Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-02-20
State Capitol Notes

FEB. l4-Admlral Sims, who induced
the Republican House to Investigate
the charges he had made against Secre-
tary Of Navy Daniels, spoke in Boston
Thursday evening and took that oppor-
tunity to explain his charges and to
acknowledge that they were not CRATE
fully received by the people Of the Unit:
ed States. He said that his only inten
tion in making the charges was to warn
The people that it would be necessary:
for them to prepare themselves:ao that
they would not be in the same deplor,::
able condition when the next war arose
as they were in 1917. In fact. the Ad-
miral 8 speech was entirely an explana-
ton and an apology. Secretary Daniels
:, ia very +fortunata, Indeed, in the e11a-s
mics he has made. If he lived north of
Mason and Dixon 3 line he would be
strong contender for the Democratic
nomination at the San Francisco con.
vention.
The Republcangubernatorial aspir-
ants are not happy lot. They are
worried and depressed and many Of
them believe with their leaders, that
the outcome of the primaries in June
spells Nonpartisan League victory
for at least the Republican candidate
for governor. Some weeks ago men
toned the fact that State Auditor
Preus was being groomed by his friends
to be sprung as q compromise candidate
in the elimination convention with
which the leaders are threatening the
little fellows. Since that date, how
ever, the Preus talk has died away, un-
til there is virtually none of it, and the
name of w. I. Nolan is being brought
forward as chief contender for the NOM
ination against julius Schmahl. No one
believes that if such a convention is
held julius will be crowded out, but
just the same, at the present time, No.
Ian has hopes.
The North6eld News is getting dis
couraged, as witness the following:-
"The Republican party in this state is
house divided, and unless the various
factions come to an agreement there
is bound to be a fall around election
time. As things now look, a Nonparti-
san is pretty certain to get the Repub
ican nomination. Frankson denies Non
partisan affiliations, but he nevertheless
takes a position that will bring victory
to Townley by his refusal to enter into
the elimination conference. With this
division existing, there is very little
chance for the regular Republicans to
nominate man,
The Lincoln Club, Of st. Paul, has
postponed the Lincoln Day dinner
which it advertised for Thursday, be-
cause Of the illness of Senator Hiram
w. johnson, who had been selected as
the principal speaker of the occasion.
The report was received by the mana
gers of the senator's campaign that he
was afflicted with a sore throat or the
flu, or some other prevailing ailment,
and would not be present. As they we're
unable to get satisfactory speaker to
replace him-not withstanding the fact
that General Leonard Wood and Mr..
Taft we're in the state about that time,
the meeting was postponed. I shall be
very sorry, indeed, if they do not final
" prevail upon Senator johnson to iv-
en- up their banquet board. am not at
all an admirer of johnson 8 policies,
but he is so far and away more honest
in the expression Of his convictions than
is the average Republican that, in that
respect at least, he is worthy Of admir-
alton and commentator in comparison
with the political society he affects.
f., " RI :. E s DEMOS