary of
state and Ira B. Mills, railroad COM
missioner. The only contests of in
terest on the Democratic ticket were
for United States senator and gov
ernor, and here D. w. Lawler of ST.
Paul and Thomas J. Dryer of Mime
apolis prevailed. There were other
contests on the Democratic ticket. but
inasmuch as there is no chance for
the election of the nominees they 90
not count.
The passing of United States Sena-
tor Clapp, former Governor Eberhart
and Congressman Lindbergh were the
features of the primaries. Though
never regarded seriously in the mat
ter of the Republican contest for SEN
ator Mr.. Lindbergh, it was figured,
would get fairly good vote, but he
finished miserably. The senatorial
contest was replete with surprises and
in the matter of Eberhart and Clapp
the kingmakers are still trying to fig
ure out how it happened. While they
kept their opinions to themselves the
Kellogg hackers never lost sight of the
fact that it was Eberhart who was the
most dangerous of the opposition,
though during the last well ClaDD
doomed up in way that frightened
them. In the case of the Eberhart
supporters the leaders professed to be-
Ecve that Clapp was the man they
had to contend with. AS far as their
public expressions ran Kellogg and
Lindbergh would be found at the fin
ish fighting for fourth place. AS to
the Clapp forces, and there is truth
in this statement, they were simply
positive that the junior senator would
get by without trouble. How even the
best of us go wrong in our calcula-
lions is seen in the returns. Mr.. Kel-
log exceeded the expectations of his
hackers, crossing the wire with over
10000 majority; former Governor Eb-
erhart fell far short of what his man.
ayers figured out, and Senator Clapp's
showing was a sore disappointment
to his friends as surprise to the
public generally.
That the German vote has been lost
to the Democracy of Minnesota is gen.
orally conceded. This nationality fig
ured extensively in the Republican
vote at the recent primaries and it's
participation is held to be largely re-