Evening star., 1923-12-16
new DEAL GIVEN
MINNESOTA c. 0. P.
State Held in Doubtful Column
So Far as Coolidge Is
Concerned.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, December 10
Minnesota today must be placed In
the list of the Presidents doubtful
states. Tomorrow. politically speak,
ing. it may be different.
All this is because the Presidents
advisers have decided that the re-
publican party in the northwest needs
a new deal and they have started
dealing from the middle of the deck.
Charles II. March of Litchfield.
home of Senator Magnus Johnson. Is
slated to manage the Coolidge cam
paign In the Gopher state-in fact.
has been managing 1t for two weeks.
His choice by the Coolidge forces
marked the passing OF Z. e. Smith of
Minneapolis. at one time considered
for the chairmanship of the repub-
lican national committee.
Thereby hangs a political tale.
Smith visited Washington a few
weeks ago and called on the Presi-
dent. Everybody in Washington
knows Ed Smith and everybody was
watching him in view of reports that
he was to be chairman of the party's
national committee.
After the conference, it is said.
Washington newspaper men asked
Smith what the President had said.
He evaded the questions. but an
Oklahoman, following Smith in con-
ference with the President, was not
so discreet The OkIahoman, IL is
said. made some suggestions regard
ing things political In his own state
and the President. then not talking
politics. suggested that he see Ed
Smith. The Oklahoman then announc-
ed to the world that IL he had to see
Ed smith he'd go umpty-umpt back
that Smith was TO be high up in the
Coolidge campaign counsels.
Old Faces Fading.
Choice OF Col. March in Minnesota
means that the old faces are to fade
out OF the republican campaign.
March's selection was as big a sur
prise to Irving A. Caswell, republican
sofa. as IT was TO Smith. March is
an attorney, banker, and farmer.
Magnue Johnson calls him my only
millionaire friend" In his home city
March is described as "a square shoot
err He was a member of the Mime
sofa delegation at the convention
which nominated Roosevelt and was
chairman of the states delegation
at the last Chicago convention. a sup
admirer of Mr.. Coolidge.
Senator Hiram Johnson has de-
manded party preferential primary
in Minnesota, but in all probability
there Will be no such thing, unless
Gov. Preus bolts the Coolidge pasture
and orders one. He has control OF
the party's state central committee
In Minnesota democratic circles
there are prospects Of a bitter fight
The democratic organization does no,
want William G. McAdoo, but it i,
hard TO see just what the organiza.
| tion can do about 1t. Minnesota dem.
ocratic leaders are wet"
La Toilette to stick.
The story Is quite generally cir.
culated here that Senator La Toilette
will not leave the republican party q
Moreover. II is currently report ec
| in Minnesota that La Toilette would
| rather see Coolidge nominated by the
republicans than Senator Hiram John.
son and that at the right time he will
say this to his friends in the north.
west. This would leave a third party
movement in Minnesota high and DRY
so far as the national ticket is con.
cerned.
Senator Magnus johnson, now at.
tracing his usual share OF publicity
in Washington, will face a hard fiRh,
in 1924, especially If the Coolidge
movement attains the strength fore.
cast for II in Minnesota Senator
Johnson must run on the farmer la
Dor ticket IN the state while many OF
his supporters will be voting the re-
publican or democratic tickets ma
tionaily. In the shuttle he will lose
many supporters.
H. B. CRozIER.