The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-02

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slated for the position Of dairy and
fod commissioner. Friends came away
with the assurance that he was prac-
tically cit" Several others were like
wise lifted to high plane of ex-
pectancy.
Over night, however, his excellency
changed his mind and ever since
Hammond holdovers have been revel-
ing. What appointments have been
made have been the governors own
choosing and from all accounts those
to come will have his endorsement
only. Regarded from the standpoint
of political efficiency few of the ap-
pointments made so far by the COVER
nor carry much in the way of merit.
That Minnesota has no use for the
I. w. w. or it's kind is indicated in the
adoption by many towns and cities in
the state Of ordinances based on the
general "vag" law passed by the last
legislature. Industrial strife is aimed
at in all of the ordinances and heavy
penalties are prescribed for violations.
The passage of the ordinances named
was the instance of the state safety
commission. That the farmers will
have none of the I. w. w. breed is
shown in the reputation of report
ed contrast made between the North
Dakota division of the Partisan
League and the agricultural branch of
the l. w. w. AS given out the agree
ment reached was for a harvest wage
scale of nearly $500 day the same
to be based on the selling price of
wheat. The farmers when they heard
of it promptly put their foot down on
the move and the league as promptly
disowned any connection. The I. WI
w. forces are now centering their eff
forts in the extreme west, but an in
vasion of Minnesota territory can be
expected at any time. St. Louis
county has already clamped the lid on
l. w. w. activities and it is expected
that other northern counties will fol-
low suit. ,r...
One of the few who may weather
the governors shakeup is Carlos
Avery of Hutchinson, state game and
fish commissioner. 1t is said that Mr..
Avery is ace high with his excetlency
and may be permitted to remain. Mr.
Avery came in under the late Gov
Ham: 1ond. He is The owne, and edi-
tor of one Of the best weekly Iapcrs
published in the state.
The state immigration board is due
to hold it's annual meeting shortly and
the business to be transacted may in
clude a shakeup in the departments
working force. That Fred Sherman
Commissioner of Immigration will be
reappointed is more than likely, but
J. E. Kienitz the assistant commits
sioner may have to give way to some
one else. The rumor is that Joseph
Mannix of Minneapolis who will retire
August first as state expert printer
will be given Mr.. Kienitz' job. Kienitz
whose home is at Cambridge where
he publishes weekly paper is gen.
orally regarded as close to State
Auditor Preus a member of the board
of immigration. Mr.. Preus and the
governor do not hitch and as the gov
ernor controls the board opinion ma
turally runs to the belief that Mr.
Kienitz will have to go.
Fred B. Wood is still adjutant gen
eral despite strenuous efforts to get
his official scalp and the chances are
excellent that he will continue so fol-
while. This week a number of Twin
City G. A. R. posts busted them.
selves to the extent of endorsing
resolutions protesting the treatment
accorded General Wood and these to.
gether with the activity of numerous
friends has impressed the governor
to the extent that he has decided to lei
matters rest for the present. Genera
Wood is not altogether blameless az
far as the many charges preferred
the same time malice has largely fea.
tured the efforts to get him. To be
frank about it the military end of the
state game is just now hot bed OF
politics and nothing has been over
looked by those involved in keeping
the pot boiling.
State jobs at $4,000 per year are
not so numeraus that they have to GO
begging, but Just the same the gov
ernor seems to be having a hard time
filling the position of state dairy and
food commissioner: w. A. McKerrow
of the state farm school has declined
the position and the story is that sew
eral others informed his, exeeTleney
that their present positions are more
remunerative. The present commits
sioner is J. ]. Farrell of Carver. He
is democrat and it stands against
him.
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