The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-18
NOT PLEASING
LENROOT REGRETS C. O. P.
CHOICE
Will Support Nominee But He
Feels Progressives Were
Not Considered
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

Superior, Wis, June 15.-'I frankly
regret the choice of the republican
convention as l believe a man who
had been allied with the liberal wing
Of the party should have been select
ed" said Senator l. l.. Lenroot today,
commenting on the outcome of the
convention at Chicago last week.
However; Senator Harding is a
most loveable man, of the Mckinley
type, and makes friends easily. He
is newspaper publisher, never has
had strike, and is enthusiastically
supported by the Typographical union
of his city. Nearly all of his en-
ployes are stockholders of his COM
pany and they are his devoted friends.
There is dissatisfaction upon the
part of progressives, but they must
choose between supporting the re-
publican ticket and having another
four years of democratic rule and all
that it implies. In this situation
there can be but one choice, it seems
to me, and that is to heartily support
the republican ticket. Another demo
cratic victory and the endorsement of
the Wilson policies would be disaster
to the nation.
mira FdTIy Impossible.
There is much talk of a third
sives, would only insure democratic
victory. If when elected president.
Harding shall adopt reactionary
policies and be controlled by the old
guard, l shall be among the first to
join a new political party with policies
that are constructively liberal and
not destructively radical.
1.-THE fact is that there is struggle
going on today between wealth and
certain branches of organized labor,
each seeking special privileges to the
injury of the general public. We must
oppose both, and both must be given
to understand that the interest Of all
the people are paramount to those Of
any class. No man. no corporation, no
organization, has any right to any
thing but square deal, and that all
should have.
Praise For Coolidge.
81 know governor Coolidge very
we'll. He is clean and able. 1t is
fortunate that both nominees are
men of the highest character and
their family lives are ideal.
1.-The effort to nominate me for
vice president was a great surprise.
l did not know that my name would
be presented Until five minutes before
it occurred. I had been approached
upon the subject before but repeated
ly stated that l did not desire the
nomination and would prefer to re-
tire from active politics entirely
rather than to be shut up in the vice
presidents chair. I am therefore very
glad that the efforts to nominate me
did not succeed"
Kenyon Also DispIeased.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 15.-Sen-
ator W. S. Kenyon, who has returned
to his home here for rest, declared
today tina. he was disappointed that
the republicans failed to nominate a
progressive for president. but said
that he was willing to take the stump
to help insure republican victory
in November. Prior to the conven-
ton. Senator Kenyon campaigned for
Johnson.
"Tte people are so disguised with
the Wilson administration" said Sen
ator Kenyon, that they will elect
Harding. The republicans however,
may as we'll get over the idea that
the election is a cinch and 1t be-
hooves every republican to buckle
down to hard work for the ticket.