The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-02-09
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Wmie properly AN OfganlZatlOn
for the exchange of trade ideas and
schemes with consequent profit for
those participating the Northern
Minnesota Editorial Association is
not without it's politics. Such was
heavily in evidence at the annual
meeting of the Association held at
Sank Centre last week and though
not permitted to interfere with the
business of the gathering the coming
campaign practically dominated the
gossip in the hotel Hobbies and at
the social sessions. Most of it was
of the Republican brand and the in
formation CLEANED was highly salts
factory to party leaders in attend-
ance. AS to the meeting, it was
the most successful in history of the
organization, and those in attendance
represented voting constituency of
better than fifty per cent of the coun-
ties of the states. Naturally the
contest for the Republican convention
endorsement for United States sena-
tor had first place in the gossip in
dulged in and while Judge Oscar Hal
lam of the State Supreme Court had
some ardent boosters present, the
bulk of the talk ran Frank B. Kel-
logg's way. Without fear of contra
diction it can be stated that better
than rs per cent of the editors pres
emit were unqualifedly for the return
of the Junior Senator and the renom-
nation of Governor Preus with the
expressed hope that the harmony
convention plan as outlined by the
Republican leaders would prevail in
its entirety. The opinion was that
any other course would 'besdetrimen-
tai to the best interests of the Re-
publican party. AS pointd out by
number of the editors conditions
back home were not of the best and
anything like fight would only ag-
gravate the local situations. Present
and active in the interest of Judge
Hallam were: Fred E. Hadley Win
nebago Enterprise; Jos. E. Reynolds,
Mankato Free Press; w. E. Verify,
Wadena Pioneer Journal, but if they
added any editorial scalps to their
claimed list of ten Hallam papers
the fact was not made known. Con-
vention favorites, which included
Senator Kellogg and Governor
Preus, were we'll cared for by a
number of editorial heavy weights
which included Alvah Eastman, st.
Cloud Journal Press; Ludwig 1. Roe,
Montevideo News; l.. A. Rossman,
Grand Rapids Herald Review; F.. Il.
Denu, Bemidji Pioneer and II. u.
Mitchell, Benidji Sentinel and Ru-
dolph Lee, Long Prairie Leader.
49,
AS usual Ramsey County is going
into the Republican state convention
with a row Oh its hands. Not since
Rover was pup has the center OF
state government picked Republl-
! can convention winner and it looks
very much as if the county would
again figure In bad. Benton making
the delegation cinch for Judge Hai
lam for United States Senator those
/ in charge, at recent meeting OF the
| county republican organization, fore
ed a delegate apportionment that
would give the labor and Semitic
publican precincts the advantage
and under it the finish can be only
one way. This means that the radi'
| cal element Of the old town will 81
in control. The apportionmeat, II
the face of vigorous opposition, wa
| made on the basis of one delegat'
| for every 200 votes cast for Cover
nor Preus with 200 precincts to draw
from and naturally there can D.
only one result. Radicals and SO
cialists of the Mahoney type WI
| prevail. Republican strongholds ar
completely disfranchised. For Ram
sey county to go to political con
ventim with clean, hands would .
an unheard of proposition and It
tendency toward ways that are dar
and tricks that are vain figured nc
j a little in the political gossip at Sau
Centre last week. "reminiscences 9
mast conventions in which Ramse
figured and always to its own disaS
vantage were many. Remsey con
~ Vac ~ had At the last Republiea