The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-08-30
STATE OFFICIALS
Have FAMILY ROW
GOVERNOR AND STATE AUDITOR
ARE AFTER EACH OTHERS
POLITICAL GOAT.
TROUBLE FOR CHARLEY DAVIS
THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN
SURE TO HAVE OPPOSITION
NEXT YEAR.

tents and purposes friendly as far as
their official relations 60 bitter riv-
airy exists between the executives and
state auditors department. Not in
years have political relations been so
strained as they are in the case of the
departments named and those watch
ing fight for control are wondering
who will win. Occasionally one hears
of patch-up in respect to the diff
ferences between the two, but if
there has been such it was only
temporary. Just now it is open war
fare and the concensus of opinion is
that it will require the next primary
and election to determine just who is
boss. State Auditor Preus has the
most astute of the kingmakers be-
hind him, but his excellency is gov
ernor and that counts for consider
able. The differences between the two
began with the last session of the
legislature when MI. Preus vigorously
opposed a part of the governors eff
fciency and economy program. The
row had to do with the desired pass
age of a number of department con-
solidation bills including noe creating
department of public domain involv-
ing Auditors office. How Mr.. Preus
won, and hands down at, that, is his
tory. He came out on top and from
all appearances neither has his excel
lency forgotten the fact nor Mr.. Preus
permitted the governor to get away
with anything in the shape of retail
iation. Hard on the heels of the pass
ing of the legislature came the declar-
alton of war with Germany and its
relation to Minnesota in military
way. Here the governor was supreme
and it is needless to say that his ex-
cellency has not permitted Mr.. Preus
to lose sight of the fact. Try as he
might the state auditor has not been
permitted to get by in anything af-
fecting the military or more properly
speaking the organization of the
various units of the national guard
or their transfer to the federal gov
eminent. However, if he could not
get by in one way he could in another
and the auditors latest move has TAX
en- form in the shape of an organiza-
ton to be known as the Minnesota
Loyalty Lyceum. Through it speak
ers are furnished for the purpose OF
encouraging loyalty and for the in
formation of the public Mr.. Preus'
services can be had for the asking.
The row between the governor and
Mr.. Preus featured the selection OF
state printer and also the state I'M
migration bureau. Here honors were
even as Mr.. Preus won out in the
naming of a state printer and the
governor was victorious in the organi-
cation of the immigration department
Lined up with the governor is Secre
tary of State Schmahl, while on the
side of Mr.. Preus is 1. A. Caswell,
clerk of the supreme court, and his
following of workers. AS stated, the
row is a bitter one and everybody
about the capitol is watching the out
come with interest.
Relative to the next republican CUB
ernatorial nomination State Auditor
Preus makes emphatic denial that he
has any designs on the place. How
ever, the present governor is due TO
have opposition for if Mr.. Preus does
not elect to go there will be others.
Such is strong in the minds OF the
kingmakers and those who have been
keeping tab on events and happenings
in state political circles. With the ma
t,,ral tendency of the public to
give the average official incumbent a
second try at his job any attempt TO
wrest second honors from the present
governor would seem suicidal, but just
fine same one can not get away from
the fact that rivals are in the making
and that they are gong TO MAKE
trouble for his excellency. Tronhie
seems to be in the air. One thing
undoubtedly RESPONSIBLE is that MS
excellency has studiously avoided any