The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-02-05

CENTRE HERALD
promptly went by the board. To be
| plain about it if Hennepin county
could not rule, it was perfectly will
ing to ruin.
Widely acclaimed ten years ago as
a monument to the wisdom and
sound judgment Of progressive leg
islature, Socialism, Townlevism and
Red radicalism has fourishca beneath
the protecting branches of the state
vide primary act until now the very
fundamentals of good government in
Minnesota are menaced. To critic
those who honestly gave the act
birth would be unfair as political con-
ditions of that period undeniably de-
manded something in the way Of re-
form, still such is no excuse for its
retention. Bringing desired changes
about, however, is not as easy as
some would think. Little things like
that mentioned in connection with the
State Central Committee meeting of
a week ago do more to balk real pri-
mary law reform than anything else,
and unless those who think they car
~ the political destines Of Hennepin
county and the state in the hollow Of
their hand wake up to the fact that
they are the real bar to progress,
little will be done. The state wide
'primary act of this day and date was
conceived in Minneapolis and at the
hands of political bosses who have
since been distanced by other bosses
of a more vicious type-Comrade
Townley for instance. Former Gov
er A. o. Eberhart offciated at its
birth and three months later, instead
of being the beneficiary as expected
a by the interests who framed the act,
it served as a shroud for his political
corpse. Enraged over their failure,
these same interests threw their sup
port to a Democrat, and Governor
Hammond was the result. A few
years ago came into being the word
"Nonpartisan" as applied to the Sc
lection of members of the legislature.
L. Well does Yours Truly remember the
remark of one beloved, as he listened
=. to the call of the roll whichh marked
the final act in the passage of the bill
giving the state Nonpartisan Legis-
1 lature. "She'l smell to Heaven boys
n before the law comes off the books
G Both it and the state wide primary
law are near the rotten stage now.
The one real congressional SCRAP
is that in the Second district where
a half dozen or more Republicans are
| sparring for the honor OF succeeding
| Franklin Ellsworth, who has plcke(
on the Republican gubernatorial nom
nation as his next political berth
n The fight even has the Democrats sit
:. ting up and taking notice, they hop
u ing to duplicate the success OF tn
is late Governor Hammond who in day
e. gone by put former Congressman :
T. McCleary to sleep. The contes
= for the Republican nomination
&c might be said took on new blood an
IN added interest this week with the al
nouncement that S. B. Duea OF Pipe
3 stone was in the game. He obtair
ed filing papers from st. Paul and
= is presumed that heb is full Hedge
v, candidate for the Republican non
ry nation by this time. Mr.. Deau-
? Senator Deau is the way he is az
dressed by the boysvfirst appeare
on the political horizon in 1909 as
at member of the legislature. He late
he graced the senate sessions of 191
and 1918. He is at present mayor
Pipestone. AS member of the lee
islature Senator Deau's stewardshl
was of the substantial kind and
should stand him we'll in his late
attempt at things political. There
no bombast about Senator Deau; n
a citizenship and his political life
nd clean and he is otherwise eminent
Mt fitted for the office he aspires to
Friends hail him as a winner
One cannot but be impressed wit
or the reception accorded julius 4
o. Schmadls announcement of his Cal
didacy for the Republican nominate
for governor by the country press
the state. And it is all gratis too.
point of space given and the compl
gh ments paid the genial secretary
We state the press feature Of his can
&c paign is probably without parale
in Minnesota political history. Man
Democratic paper have even added
the nice things being said about tt
n Redwood county lad. Another poll
~ ical aspirant to figure heavily in II
- country press is Gen. Wood. II
presidential candidacy undoubtedl
has the call in Minnesota.
of |
" Have you filed for governor We
IN No? Well, pile in fellows, the waite
is fine. When Comrade Townle
scanned the list last there were tie
. candidates alone for the Republics
nomination and his wish for an eve
lie dozen was well along toward realize
ton. Only one was listed on tn
Democratic side of the house DO
Hargadine of St. Paul. Of the RI
pubilcans scheduled to go and ac
T. ually filed the list read somethin
ut like this: julius A. Schmadl, Rec
lie wood county; Thomas Franksol
III Ramsey county; Thos. Keefe, Ramse
- county; M. j. Bowling, Renvill
county: w. I. Nolan, Hennepin couI