Evening star., 1916-08-12
Democratic Admission.

There is democratic admission tnat
they don't expect to carry Minnesota
Authority, of course. cannot be quoted.
but 1 can tell you that the democrats
admit that they will lose the governor
ship Overwhelmingly, will not carry the
senatorship and that the states cleo
toral vote will be in the republican
column. Frank B. Kellogg is running
for the senatorship on the republican
ticket and already people are beginning 3
to refer to him as senator
Dan Lawler, an old-time democratic
wheel horse, IL opposing him Tor the
senatorship, and Thomas r Dwyer ~
candidate for governor. Do yop ger
those names. and this large Frotest-
ant and Lutheran population.
Here is what the republicans are
counting upon to carry Minnesota ano
the Dakotas: A nermaliy heaVy Iepuo
lican sentiment, now united since tne
propressfves came back. especially IN
Minnesota. where the reunion is I'M
portant: protection for the agrfcufturai
products of the state, practicauy tne
Unanimous German vote for the repuo-
lican ticket, dissatisfaction over the ao
ministration's Mexican poicy.
German Vote Important.
The German vote is important In
this state 1t amounts to about ~
per cent Of the total vote The Catho-
lie Germans hitherto have been- aesno-
Gratis. II Is stated that inquiries among
them show that, they will either vote
for Huxhes or IN the ease OF the older
ones stay at homo" The same SITUATION
obtains in North and South Dakota
In a former dispatch you were told
~ The pemaiisr state of affairs in North
Dakota, growing out of the formation
of the non-partisan farmers league,
where democrats and republicans are
banded together to effect certain re-
reported that the leading spirits OF the
league favored the republican national
ticket. .
: The league does not commit itself
upon the national politics. but at Grand
Forks. North Dakota, the leagues
candidate for governor. who by all ac-
counts will be elected. presented Mr..
Hughes to the audience. He Is strong
for the republican ticket, as are many
Of the league workers.
Success a. "Glad Handler"
Mr.. Hughes left q very agreeable
personal impression In Minnesota and
North Dakota AS one Of our leading
glad handlers he was an eminent sue
cess. Wherever he went he caught the
crowds with his personality. and this
was especially true in the small places
where he mingled with the people.
But 1t seems that a great many liked
him better than they did his speeches
There were some expressions of dis
appointment that his issues were not
more specific. as they expected he
would open the best of his wares fol-
their inspection Among the thorough
going independents there was feel
| ing that he was pretty rough on the
President, and some of the local poll.
| ticfans apprehended a reaction Of sym.
pathy for President Wilson.
On the whole. however. the republi-
can managers are well pleased over hii
visit and believe he did the ticket good
In North Dakota and Minnesota, al
elsewhere. there was curiosity to see
this great Judge and size him up as 8
man and a political leader.
Personal Equation 4 Factor.
1t Is important that this should b.
done. for after all in the present emo.
tional temper Of the independent voter.
the choice of presidential candidate.
will De largely on the personal equa-
tion. In North Dakota the republican.
expect to re-elect Senator McCumb ber
| the republican incumbent, although
| will give him tight race, and the vote
| on the senatorship will probably b.
closer than on the presidential ticket
| In South Dakota the republicans ex
! pect to carry the state through tn,
coming back of the progressives. Tn,
| German vote will figure largely in tn,
result there. too.