Evening star., 1916-10-01
Democratic Campaign Plans.

from the national committee, SO that
routes could be prepared. The state COM
mittee is buying newspaper space to
publish appeals for popular subscrip-
tions. on the ground that wall street is
pouring a golden flood into the repub-
lcan Golfers
After weeks of deliberation and nu-
merous conferences with his friends and
with business men. Peter ]. Youngdahl
has decided not to become an independ-
district. Minneapolis. This probably ends
the efforts to get dry republican into
the race here. The battle is between
Ernest Lundeen. who defeated Repre-
sentative George r. Smith for the re-
publican nomination. and NJ c. Bowler,
democrat, with prohibition and socialist
candidates also running. There is tre-
mendous dissatisfaction with Lundeen
among republicans. and he will run be-
hind his ticket. but it is expected that he
Will be elected. as the district is nor
niaIly republican by 5000 to 10000. Lun-
deen defeated Representative Smith on
the Religious issue really. though it was
not mentioned publicly in the campaign.
II has arisen now to plague the nominee.
Both Lundeen and Bowler are young
men OF little experience in public life.
though Lundeen has served in the leg
fsiature, and was a delegate to the re-
publican national convention last sum-
mer
Three-Cornered Congress Race.
in the other Minneapolis district. the
~tfnth. there is a lively three -cornered
rAce with Representative Thomas D.
SchaIl. the only progressive ever elect
ID to office in Minnesota, as the favor
ite. Schall. the blind orator. tried to
h3e for Reelection this year as repub-
ltcan, but his fling was. refused by the
secretary of state on the ground that
Schall affiliated with the proeressives
two years ago and could. not truly GER
ttfy that he had been a republican in
the previous campaign. So he filed
again as a progressive. Lowell f.. Jep-
son.. republican nominee of 1914 IL
again his party,s candidate. and Neil
y. Cronin is the democratic candidate.
The district Is heavily republican, but
eonel element enters into the situation,
and many vote for the, "bJipd man re =
gaydless Of their politics.
Farmers in Minnesota are beginning
TO show resentment over the Adamson
"eight hour law. They are saying that
the President favored a class of high
" paid employees by forcing this law
through. and that farmers whose av-
erage income is much less than that
Of the trainmen Win have, to. stand tho
brunt of the resulting burden on the
public, Republican orators are prepar-
ing to pound this proposition home.
9ut l3e present members OF congress
cannct very well say much as all of
phem who were present voted for the
hll. Tney all have easy, sailing for re-
eicctlcn, however. Franklin +. Els
Worth in the second. district, has no
opposition at ALL and Clarence b. MIL
ler. in the eighth, has only .prohibi-
florist and socialist against him.
Syo neg Anderson Is so we'll satisfied
witr conditions ia the first district
that he Is spending most of his time
campaigning Tor the national commit
tco In Nebraska. &. r. Davis has easy
sailing in the third. and Halvor Steen-
erson in the ninth
Volstead Has Fight.
A J. yolstead IS forced to make an
active campaign in the seventh for the