Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-10

but he has taken hold too late to straighten
everything up. Reports indicate that the
democratic candidate will cut into Dunn
almost everywhere, and that he will carry
some strong republican counties.
Efforts of the Democrats.
The democratic committee, headed by
Frank A. Day, former lieutenant governor,
and l.. A. Rosing, the nominee for gov
ernor two years ago, Is bending all its en-
ergies to elect Johnson governor. Nothing
at all is being done for Judge Parker, and
Johnson is combining himself to state issues.
By concedng the state to Roosevelt the
democratic committee is helping its candi-
date for governor among republicans, who
have organized Roosevelt and Johnson clubs
in several towns, and in some sections or
Minneapolis. The democrats concede Roose-
welt winner in Minnesota by 5000 to 49,
600, and the only reason they advance for
the lower figure is the prospect of a light
vote Republicans have no fear for the ma
tional ticket, and those Disguised with the
state ticket are quite as likely to stay at
home as to vote. The absence of local con-
tests at the general elections helps this
along. The republicans tured out in force
to the primary election September 20, and
in most of the counties the tickets selected
then Will have no opposition at the polls.
To show how one-sided the state is on
other matters 1t is enough to say that 10
out of 116 republican nominees for the
house are running without democratic OPP
ponents. The democrats have forty-nine
candidates for 119 places, and are not likely
to elect more than twenty at the outside.
The senate, which stands fifty-two to
eleven. holds over 1t is therefore certain
that the republican caucus will have at
least two-thirds of the legislature and
there seems no chance of the defeat of
Senator Clapp. His alliance with Dunn
seems to have made him solid. because his
chief menace hitherto came from that quar-
ter.
National Committees Hold Aloof.
Both state committees are making the
fight without assistance from the national
organizations. The democratic national
committee has so little thought for Mime
sofa that it is not even sending speakers
into the state. The republicans have had
Fairbanks and Cannon, and will have a few
other spellbinders of less degree from out
side. The state is such a "cinch." however,
for the national ticket that neither side
feels like wasting time and money.
There is little doubht, either, abou the nine
congressional districts, and only in three
districts are the democrats making any Sc
riouS campaign They are appealing to the
non-partisan spirit of republicans, and thus
nope to get their votes for the state ticket
They are making a serious fight on the su-
preme court ticket. -Four Of the five places
are to be filled this year, and the demo-
Gratis have nominated two republicans on
their ticket. One of them was also nomi-
mated in the republican convention, and the
other defeated. The anti-fusion law does
not permit the republican nominee, Judge
Brown. to go on the ticket as democrat
and the democratic committee is making a
test of the law In the courts The other
republican nominated. Judge Lovely, was
defeated In the republican convention but
has a strong republican following and will
stand high at the polls.