The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-29

ton, according to political rev the country just completed by t
 The individual state primaries have been exceptionally close and the sena- torial and congressional polling is ex- pected to be still more hotly contested, the survey shows. The interesting sit uation in Wisconsin caused by the pres idential candidacy of Senator La Fol lette and the fight of Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota for reelection on the farmer-labor ticket are clearly explained. They appear to be more inn portant to those states than the out come of the national election, the re- view indicates. 4
 North Dakota
 Whether the Nonpartisan League of North Dakota shall once more be placed in control of North Dakota's state pol itics and carry on its program to en- large the states, owned and controlled industrial projects and the race for cleo toral votes between Coolidge and La Toilette, are the outstanding issues in the state campaign. John W. Davis, democrat, and William z. Foster, Work CTS party presidential candidate, make four candidates seeking North Dakota's vote. ...,,y
 The struggle for North Dakota's votes between the presidential candidates has been fought along distinctly party is- sues, with the republican party split be- tween Coolidge and La Toilette.
 The Nonpartisan league and it's con- trol of state owned and operated indus trial plants has been the dominant state issue Tn North Rakota politics since it's inception in 1916. With its rise, the Republican Party split into two fac tions-the Independents and the NOn- partisan leaguers.
 In the June primary. the league can didates had the best of it, A. G. Sor- lie, leaguer, winning the republican gubernatorial nomination over Governor k. A. Nestos. independent, while the league candidates won the republican nomination for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, commission of insurance and the three nominations for railroad commissioners. The inde- pendents won the republican nomina- tions for attorney general, auditor, and commissioner of ,agrieulture and labor As a result, the Independents cast their lot with the democratic state party making agreement to present fusion ticket to oppose the league.
 South Dakota
 An eight-sided senatorial contest has heen the center of political interest in South Dakota this fall. Three of the eight senatorial candidates are regular nominees of established parties. The other five were entered Independently, and all five either have sought or have held office under republican state ad' ministrations. The battle has been waged so hotly on all sides, that pre- dictions of victory have been made for as many as five of the candidates.
 The candidates are Gov. W. H. Me Master, republican nominee; U. $. Cherry, democratic nominee; Tom Ayres, Farmer-LabOr party nominee ; Justice c. H., Dillon of the state su- preme court; George W. Egan, DOu Livingston. Mark Bates and H. l.. Loucks. Three of the candidates, Me Master, Dillon and Livingston, indorsed the republican national ticket. Three others, Ayres, Bates and LOucks. in dorsed the La Toilette national ticket.
 The republicans and the La Toilette supporters both have claimed victory in the presidential campaign. La Toilette s supporters have been split into three groups on state issues. One was the Farmer-Labor party, another the pro- gressive conference for independent pO- itical action, and a third was a group explained by H. l.. Houcks, senatorial aspirant. The liquor issue had not arisen, the state being overwhelmingly dry.
 The fight for control of state offices between the Republican and Farmer Labor parties dominates the political situation in Minnesota. The entry Oi Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette as ar independent candidate for president or petition has focused considerable inter est on the national race.
 Senator La Follette's candidacy is in dependent, instead of being hooked ul with the farmer-labor ticket, and many leaders of the latter party have insisted that this will have tendency to de tract from the Wisconsin senatOr'' strength. On the other hand, La Fol lette supporters have declared it vii increase his vote from discontented mem bers of other parties.
 With two United States senators al ready elected by the farmer-laborites one of them seeking reelection thi year, the efforts of the adherents o that party to "sweep the state" thi fall has made the issue exceptional! hot. Senator Henrik Shipstead ha four years more in office, but Senate Magnus Johnson, having filled the un expired term of the late Senator Knut Nelson, is seeking election to full siE year term.
 Opposing Senator Johnson is Con gressman Thomas D. Schall, blind rep resentative of the tenth district, wh won the republican nomination in tn June primary, and J.. J. Farrell of Car yer, democratic candidate. It has bee conceded by farmer-labor partisans tha much of Schall's strength has been wit the same clements that have been sup porting Senator Johnson.
 In trying to gain control of the stat government, the farmer-laborites hay placed in the field for governor Floy lB. Olson of Minneapolis, Hennepin coun try attorney, who is opposed by Theo dore Christianson of Dawson, repub lican, and Carlos Avery, Hutchinson l