The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-02-02

Elmer Adams Of Fergus Falls, so
the story goes win file for stste
senator, as 70 successor to Ole Sageng,
who has announced his candidacy foz
congress. Mr.. Adams served sever
al sessions in the house. Other leg
islative rumors are that H. J. Farmer
of Pipestone win seek the official
seaip Of w. G. Briggs, G. F. Serline
Of Kanabec designs on senatorial job
of Richard Hamer of Mile Laos
that Senator Blomgren of Isanti
county is going to retire, that Rep.
G. H Herreid Of Itasca may go after
Senator P. H. McGarry of Cass
County, that w. II. Mclaughlin OF
Rice County is considering filing fol-
senator against George Reed of Fari-
bault and that HI. III. Flowers OF
Cleveland, former speaker of the
house, gnay try for senator against
C. N. Cosgrove of lie Sueur. Anoth-
er rumor is that Rep. A. c. WEIGH OF
Mcleod County may tackle II. d..
Bonniwell of the same county for the
state senatorship.
Full and complete compliance by
every county in the state with the
new political convention law is indi-
Gated in reports received by G. r.
Adams, chairman Of the Republican
state central committee. Conferen-
ces held by Chairman Adams with a
score of more of county chairmen this
week give every assurance Of meeting
hte convention call as issued by the
state committee and that the county
dina state gatherings will have much
old time color in respect to party
interest and enthusiasm. Many coun-
ty chairmen, Mr.. Adams said, well
coined the chance to get the boys
together once more and they predict
ed full delegations when the big meet
convenes in st. Paul, March II next.
The Democrats have mot taken any
action as yet in the matter Of its
county and state conventions, but it is
understood that a meeting of the
leaders will be held next week for
this purpose. Naturally the new or
der of Things is not without the US
;ual disturbing rumors and they run
all the way from q threatened Anva-
sion of slate wreckers to a complete
decentralization ,of the harmony pro-
gram as planned by the Republican
leaders. However, it can be- said
with fair amount of accuracy that
the harmony plan will prevail. Coun-
ty chairmen invariably report little
political trouble in their districts.
This means a confirmation of the pre-
sent list as administration termers
with a scrap, if any, confined to the
nomination of a candidate for clerk
of the supreme court. Friends of
Chas. F. Ebel, at present state Ii
brarian, would like to see him named
and will work to that end, but the sit
uation has been somewhat complicat-
ed by a demand on the part of num-
Der of the Republican leaders that a
woman be given the nomination.
Ebel's name has good ring and he
comes from a section little recogniz-
ed in the past, all of which makes
him fairly good bet. The Demo
Gratis, it is said, are planning to put
several women ON their ticket.
"Gov. j. A. O. Preus is candidate
for the Republican nomination for
governor; he will ask the coming Re-
publican state convention for its
endorsement and the ticket named at
that gathering will represent his ap-
peal to the voters at the primaries to
follow. Further he wants it distinct
ly understood that he is speaking for
Jake Preus and without prejudice to
any person who may be a candidate
for any other office in the gift of the
state meet. There are no coanhina-
tions and he will not attempt to die
tate" This is not Gov. Preus speak
ing but the statement comes from a
source so close to his excellency that
the average person can not but fig
ure that the governor is anything but
pleased with some of the rumors go
ing the rounds which hint at an adj
ministration combination involving
the United States senatorship and
one or two of the other nominations
and that he desires to make it plain
that such are without foundation.
Talk of an administration slate has
been rife ever since the, preliminar-
les for the several Republican con-
ventions were launched and the gos-
cir, ho;,a1r s.,d,.lneod has