The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-02
Don't Rock the Boat.
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Thy VANCE CHAPMAN

ruin with them and this does not
apply to any particular faction either.
When this letter was in the MAX
ing Chairman Lindquist was pre-
pairing to assemble the state central
committee for the purpose of con-
sidering call for state convention
to be held next May and the task con-
fronting him was anything but an
agreeable one. Every indication was
that the session would be stormy
one and he was not able to say that
the call would be issued. At the
same time candidates for the several
offices, especially that of governor
and secretary of state, were piling up
with the gossip strong as to deals,
trades and all kinds of wire pulling
and schemes. julius A. Schmahl,
up to the present time regarded as
the best bet in convention guber-
material way, was said to be con-
sidering his withdrawal from the gu
bbernatorial lists, while friends of
M. J. Bowling were limiting that un-
less things were on the square he
would have none of it. In the back
ground was j. A. o. Preus, saying
nothing, but with his friends work
ing like Trojans in his behalf. In
other quarters talk was to the effect
that both Schmahl and Preus would
be eliminated in the interest of har-
mony, and prospectives, hoping to
realize as a result, were besieging
the local prints for recognition. AS
one local politician aptly put it,
"She's bear" In some quarters
doubts were entertained as to whether
the proposed convention would be
held. 1t is regarded as dangerous no
matter who is the gubernatorial sell
ection. In the meantime, however,
one well known boss is sitting tight
and smiling. His name is A. C. Town
ley.
Here. is Comrade Townley's bid
for popular favor and those named
will all seek recognition via the Re-
publican party: Governor, DIR. Hen
rik Shipstead, Glenwood, dentist;
lieutenant governor, George Mallon,
Minneapolis, service man; attorney
general, Thos. Sullivan, st. Paul,
lawyer; secretary of state, Thomas
Vollum, Erskine, farmer; justice of
supreme court, G. L. Siegel, st. Paul,
lawyer; commissioner, P. 1. D. Ostby,
Freeborn county, farmer; treasurer,
Miss Lille Anderson, Franklin. This
ticket was named at the state con-
vention of the Nonpartisan League
held in st. Paul last week and strange
to say was not of the hand-picked
variety which features most every
thing that Boss Townley concerns
himself with. Labor dominated and
its wishes prevailed pretty much all
down the line. DIR. w. M. West, late
of the State University was said to be
the Townley choice, but he got wal
lop from the labor bunch early inothe
game because of charged Pro Brit
ish views and he never recovered.
Chas. Lindbergh too, was said to be
the choice of many of the farmers
present, but he also was discarded
early in the game. DR.. Shipstead it
might be said was compromise. The
ticket is not generally regarded as
of heavy weight variety, but it is
fairly clean and as to it's head, par
ticularly free from the anti-war crit
icisms which featured the Lindbergh
candidacy two years ago. DR.. Ship
stead has not yet been accused of
writing book, but he has dabbled
in poetry. He is Norwegian. Mrs.
Shipstead, particularly attractive
woman, was present with her husband
at the convention. Friends say her
political acumen is quite marked and
that she aided materially in her hus-
bands late race for congress against
A. j. Volsted, in the seventh district.
M. j. Bowling formally launched
his gubernatorial craft this week and
is now full-f1edged candidate for
the Republican nomination. Last
week gossip was thht he was consider
ing Withdrawing rom the race, but