Evening star., 1923-04-30
MANY MENTIONED
FOR NELSON SEAT
Gov. Preus May Resign to
Take Senate Positive
Others Popular.

Many Minnesota republicans are be-
ing discussed today in political circles
here as possible successors to Sena-
tor knute Nelson who died Saturday
night on a train near York Pa, en-
| route to his home in Alexandria,
Mimi. The consensus of opinion
among those familiar with the situa-
ton in the state is that Gov. ]. A. o.
Preus, unless he seeks the appoint
ment himself through an arrange
ment with the Lieut.. Gov. Louis L.
Collins. whereby Preus would resign
the governorship and Collins, becom-
ing governor. would make the ap-
pointment. will name either State
senator +. +. Putnam of Blue Earth,
Mimi, or former State Senator Ed
ward e. Smith of Minneapolis.
Others Suggested.
Representative Sydney Anderson,
former Senator Frank B. Kellogg,
Representative Schall, the blind MEM
Der of the House: former Representa-
tive Volstead, Oscar He1lam. justice
or the state supreme court; Lotus ID.
CoHInan, president of the state uni
Versity. and A. ]. Rockne are among
the others suggested for the place
senator Kellogg was defeated in
the last election and retired from the
senate March last. He was beaten
labor candidate. In view of his re-
cent defeat the suggestion that Sem
ator Kellogg will be appointed Is not
given much credence here-even If
inc ,s, question of Senator Kellogg's s
Willingness to accept is omitted Sen
ator kellogg has declined to be con-
sidered candidate for appointment
to federal Office a number of times
since the election last fall.
Preus Ambitious.
Gov. Preus years ago was a clerk in
Senator Nelson's office in Washington.
he is young and energetic and re
ported to be politically ambitious
He is serving his second term as
governor and formerly was state in
surance commissioner and state au-
ditor. 1t Is expected that he will be
a candidate Tor election to the SEN
ate in any event in 1929
Former State Senator Smith and
state senator Putnam are both proni-
nent In the republican party and have
been Tor years. Representative An
eISoh e IS nkeiy 10 be candidate
Tor the senatorial nomination next
fall. too. and IL the governor is TO
make the race himself it is believed
ne Will scarcely appoint Mr.. Ander-
son now.
Senator Nelson's term would have
~ -'iai IA a, lS-O, Wnlcn means
that an election for the Senate scar
would have been held in any event
DillinEham Gets Post.
lt is confidently predicted AT the
Capltol that Senator Dillingham; of
vermont will succeed Senator Nelson
as chairman Of the Senate judiciary
committee. He ranked next to Mr.. Nell
son on the list Of republican members
or the committee. Mr.. Dillingham; has
becn chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections When he
goes to the chairmanship of the
judiciary committee. il is likely that
Senator Spencer of Missouri will be-
come chairman of the privileges and
elections committee
Arrangements for representation Of
the Senate and House by committees
at the funeral Of Senator Nelson are
beng made by the sergeant-at-arms
OF the respective houses
A senatorial committee Of twelve
was appointed today by Vice Prcsi-
dent Coolidge to attend the funeral
me members are Senators Shipstead
Minnesota; Dillingham;, Vermont:
overma& North Carolina: Cummins
Iowa; Reed. Missouri; Norris, Nebras
ka; kendrick. Wyoming: Capper.
Kansas: Edge, New Jersey: McCor-
mick. Illinois; Ernst. Kentucky. and
Norbeck, S. d.