The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
SEVERAL HARD COMPRESSION
Al SCRAPS IN SIGHT-STATE
CAPITOL NEWS.
is TOO STRONGLY AMERICAN
GERMAN SYMPATHIZER MAKES
OPEN ATTACK ON SECRE-
TARY SCHMAHL.

SnS oS@eC SoilpdlSu Will Uc tIldI VI
the Fifth district now represented at
Washington by Ernest Lundeen of
Minneapolis. William A. Campbell, a
Minneapolis state senator, has already
filed for the Republican nomination,
Josiah Chase, member of the Mime
apolis city council, has all but an
nounced his candidacy and no less a
parsonage than State Auditor J. A. o.
Preus is expected to throw his hat in
to the ring most any time. Another
likely to make the attempt is w. d.
Washburn, a member of the state
legislature. To those versed in the
fSame of politics the most natural
guess as to the outcome would be the
nomination of Lundeen and the cleo
ton of Democrat in the final con-
test, but the possible entrance of
Chase and State Auditor Preus into
the game may set this natural as
sumption at naught. At any rate the
whole thing has those interested
guessing. Senator Campbell, who at
one time was street car conductor,
comes nearer being the type Of
Congressman Lundeen and as pointed
out by those now trying to analyze
the situation would divide the Lundeen
following, which is generally social
istic and fairly large in numbers
Campbell has always played to labor
This would throw the conservative
and loyal vote to either Chase y or
Preus and as those representing the
later are anxious to blot out the
Lundeen infiction, it is argued that
they would concentrate their vote on
either of the two and thus make his
nomination possible. AS TO Rep.
Washburn,it is claimed that he will
not count, as his following is limited
and hinges mainly on the family
name. This may be true, but just
. the same he has bested some fairly
good men in past contests foi the
legislative position he now holds As
the field now looms up the coming
contest in the Fifth district resolves
itself into about the liveliest bunch of
FLIES that ever entered a political
heat. Lundcen, whose official scalp
is wanted, principally because of his
pronounced anti-government stand, is
some campaigner. Many say that he
fairly represents large majority of
his district. Campbell is a tricky boy
in a political game; Chase is generally
regarded as Republican organizer of
the first water, with plenty of past
deliveries to his credit, while as to
Estate Auditor Preus, they make few
better. The latter, it is known, has
long had his eye on "a Washington
residence.
If State Auditor does not attempt
at the congressional game via the
Figth District. his entrance will
throw his present state job into the
general scramble and the natural ques-
ton is, who has the call. The burden
of answers, as far as this neck of the
woods is concerned, being Oscar Arne-
son, his chief land clerk and known
chief political lieutenant. However, it
20 ,,o4 ~ bo occ,,,,ooJ fbo4 mr.. hrno,o.
would be permitted to walk away with
the plum without contest and this
knowledge has brought into the spot
light James A. Peterson of Mime
.sapolis. Mr.. Arneson denies aspira-
Tons along auditorhip lines and says
he has tried to discourage any use of
his name, but it is fairly safe to say
that if Mr.. Perus does get into the
Tenth district scrap Oscar Arneson
will be in the lists for the Republican
nomination for auditor. Friends will
not have it otherwise. He is we'll
known throughout the state.
After legal battle covering a per-
iod of nearly three years the minimum
wage laws passed by the legislature
Of 1913 and which has since been in
operative because of the fight made
on it was this week declared constitu-
tional by the state supreme court. The
opinion was written by Justice Oscar
Hallam. Naturally Attorney General
Smith, who conducted the battle for
the state, is happy. Under the law,
which is for the benefit of women and
minors, the commission in charge fix
ed q minimum weekly wage of $3.50
for the population centers and $8.25
for other parts of the state, but be-
fore the rates mentioned could be put
into effect the orders of the commits
sion were enjoined by Winona parties.
With the known increased cost of liv-
ing the weekly wage fixed three years