The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-19
Believe That Their Candidates
Will Be Placed in Nomina-
tion at the Primaries
Tomorrow
HARD FIGHT on REP. TAwNtY
II is Upon Him That the Most Stron-
uous Campaign Has Been Waged.
Uncertain Contest in Second
District.

st. Paul, Mimi. Sept. 19.-Encour-
aged by recent victories I'm Wiscon-
sin, the nsurgcnt Republicans of
Minnesota are hopeful that when the
returns of the congressional primar-
les I'm this State tomorrow are count
ed IL will be found that all of the Re-
publican nominees are of their way
of thinking when 1t comes to the tar
if, Cannonism and other issues on
which they differ from the stand
patters. The insurgents have made
hard fight of it, but unbiased opinion
inclines to the belief that they have
made II in vain so far as the chief
object of their assault is concerned.
1t is upon Representative James A.
Tawney of the First district that the
fire of the insurgents has been center
ed. Tawney is one of the most prom
inent men in Congress. AS chairman
of the Committee on Appropriations,
he has been one of the leaders of the
Cannon organization and will prob
ably be candidate for Speaker If he
is reelected. He is vice chairman of
the Republican congressional COM
mlttee. He was the only Minnesota
congressman who did not turn insur-
gent when the tariff bill was pending,
and IL was in the hope of Saving his
journeyed to Winona. Tawney's home
town, and spoke in his behalf last
spring
Sydney Anderson, young attorney
of Lanesboro. is the choice of the in
| surgents for Tawney's seat. While
the latter undoubtedly faces the most
difficult political campaign of his ca
reer, his friends are confident that
prestige. organization and personal
popularity will combine to give him
a victory over his almost unknown
opponent. on the other hand. the op-
position finds much encouragement In
the evidences of 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 I'm the pri-
maries tomorrow, and that If he does
n Democrat will represent the First
district in the Sixty-second congress
| There are nine Representatives In
the House from Minnesota. Eight oi
them are Republicans. Five of the Re-
publcans. namely Messrs. Davis
| I.indberg Volstead. Miller and Steen'
erson. are insurgents. All of the five
are believed to be reasonably sure oi
| retaining their seats, although all o'
them have opposition for renomlna
| tion.
In addition to Tawney. Fredericf
G. Stevens of the Fourth district ant
Eranl, M. Nye of the Fifth are classet
as regulars. But although Stevens
and Nye were regulars during th'
fight over the rules at the last ses'
/ m.
from the congressional campaign
committee. Recognizing the hostil
sentiment I'm their districts agains
the tariff bill, they voted against tha
measure.
or the several congressional con
tests one of the most uncertain ant
interesting Is that In the Second dis
trict. This Is the only Democrati
district of the state and Is now rep.
resented by Winfield S. Hammond
who Is only serving his second term
The district was represented for NAM
wears by James r. McCleary. wh
went down to defeat four years ago
The Republicans are now making
stronr effort to reclaim IT, Franklin
r Ellsworth and Albert l.. Ward ar
the rival aspirants for the nomination