The New York herald., 1922-06-19
Senator Has Party Backing
in To-day's Primary Against
Ernest Lundeen.
PREUS HAS GOOD CHANCE
Woman Democrat Makes Fine
Fight for Nomination to
Upper House.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
ST. PAUL, June 1s.-Minnesota voters
will nominate candidates for the United
States Senate tomorrow. and in the face
of returns from Indiana, Iowa and Penn
sylvania there is much interest outside
but strong feeling of apathy within
the State. Senator Frank B. Kellogg, the
junior Senator, is out for his second
term. and as the choice of the Republi-
can State Convention and consequently
backed by the strong State organization
Is a hot favorite
His leading opponent in the primary
is Ernest Lundeen, former Congressman, n,
who was opposed to war and said so on
more than one occasion and encountered
serious difficulties as a result. Lundeen
has the backing Of the n-Partisan
League, now masked as the Farmer
Labor party in Minnesota. which, having
no fight In the primary, Is expected to
poll quite good sized vote for Lundeen
on the bare chance that II can eliminate
Kellogg and thereby weaken the opposi-
ton in the fall
Unless all signs of the time count for
nothing. however, and unless all the
astute politicians of the State are suffer
ing from mental disorders there is no
hope that this can ever be accomplished
The same game is being played on
Gov j. A. O. Preus. Republican, but
indications are that Preus will sweep the
State
Woman I'm Democratic Race.
The most interesting primary fight
Will bring out Anna Dickie Olesen
Democratic State convention choice for
United States Senator, and the only
woman in the country who seeks the
ONCE. against Thomas J. Meighen, one
or the old line Democrats and identified
with political history of Minnesota of
forty years ago.
Meighen was induced to file by the
organization Democrats, who fought
against the Endorsement of woman by
the State convention, but careful sur
vey of the State indicates that Mrs
Olesen Will be the nominee. Mrs Olesen
has put in ten weeks of hard campaign
ing, while her opponent has done practt-
cally nothing, depending upon the dis
satisfied Democratic vote to put him
across. There is scarcely enough dis
satisfaction among the Democrats to
do this. however. particularly since the
women OF the State are uncommonly in
terested in Mrs. Olesen's success
Getting outside of the fight between
the two parties, the political contest in
Minnesota degenerates into an effort to
suppress once and for all the insidous
working of the Non-Partisan League, no
longer controlled by A c. Townley. Dr.
Henrik Shipstead. Minnesota dentist
Is the Farmer-Labor choice for United
States Senator. Two years ago he op-
posed Gov Preus and was defeated by a
majority of 10000.
Opponents Of Meighen point out that
his nomination will mean fusion between
the Democratic and Farmer-Ls Dor par
ties for the fall election. with the Demo
Gratis losing their identity. making the
issue between Kellogg and Shipstead
Opponents of Mrs. Olesen on the other
hand. point out that her nomination
will mean a three cornered fight in which
kellogg would win without an effort
Democrats and Farmer -Laborites
alike are united in the one ambition to
defeat Kellogg. How to do this Is what
worries them. The Farmer-Labor party
will not withdraw for the Democrats,
now comprising the third party In the
State, so that the strongest hope of de-
feating Kellogg lies in the ability of the
Democrats to nominate Meighen and for
Me1gnen 10 Withdraw In faVOr or snip
stead after the primary election. In such
a case Kellogg would have a real battle
in November.
Farmer-Labor Ticket.
The Farmer-Labor party has COM
plete ticket in the field. Magnus John
son of Kimball Is the party choice for
Governor and IL Is intimated that after
the primary he will withdraw In favor
of the Democratic candidate provided
the Democrats center on Shipstead at
the top OF the ticket
Edward Indrehus of Foley and Merle
Birmingham of Minneapolis are seeking
the Democratic nomination for Governor.
the former as the State convention choice
and tho latter on a beer and light wine
platform.
There Is but one important primary
fight among the Congressional candi-
dates, this one being in the Third dis
trict. which Is now represented by
Charles r. Davis of st. Peter Reuben
G. Thoreen, Washington county attor-
ney. Is opposing him for the nom
ination. Thoreen was given the in
dorsement of the district convention.
In the fall A. j. Volstead In the Sew
enth district will have fight with Rev.
o. ]. Kvale, who beat him two years
ago But was ruled out for an alleged
violation of the corrupt practices act.
Oscar Keller. representing the st. Pail
district. will go against Dan Lawler.
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