The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-27

is that Mrs. Olesen will be a poor
third in the race. She has good
crowds at her meetings but they
are largely composed of the curious.
Newspaper criticisms of her argu-
ments are also growing in number
and severity. On the other hand
Senator Kellogg is gaining daily.
The farmers geerally are for him
and the addition of another 1OO,-
600 at the November election is re-
garded as fairly certain. How the
opposition split as it is, can prevail
against him is beyond a majority
of the wise ones.
Full with the knowledge that
hoped for results are by no means
a cinch, hackers and friends of Con-
gresham A. j. Volstead of the 7th
district started on an intensive drive
this week that will keep them busy
right up to and including election
day. In truth the High Priest of
the dry clans is sorely in need of
all the help possible and those en-
trusted with the task of keeping the
9TH district regular are preparing
for the fight of their political lives.
1t is figured that a heavy women's
vote and b back to back stand bv
his dry friends will do the trick. In
a district bone dry, such as the It'll
is, and generally prompt to answer
the cry of any leader concerned
with a continuance of a dry United
States, Volstead's desperate fight for
another two years residence in Off
cIal Washington cannot but come as
a surprise to those outside the dis
trlct. The situation, however, is
not any more unique or strange
than many that are now history.
Volstead is rounding out twenty
years of residence at Washington
and naturally he has accumulated
some enemies In that time. Brief
ly,. it is largely "a case of the pitcher
going to the well once too often.
While the district has its wet SYM
pathlzers and they will undoubted-
ly be found in the opposition camp.
they are decided minority as far
as total vote in the district is con-
cerned. There are other issues and
among them is the Esch- Cummins
railroad act for which Volstead vot-
ed and which vote he is now vigor-
ously defending. This, the most
lied about act on the federal stat
utes, is suffering in consequence.
1t is said that outside wet interests
are giving every encouragement to
the Kvale candidacy, but if they
are they are very much under COW
er. Those who have set out to re-
turn Volstead to congress say they
will win despite the opposition. They
regard anything else as a calamity.
The congressional fight in the
Fourth district, which is Ramsey
county, took on added interest this
week with the issuance of a state
ment by Gov. Preus, that the Re-
publican candidate, Oscar Keller.
was not at all to his liking and that
ne would regard his defeat as a
victory for good government. In
letter addressed to C. R. Adams.
chairman of the Republican state
central committee, his excellency
and the present Republican candi-
date for governor asked that no
further literature or posters carry
ing Congressman Keller's name or
picture be given circulation by the
committee. Gov. Preus declared that
Frazier of N. D. and Keller were
OF the same political stamp as he
was opposed to Frazier he could
not consistently support the latter.
kelier's opponent is Paul Doty.
democrat and his stock has gone M
as result of the governors stand.
Political comment for the week
would not be complete without men