Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-11-02
POLITICAL COLUMN


IuOWH W Tile CIcTk OI Tie supreme
court an admitted winner, atten-
ton is naturally centered upon
the U. S. senatorship. With less
than two weeks to go every dol
lar that the opposition can rake
or scrape together and every
ounce of man and woman power
at its command is being centered
upon the defeat of Frank B. Kel-
logg, the present Republican SEN
atorial incumbent. Both Mrs.
Anna Dickie Olesen and DR.. Hen
rik Shipstead. the Socialist candi-
date, have been outstanding their
dollars for this drive and it has
to be said that the number of
simoleons at their command is no
small figure. Some one has sure
kicked in the case of the two
named. Organized vets are
known to be after the junior
senator's scalp and it is said are
busy trying to garner the Ger
man vote in the state for DR..
Shipstead. As to organized labor
it is conceded to be for the Socia-
list candidate without question.
Backers of Mrs. Olesen are loud
in their claims that if she does
not win she will at least be a
near second. but a closeup of the
situation at the present time
does not bear out the claim. The
general opinion 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. News
paper criticism of her arguments
are also growing in number and
severity. On the other hand
Senator F. B. Kellogg is gaining
daily. The farmers generally are
for him and in the population
centers respect for his ability is
growing. Better than 200, 900 vot-
ers endorsed him at the prima-
ries and the addition of another
100000 at the November election
is regarded 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 cinch, hackers and
friends of Congressman 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
entrusted with the task of keep
ling the 7th district regular are
preparing for the fight of their
political lives. 1t is figured that
a heavy women's vote and back
to back stand by his dry friends
will do the trick. In a district
bone dry, such as the 7th is. and
GENERALLY prompt to answer the
cry Of any leader concerned with
a continuance of a dry United
States, Volsteads desperate fight
for another two years residence
in official Washington cannot but
come as a surprise to those out
side of the district. The situa-
ton. 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
Briefly it is largely a case OF
the pitcher going to the well
once to often. While the district
has its wet sympathi7ers and
they will undoubtedly be found
in the opposition camp. they are
a decided minority as far as q
total vote in the district is con.
cerned. There are other issues
and among them is the Esch.
C0mmins railroad act for which
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