The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-03

tive from Minnesota. The election OF
Henrik Shipstead as United States
senator by the voters last fall threw
something of a monkey wrench into
il the political aspirations of Mime
sota's governor. AS Shipstead halls
from Minneapolis it would be an I'M
usual procedure to say the least, for
the Flour City to have both the rep
resentatives in the United States SEN
ate from this state, as would be the
case if Governor Preus should be ell
evated to the senatorship. Nay, more
than this! The appointment of Cover
nor Preus would not only give Min
neapolis both United States senators,
but the Governor as we'll; condition
THAT perhaps never has been equalled
in any state in the Union.
There are those who are arguing
for the elevation of Governor Preus
who state that this is his golden and
only opportunity to become a United
States Senator, claiming as they do,
that Governor Preus' political star
has commenced to wane, justifying
this statement by pointing to his mar
row escape from defeat by a politi-
cal buncaneer in the last election. 1t
is generally admitted that had the
supporters of Henrik Shipstead de-
voted twelve hours of their time in
the closing of the campaign to Mag
nus Johnson, or if the weather had
been fair so that the Minnesota farm
ers could have gotten out to the polls,
that Mr.. PreuS would have gone
down to defeat last November.
The Herald believes that the eleva-
ton of Mr.. Preus as senator at this
time would make the political situa-
ton of Minnesota decidedly more
chaotic than it is at the present time.
The editor of the Herald has nothing
but the kindest feelings toward the
Governor, and we believe that he has
the ability to make an acceptable
senator, but this does not change con-
ditions, and the Herald sincerely
hopes he will be big enough to forego
his temporary political advancement
Nelson who can harmonic the Re-
than to tear it to pieces.
During the pre-convention fight
for senator last year, the Herald did
not support either of the active candi-
dates for the United States Senator
ship. Following Mr.. Kellog's nomina-
ton at the St. Paul convention, this
paper gave him it's support. Mr.. Kel-
log was eliminated by a majority of
nearly 100000 votes in November
and so he is quite out of the question
for further consideration. Judge
Oscar Hallam, his opponent at the
convention, took his defeat very
gracefully; took off his coat and bent
every effort to elect Mr.. kellogg. The
Herald believes that Judge Hallam is
the logical candidate to succeed Sen
ator Nelson. His ability and integrity
is generally admitted. He has kept
aloof from political entanglements
that make him Objectionable either to
labor or capital, and the Herald is
of the opinion that Governor Preus
can absolutely save Minnesota from
socialism by naming Judge Hallam to
succeed Senator Nelson.
We fully realize that in making
this claim we are at variance with the
wishes of the steel trust, and with the
horde of appointees who are the bene-
fciaries of Governor Preus' admin
istration.
In spite of the fact that the Cover
nor has recommended legislation of
peculiar interest to the agricultural
interests of Minnesota, the average
farmer has not confidence in him.
For proof of this assertion check up
the vote he received in the strictly
agricultural precincts of Minnesota
in 1922.
In an interview given by Senator
Adams in the Minneapolis Journal
of Monday evening, Mr.. Adams
stated that the leaders of the party
were demanding that Mr.. Preus
should be elevated to the senate. Mr..
Adams comes from the Duluth dis
trict, the home of the steel trust, and
it is just possible that this statement
of Senator Adams reflects the desire
of the steel interests. The Herald is
quite willing to believe that the So
called leaders of the Republicans of
Minnesota will insist upon the eleva-
ton of Mr.. Preus, but the fact must
be kept in mind that a vote of one
of the common herd of the state
counts for just as much in the ballot
box as one of a leader, and the prog
eny of the common herd is numerous
in the land.
1t is reported that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Collins does not think kindly
Of the proposition of being the goat
by which the Governor can be eleva-
ted to the United States Senate.
Mr.. Collins is a strong poten-
tial candidate for Governor in
1924 If the attempt is made
to place the senatorial toga on the
brow and this attempt is
frustrated by the unwillingness of
Governor Collins to play
this game, while he may be unpopular
with the so-called leaders of the
party, there will be such a demand