The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-19
BIG FIGHT AGAINST
TAWNEY
Insurgents Are Hopeful of
Winning in Primaries
Tomorrow.

st. Paul. Mimi, Sept. 19-Encour-
aged by the recent victories in Wis
consin and Michigan, the insurgent
Republicans of Minnesota are hopeful
that when the returns of the con-
gressional primaries in this state to-
morrow are counted it will be found
that ali of the republican nominees
are of their way of thinking when
it comes TO the tariff, Cannonism and
other issues on which they differ
from the standpatters. The insur-
gents have made a hard fight of it,
but unbiased opinion inclines to the
belief that they have made it in vain
so far as the chief object of their as
sault is concerned.
1t is upon Representative James
A Tawney of the First district that
the fire of the insurgents has been
conferred Tawney is one of the most
prominent men in congress. AS chair
man of the committee on appropria-
tions, he has been one of the leaders
of the Cannon organization and will
probably be a candidate for speaker
| if he is reelected. He is vice chair
man of the republican congressional
committee. He was the only Mime
sofa congressman who did not turn
inSurgent when the tariff bill was
N homo
Saving his face at home that Presi-
dent Taft journeyed to Winona. Taw-
ney's home town, and spoke in his
behalf last spring.
Sydney Anderson, young attor-
! ney of Lanesboro. is the choice of
the insurgents for Tawney's seat.
While the latter undoubtedly faces
the most difficult political campaign
of his career, his friends are conf
dent that prestige, organization and
personal popularity will combine to
give him a victory over his almost
unknown young opponent. On the
other hand, the opposition finds much
Tawney's waning popularity. In the
| last six years his majority has been
reduced from more than 10000 to
about 1000. and even some of his
| friends fear that he will not be able
! to pull through in the primaries to-
morrow and that if he does a demo-
crat will represent the First district
in the Sixty-second congress.
There are nine representatives in
the house from Minnesota. Eight of
them are republicans Five of the
republicans, namely Messrs. Davis,
Lindberg. Volstead. Miller and Steen-
erson, are insurgents. All of the five
are believed to be reasonably sure of
retaining their seats, although all of
them have opposition for renOmina
ton.
In addition to Tawney, Frederick
c. Stevens of the Fourth district and
Frank M. Nye of the Fifth are classed
as regulars. But although Stevens
fight over the rules at the last ses
sion. they have declined to accept
aid from the congressional campaign
committee. Recognizing the hostile
sentiment in their district against the
tariff bill, they voted against that
measure.
OF the several congressional con-
tests, one of the most uncertain and
interesting is that in the Second dis
trict This is the only democratic
district of the state and is now rep
resented by Winfield S. Hammond,
who is serving his second term. The
district was represented for many
years by James T. McCleary, who
went down to defeat four years ago.
The republicans are now making
strong effort to reclaim It, Frank
lin F. Ellsworth and Albert L. Ward
are the rival republican aspirants for
the nomination.