The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-17
Lawrence Sees Menace
Of Non-PatiSan League
In Northwestern State
BIZ DAVID LAwBENCE-
ICopyrtGAt BY The 1ntellty encsr)


ST. PAUIL. Mimi. June 1S.--tirst
impressions arc not always conclusive
but the reaction Of this part OF Mime
sofa 20 the nomination OF Senator dard-
ing Is on the whole rather favorable.
And vet reasons entirely apart from the
personality OF the Ohio senator make II
possible ever at this early date u Wrl'e
Minnesota down as doubtful STATE.
For tho truth is tho non-paTtison
league has practically taken possession
Of tho Republican party ~ Minnesota
and the leagues candidate for governor
IN next weeks prirpartes IS TeGaroeo
even by opponents OF the league aS Ger
tain OF nomination. Now the n"a-pa'l'-
san league was very friendly 70 h'rah
johnson and this state was To- J"hn>nH'
Mr. Harding is not acceptable" 70 inc
nom partisan lea=u" hcc3uS" OF ms cor
servatism, and with the elimination OF
Johnson. the leagues vote probably Will
20 toward senator LaFclctte. or who
ever happcns to be the nominee or the
party soon to be started at Chicago oy
the famous committee OF forty-ciEhi.
Indeed Ef the non partisan league cap
lures the Republican primaries IN inc
rubernatorial race. Democrats and Ec-
puhlicans alike who are not in Sympa-
thy with tho philosophy Of the non
partisan league will be urged To use
their strength IN support OF tne emo ,i
cratic candidate. With a Republican
St2tc ticket ldNpEeu ~ (lic N'A' ~
league and - Democratic state ticket
supported BY all parties. the vote on
President may be divided into three
parts which means that the normally
large Republican vote could easily DC
srlt so that no section Of Il would DC
as big as the normal Democratic vote
and the Democrats might win the et"c-
toral vote OF Minnesota.
Important Primary.
Inonp1
Of next weeks primaries. but II Will not
be forgotten that this is Roosevelt ter
ritory and Johnson was prime favor
i,c and that In 1916 Woodrow Wilson
fell just 3s7 votes short OF orerturninS
an overwhelming Roosevelt majority
and taking ths whole state from
Hughes.
The conservatives in the state. on the
other hand. are rather glad that john
son Was beaten and they arc conndcnt
Harding need not worry about the out
come in November. Many Irish Demo
Gratis are deeply grieved over Johns"n's
defeat They are among the most bitter
critics OF the Wilson administration ana
were all prepared TO enter the Repuoh-
can party.
Jus, where they now will 60 Il is hard
70 say, but II Is doubtful II they vii!
vote tho Democratic ticket unless some
thing concrete Is pledged toward tho
cause % Irish Freedom. And II they
do nos vote the Democratic ticket they
will probably be found supporting Mr..
LaFollette or the Hearst ticket II inere
Is one. They received rude shock by
the omission Of an Irish plank from
tha Republican platform and are now
waiting 10 see what the Democrats shall
promise at San Francisco. ..'... p ~ o
The wet aRd-dry issue win also enter
into St. PaurS decision. THIS IS town
o. decidedly moist proclivities. In all
probability a Democrat will be sent 10
Congress for one Of the Democratic as
pirantS has announced himsclf on
platform which ne himself calls ring
ing wet" Any such statement or hint
Of the same thing by the head OF the
Democratic ticket would win votes here
though Il would lose votes elsewhere
IN the state.
johnson Liked.
johnson would have been an ideal Re-
publican candidate for Minnesota. he
WAS damp enough and radical enough
and anti league Of nations enough 10
catch most everybody. TINS state
started out very favoraoly inclined to-
ward the league OF nations. Rcscrra-
tons were OF course advocated by Re
publican newspapers. few OF whom saw
any terrible menace in the idea ot
league. But Hiram Johnson came up
here and started things in the opposite
direction.
business rnen and conservative Dem
ncrats and Republicans see great oppor-
tunitics In the election OF Harding. Rad
IcalS. and they are numerous mere. see
only confirmation or the methods or the
"'capitalistic" regime which they pala-
yer about so often hereabouts They
cali the Republican old Guard who
chose Harding. tha real minority trying
TO rule the majority.
Conservative Democrats and Republi-
cans fully expect 4 Harding victory
throughout the country. The reaction
against the Wilson adm ninsStration Is
even greater than u was year ago.
The request for a mandate over Arme-
MIA judged by the public sentiment here
At least was an ill-advised move. IL was
looked upon as proof Of the argument
that the league OF nations meant the
sending Of American troops abroad. Tho
Democratic presidential nominee Will
have to give convincing evidence OF an
intention TO steer clear OF International
tsm to hold the pcnocratic Sote-and
as said before. holding the Democratic
vote OF 1915 might mean a Democratic
victory here IL as seems likely the Re-
publican party Is split by the machlna-
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