The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-12
THE PRIMARY ELECTION

SCdu6S SendCOr, congressman, repre-
sentatives, and county officers, the
voters of Minnesota will face most
perplexing problem. This condition
is caused by the multiplicity of candi-
dates seeking nomination for state
and congressional officers by men
who have filed as Republicans and
Farmer-Laborites. In the latter
party are to be found many political
opportunists who have always be-
fore been affiliated with one of the
old parties-perennial office seekers
and knockers. Failing to secure
what they demanded in the older
parties they are this year seeking IA
vor in the Farmer-Labor party and
are going up and down the state
telling the farmers how their heart
bleeds for them. However, in most
instances the members of the Farm
er-Labor party are not falling for
their bunk.
The Herald believes in the princi
Piles of the Republican party and will
support the candidates nominated at
next Mondays primary. Nevertheless
the man who is a member of the
Farmer-Labor party from conscien-
tious principles has the utmost re-
spect of the Herald editor, but the
political soldier of fortune and
buccaneers are not entitled to the
consideration of any of the recog-
nized political organizations in
Minnesota.
The race for the nomination as
the Republican candidate for the
United States Senate to oppose Mag
nus Johnson in the November cleo
ton, between Judge Oscar Hallam
and former State Senator Ole Sa-
geng, is a pretty one. The Herald is
supporting Judge Hallam because we
are convinced that his training, eX-
perience and ability best fits him for
the position. Mr.. Sageng is high
class citizen with a good legislative
record and should he be nominated
next Monday, the Herald will gladly
support him.
Congressman Thomas D. Schall of
the 10th Congressional district is the
third Republican candidate for the
United States senatorship. If Schall
the 10th Congressional district, most
folks will be very much surprised.
The gentleman fatty states that if he
fails to land the nomination for the
United States Senate, he will still be
candidate for Congress.
Last year when Judge Hallam be-
came a candidate for United States
Senator to succeed the late Knute
Nelson, he resigned his office as As
sociate Justice of the Minnesota Su-
preme Court. The idea of an office
holder burning his bridges behind
him anu voluntarily removing his
name from the pay roll of the state
while seeking another public office,
is decidedly unusual in Minnesota
at least. This act in itself has made
the Judge many supporters.
Of the six candidates running for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor, the Herald is convinced that
the real contest is between Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioner o. P.
B. jacobson and Theo. Christianson,
editor of the Lawson Sentinel. Curtis
Johnson of the Minnesota State Fair
Board, well known throughout the
state as live wire businessman, is
making his campaign on the slogan
of "More Business and Less Politics."
While he will receive splendid vote,
good judges of the situation in Min
nesota cannot figure his higher than
third in the race. The remaining
candidates for Governor on the Re
publican ticket will receive a mega
tive vote.
Mr.. Christensen is pledged to the
proposition of reducing the many
state boards in Minnesota into a
much smaller number saving thous-
ands of miles in railroad fare,
hotel bills, and the salaries of many
men greatly reducing the tax
burden of the state. Mr.. Christian
sen has been fighting for this re-
duction for the past eight years,
much of the time as chairman of the
House of appropriations committee.
the best qualified man to nominate
for chief executive of the state.
The Farmer-Labor party are even
more at sea in selecting their candi-
date for Governor than are the Re-
publicans. At this time the nominal
ton seems to be between Tom Davis,
personal injury lawyer, Victor Law
son, editor of the Willmar Tribune,
and Floyd B. Olson, County attorney
of Hennepin county. 1t is claimed
that the mantle of the late Charles
Lindbergh has fallen on the shoulders
of Mr.. Olson and many predict he
will be the winner in the primaries.
Tom Davis is the most brilliant of
the entire lot, and also the most
dangerous. The race for this nomi-
nation is very likely between the
three mentioned above.
The nomination for Lieutenant
Governor on the Republican ticket is
between former State Senator
Sam A. Rask of Blooming Prairie
and w. /. Nolan, for the last three
sessions speaker of the house of
Minnesota representatives. The abil-
ity and experience of Mr.. Nolan is