Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-11

er too much to the old guard.
There Is very general criticism among
republicans here on the conduct of the
national campaign. They say 1t was a
mistake to send Hughes on the long
western tour so early in the fight, be-
fore issues had been Joined by the Will
son acceptance speech, and before the
national committee had established
touch with the state organizations. If
Mr.. Hughes had to hold back his best
stuff until later. they say, and was just
talking to make his bow to western
voters, it would have been far better
to keep him at home, as the voters
naturally gagged the whole campaign
policy by his early speeches.
Will Warm Up in October.
The speaking campaign will not
warm up in Minnesota before October
but the republican committee is max.
ing plans already. and has urgently re.
uuested that Senator Borah be sent into
this state. AS this is a Roosevelt state
the colonel is also wanted here tc
hearten the progressives and put gin.
ger into them for the Hughes cause
County organizations have been com
pleted by republicans in nearly all OF
the ,eighty-thre Minnesota counties
Mass meetings were called in eacf
county by the state chairman, Eric L
Thornton. and at these meetings a full
county organization was perfected. II
primary and election law, but will
serve to look after matters in each
county for the state committee. Meet
Ing have been well attended, by as
many as 200 in some cases. and have
been harmonious, special pains being
taken to recognize all factions
The biggest political machine in the
history OF the state is the goal of or
GAMERS who are now touring the
northwestern and central counties. en-
rolling members in the Farmers Non
Partisan League. The work is being
carried on from Fargo, N D., where the
headquarters of the North Dakota
League are maintained. That state is
the cradle OF the organization, which
enrolled some 10000 members and
swept the republican primaries in June
nominating its full state ticket and a
majority of the candidates for the leg
1slature. Politicians in Minnesota are
watching anxiously the progress of the
Started Movement Too Late.
In this state. the organizers say, they
have started too late to attempt to dc
anything in this years election, but
they are getting up a legislative pro-
gram in the interest of the farmers
which they will try to push through
this winter. and by 1918 they expect
to have enough men enrolled to con-
troll the primaries. Every farmer who
joins Is paying SIS to cover two years
dues, and signing pledge that he will
vote for all candidates recommended by
the officers of the league. It is ex-
pected that a meeting to organize the
state will be called soon after elec-
ton, and that the program will be de.
cided on definitely at that time, but 6
tentative program Is already being
preached in the meetings at which the
organizers expound their propa ganda
to the farmers.
The main features of this program
are proposed laws taxing iron ore by
the ton on the mines output, making
improvements on farm property exempt
from taxation, creating a system OF
state hail insurance for crops, making
the principal of the state school funf
of $25.000.000 available for loans or
farm lands, and last, but not least
giving absolute control of the market.
ing of grain to the farmers. This is
the cardinal feature of the league.
North Dakota program. Through the
Minnesota league, the North Dakota
men hope to accomplish the destruction
Of the Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce and the Duluth Board of Trade
the grain exchanges at the great pri-
mary markets. The two exchanges ex.
list under special legislative charters
which the farmers men in the legis-
lature will probably try to repeal and
replace with an act creating a public
exchange in each town under state
supervision.
Most of Objects Impossible.
Most of the objects of the league are
impossible without amendments to the