Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-24
State Capitol Notes

mentioned in former letters that. in due
time the republican organization of
own party: In this connection 1 am
Informed that at q meeting Of promi-
ing captured by the Nonpartisan
League. and they were requested to inn
of their politics, the necessity for sup
porting conservative republican candi-
save at the the sfaa fbs
of course, that enough states will not
,ratify the national suffrage amendment
state candidates in the 1920 election.
but there is no question OF the influ;
snea or mot they vo9
this action taken by a group of club
women is merely an indication of what
iicans. men and women. to save them
selves from the expected Nonpartisan
League attack upon their organization.
newed if democrats are weak enough to
listen to them. as SO very many did at
the ba last Sa tTk MY Se 1sf
again. If there We're any prospect Of
democrats going into the. republican
primaries to nominate radical candi-
q
would be heard from one end of the
state to the other. The same objection
should apply whenever a democrat goes
presence there is contrary to law and
all good democrats should use every in
fuence to keep the members of the
party in their own primaries.
In order to show clearly the results
of the capture of the republican organ
ization. by the Monpartisan League. !
quote from The Minneapolis Tribune of
June 5, 1918:
.'Republican Party In Minnesota.
IF there are any republican candi-
top of the list, who are not doing their
utmost to make the nomination Of
probably not stopped to think. that if
he should be defeated by the choice OF
the sedition-spreading Nonpartisan3
Lindbergh goes on the state ticket as
the republican candidate, there won't
be enough of the republican party left
"In that event a loyal democrat will
be governor of Minnesota, Of course,
but who is to resurrect the G. o: F.?
In the light OF this frank acknowl-
edgement, | cannot believe that any
democrat will desert his own. party
republican organization in a position
where there won't be enough Of it left
in minnesota to make a decent funer-
al"
~
Miss Hannah Patterson has been ap-
pointed assistant to Secretary Of War
baker. This is the first time in the his
tory. of the nation that any woman has
member Of the Woman's Committee Of
the Council of National Defense during
tinguished service cross FOR Services to
the country while occupying that posi-
ton. .
The Shantung? amendment to the
peace treaty. by which the republican
s seituR{ne the China Place Of
Of re- as
Ia, was defeated Thursday by vote of
IS to IS. There has been much elo-
wrongs Of China and the iniquity Of
Japan in enforcing its secret treaties
with the allies much criticism Of
tSa ne ai 20
down on this side Of the water they
Ely ths tr sas
not only in the Senate but in the public
press, is being made solely for. the pur-
Rhs1e IS NO erfatnE The
amending the treaty. 1t Is well UNDER
stood that ultimately the Senate will
ratffy both the treaty and the pact of
the league of nations, but that they
will do it in the most ungracious way
possible. The republicans figure that
by so doing they will create sentt-
ment in the nation against President
Wilson which will be of benefit to them
in the elections of 1920. The fact that
they are holding up public business,
are encouraging unrest and demOraliz-
ing the country is of no moment to
them as weighed against their chance
of electing president next year.
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There has been much criticism In the
public press of President Wilson be-
cause he did not appoint prominent re-
publicans upon the Paris peace COM
mission. It has been intimated that
the selection of men such as Lodge,
Root, Taft Hughes. or other leaders
Of the republican party. would have
assuaged partisan sentiment and help
ed along the ratification of the treaty.
The New York World. in this connec-
ton, notes the fact that Henry Cabot
Lodge, republican leader of the Senate,
does not agree with this contention.
Criticizing in his uodge's) Life of
WASN'T ngton american Statesmen
Series) the action of Washington in
sending Monroe on a mission to France
after the recall of Gouverneur Morris,
Senator Lodge said. mo administration
ought ever to select for a foreign mis-
sion, especially at critical moment.
supporters" DEMOS.