Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-10-18
THEY SEE WHAT'S COMING.

The political writer OF the Mlnneap-
Oils Journal publishes this Illuminating
comment on the congressional contest
in the Seventh District:
ANDREW J. Volstead and his friends
in the seventh district are waking up
to the fact that they have fight on.
The congressman is making an active
campaign tour, and has been accompan
led around Douglas county, the home
of E. E. Lobeck, by Senator knute Nell
son. Senator Lobeck has been cover
ing the district precinct by precinct
aFi has a number OF republicans work.
I<isis for him. 1t is a new experience for
Mr.: Nolstead to have serious opposl-
ton, and at first his friends did not at
tach much Importance to the Lobeck
campaign, but now they are beginning
70 see things.
are. talking Lobeck say they are only
trying to throw scare into volstead,
to reDuSe him tor his votes the Nc
ing for Lobeck. they say, SO Volstead's
~ YIN YIN be cT be o1 5e
the sentiment OF the district on these
matters.
"Volstead's friends now are sendins
out warning that TINS "renuke same
Of d republican congressman. That was
what I.appeneu in the case Of j. I. Nc,
to "rebuke" George T. Smith in the fifth
district last June were unpleasantly
surprised to learn that they had defeat
ell him.
"Selutor Lobeck is rallying the strong
temperance men to him wherever he
can, out cannot attack Volstead on this
question. The congressman has voted
dry every time the question has come
up: His friends are making a strong
point of tMr fact that Eolstead is rank
mk IrvOIv"n mxmOer b on ths c hapss
: OF prohibition measures and will be
chairman or it if the house is repub-
lican while Lobeck would not even DC
a member Of tile committee.
When Senator Lobeck announced his
candidacy for congress it was conceded
that such was his standing that it the
people once became convinced that he
could win, nothing would stop his cleo
ton. MIR. Cheney's comments in the
Minneapolis Journal are therefore doins
Lobecl's cause the best possible serv
Ice, for one would read the above
without feeling that Senator Lobeck':
chances are good indeed.
When the Minneapolis journal init
mates that Republican, leaders OF TN
District are simply trying to throw tn
scare into CONGRESSMAN Nolstead b.
\ reducinS his majority, with no inten
lrd Comedies that Volstead's chance for re
:, election has collapsed for it is plainl
st: vident that the rank and file has warm
NJ ed up to Lobecks support already' an an
example, what is there left for Vol
stead?
The Journals reference to the cas-
of former congressman j. T. McClear
in connection with the present situatio
in the Seventh must be especially ur
fortunate for the cause of Mr.. Volstea
1t suggests, certainly, the emptiness {
the claim that committee assignment,
determine the usefulness of a congress:
man to his constituents McCleary we
chairman or was in line for the chat
manship of the Ways and Means Con
mittee the most important commute
m of the House, and this fact was used
~ j. is district an argument for his r
le otention. The people did not see tt
J. force of the argument, however. b.
elected Hammond. McCleary drops
out Of sight, but the world still revol
ed and kept it's course around the su
The district and the state ct MEYER for nj
resulted in the pushing forward of
better man.
The same will be true in the Seven
District contest. Senator Lobeck n
demonstrated in the Legislature tn
he IL true statesman who is ready