The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-08
POLITICAL MERGER
Is in The MAKING
REPORT SAY MINNESOTA DEM
OCRATS WILL COMBINE
WITH TOWNLEY s.
WHAT WILL LARRY no DO?
DEMOCRATIC Candida E FOR
GOVERNOR HAS TALKED
.Ac aINST TOWNLEy RULE

st. Paul July 6-Do not be sur
prised if you hear an attelapt at CT
an actual amalgmation of the Demo-
cratic and Nonpartisan League forces
in Minnesota in the interest of the
gubernatorial candidacy of Mayor
Hodgson of St. Paul. Negotiations
ece on, same say with the League
heads as the origiaaators, others that
the Democratic powers have the lead
| ing role and consumation of the mer-
gee is expected almost any day In
any event League sympatlies are
with Larry Ho" and if the talked OF
meyer does not materlize many
League voters will be found in the
Hodgson camp on election day. On
the best of authority the National
end of the Democratic game is ve'-y
much interested in the merger and
is doing everything possible to bring
it about Not only Minnesota but
wherever the League has follow
ing looks good to the national heads.
With Mayor Hodgson an avowed en-
envy of Towilley and his creed fusion
with the Townley creation would
seem almost impossible, but it is
votes the Democratic leaders want
and they are not inclined to quarrel
regarding the source. They say IT
the League is ever to be absorbed by
the two big parties the Democratic
party is the natural point of absorb
ton and in their opinion now is as
good tine as any to do the job. In
1898 the Democratic party took over
the Populist fccces and John Lind
become governor as a result and the
leaders have a bunch that the
trick might be repeated in the case
of LARRY Ho". AS the primary re-
|Hurns show the Leagues chief follow
I ing is in the rural districts. The
Townley claim was that organized
|labcr principal by the product OF
the population centers was in the
same class, but the returns failed to
substantiate the claim. According, to
the Democratic leader it is here
where thei- standard bearer shines
and with the addition of the League
vote in the ruarl districts he would
be invincible. The talked off meyer
is not unknown to the Republican king
makers, but they are not loosing any
sleep over it's possible consumation.
In the;r opinion the Republican can
didate for governor would realize as
a result.
Fred D. Sherman for number OF
years the head of the State inaigra-
ton department was suddenly ousted
from his job this week and the place
given to ]. S. Arneson, well known in
state Republican circles At the same
meeting of the immigration commits
sion which was attended by Gov.
Burnquist, Asher Murray of Wadena
and Secretary of State Schmahl, A.
M. Opsahl, assistant to Mr. Sherman
was also given his walking papers,
and C. T. Kelly, publisher of the
Menahga Advertiser appointed in his
place The reason assigned for the
Dismissal of the two was "too much
politics in the department. j. A,
Nichols and State Auditor Preus also
members of the commission were not
present at the meeting extraordinary.
Both Sherman and Opsahl were can
didates for secretary of state in the
recent primary contest. Sherman
who made rather good showing at
the Republican elimination conven-
ton was finally distanced by Mike
Holm and withdrew in the latters fa-
vor, but Opsahl refused to go into the
convention carrying his candidacy to
the voters direct where he finished
third. There can be no quarrel with
the two appointments as made. Both
are good men and what is better they
have thorough knowledge of the
state and its needs in an immigration
and developement way
So
G. r. Adams of Minneapolis for
number of years connected with the
COutOIldl uCpdA tiilCut VI Vic 1sAiAACo
polls Journal and at present in charge
of the activities of the American
Committee of the Mill City was this
week named chairman of the Repub-
Iican state central committee. He
succeeds Gustaf Lindquist who has
been chairman fer the past four
years. The election was made at a
meeting of the Republican nominees
hnd was largely personal to Mr..
Preus, the gubernatorial candidate.
Mr.. Adams has not figured to any
extent in the state political game, but
is said to. possess excellent organiza-
ton abilities. The meeting of the
nominees following the holding of the
primary election is required by law,
but only few were present. Nomi-
ness of the other parties also met
among them the Fs.yrser. Labor party