The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-09-21

Rasmussen, late of the big Three"
are reported as among the FL pos
sibilities and there are some who
say that former Gov. Elmer E.
Benson might toss his hat into the
ring. The latter sounds fishy
though. The next national congress
also appears to have a strong APP
peal with a number of state sena-
tors of note being among those
mentioned. To enumerate: State
Senators Mike Calvin, in the First,
Don Wright in the Fifth, Archie
Miller in the Third, Oscar Swenson
in the Second, and A. o. Sletvold
and Henry c. Steining in the Ninth.
Senator c. A. Dahle of Duluth
might be the Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Eighth.
Rep. Rollin G. Johnson, Of For
est Lake, legislative heavyweight,
may enter the race for the Repub-
lican nomination for Railroad and
Warehouse Commission, it was re-
ported by friends in attendance at
the State Fair last week. If Mr..
Johnson does, and is nominated, he
will have as his Farmer-Labor rival
Chas. Mum, of Osseo, incumbent.
The present commission is Farmer
Labor controlled.
Bad, very bad, is the conclusion
reached by the legislative commit
tee Of the State Railroad Brother
hood in its review of the last state
legislature and which is now being
mailed to members of the organi-
zation. According to the commit
tee, whose biennial descent upon
the state law makers is said to
cost the Brotherhood between $4,000
and $4,000 a session in per diem and
lobbying expenses, it was met with
solid conservative opposition on all
fronts and many of it's pet meas
ures went by the board as a result
The committee demands change,
Most of the Brotherhood bills would
have increased railroad overhead
materially and it was this fact that
was more responsible for their de-
feat than anything else. What the
rural members visioned if the
Brotherhood prevailed was increas.
ed freight rates.
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Speaking of the large number OF
politically minded at the State Fail
last week, the opinion expressed by
any number of them was that Gov
Stassen would again be the Re
publican gubernatorial offering il
1910 and that he would prevail
True there was considerable soul
stuff, but the views of a majority
were best summed up by one vet
eran who said: who is going tt
buck Stassen for the nomination
and what have the other fellows tt
offer? Stassen is governor now anc
: likely to be governor for another
two years so why squawk. Re
CARELESS of how 1 feel, I am fol
/, Stassen and harmony. Anything
else would be plain foolishness."
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State Senator Jas. A. Carley, o.
Wabasha county, a member of the
legislative investigating COMMITTEES
now delving into charged mis-do
ings in a number of state depart
ments and state institutions, ha!
not been present of late at a mum
Der of the committee hearings, ant
his absence is causing no little com
) ment. Whether true or not, word i
: that the Wabasha solon is not il
r full accord with some of the com
mittee's present activities in tina
. they cheaper the entire investiga
ton and lead to the open charg,
of politics. The committee is nov
investigating charges of misman
: agement and waste at the Faribau
school for the feeble-minded and al
so the state soldiers home.
: Another mentioned candidate fol
the Republican nomination fo
: United States senator is Mike Holm
secretary of state. Mike was top!
in the 1888 contest, but if he ha:
. any design on a Washington resi-
dence, he is keeping the fact t.
himself.
, Roy E. Dunn, Pelican Rapids
says he has no designs on the Re
. publican nomination for Congress:
in the Ninth district. Says he i!