The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19
HAS
4-C0RNERED
FIGHT
Two G. O. p. Factions in Con-
test With Farmer-Labor
Party and Democrats.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

great national mystery curtain
raiser to the great Presidential
three-ring circus conundrum of
1924.
Four distinctly different ele-
ments prepared today to mix them.
selves into the doings in Minneso.
ia on June Is, when primaries will
be held to nominate candidates Tor
United States Senator to succeed
the late Senator knut Nelson, Re-
publican.
These elements are: The Farmer
Labor party, the Democratic party,
and two fierce fighting factions of
the Republican party.
Schall Runs as Progressive.
The struggle in Minnesota is
going to be a struggle not only be-
tween three outright parties, but
also between the progressive" fac.
ton and the "standpat" faction of
the Republican party internally and
violently.
Congressman Thomas D. Schall,
Republican, of the Minnesota Tenth
Congressional district, an advanced
progressive" and a member of the
La Toilette progressive group" in
Congress. is going to run in the
primaries on June 10 for the Sena.
torial nomination on the Republi-
can ticket.
Schall is blind, but nevertheless
is widely acquainted in Minnesota
and was able to carry his district
last fall by a soaring majority of
more than $1,000.
1t had been assumed till today
that in Minnesota the final election
contest would be between q. radical
Farmer-Laborite. a mdddle-of
road Democrat, and a certainly con-
servative Republican. It had been
assumed that Gov. j. A. 0. Preus,
Republican and conservative, would
have no opposition in the Repub-
lican primary.
Upsets G.. O. p. Plans.
Today this prospect was all upset
and unsettled by Schall's admitted
intended candidacy. The query
arose:
VIII the country see a contest in
Minnesota in which the Democratic
party will stand forth as the con-
sentative party against both a
radical Farmer-Laborite and an ad.
vanced progressive Republican?
Mrs. Peter J. Oleson, who ran as
the Democratic candidate in the
election for United States Senator
In Minnesota last fall against
Frank B. Kellogg. Republican, and
against Henrik Shipstaad, Farmer
Laborite, is classed as a ''progres.
sive," but IL also classed as being
mora n1ndnrafn CT
1t is claimed here, however. nv
regular Republicans that preus
will defeat Schall in the Rcpub'i-
can primary on June Is. for the
following alleged reason:
The Republican 'tprogressives, in
Minnesota, it is said, have gone
over into the Farmer Labor party
SO numerously that the remaining
contingent Of them in the Republi,
can party will not be able to con-
troll it.
Expect Preus Will Win.
These regular Republicans, there.
fore' expect to see the Republican
senatorial nomination in Minnesota
go to Preus or to some other con
sentative; but they expect to be In
the fight of their lives when they
race the Democrats and the Farm.
er-Laborites.
Senator La Toilette, by present
reckoning, is going to plunge into
Minnesota on behalf of the Farmer.
Labor party, irrespective Of the re.
suits in the Republican primary. He
viii let June 1S, the day of the
primaries, go by without taking
any notice of it. He will remain
entirely motionless until the Farm
er-Labor candidate is named. Then
he will burst into Minnesota and
endeavOr to complete the work
which he began last fall when, in
the last few days Of the campaign,
he crossed the line from Wisconsin
into Minnesota and laid Frank f.
Kellogg and the Republican party
low and elected Henrik Shipstead
to the Senate.
Republicans Realize Danger.
AT that time and by that means
the Farmer-Labor party Of Mime
sofa got the real breath of life into
its body. Now Senator La Toilette.
according to all = best possible in.
dications of his state Of mind, is
determined to make the Farmer
Labor party of Minnesota stand up