The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-05-30
POLITICAL CHATTER
Thy VANCE CHAPMAN

With fourteen candidates for gov
ernor, seven candidates for lieutea-
ant governor, an even half dozen
aspirants for United States senator
and hundred or more seekers for
minor state nominations rending the
country ozone in frantic appeal
for votes, party we'll wishers should
have little difficulty in selecting can
didates for the big contest next
November, but if there is any n.y.
stilation of sentiment on the part of
the voters for any individual or set
of candidates it is not apparent at
this writing. Apathy has the boards
just now. st. Paul having just gos-
ten over a rather strenuous city
election refuses to be interested,
while word from Duluth, the third
largest population. center in the
state, is to the effect that there IS
nothing on which any conclusion can
be based. In Minneapolis. the Dry
forces with the Minnesota Anti
Saloon League in direct charge is
making a house to house canvass for
Ole Sageng for senator, Theodore
Christensen for Governor and w. l.
Nolan for Lieutenant governor, but
no one as yet has been found who
is willing to wager any money on
the outcome. By the way, the Drys,
who are spending the most of their
funds and putting in their hardest
ticks for the Republican dry candi-
dates, have by no means overlooked
the Farmer-Labor end of the game,
and in this connection the nomina-
ton of Magnus Johnson for senator.
Victor E. Lawson for governor and
w. G. Calderwood for lieutenant
governor would be acceptable. 1t is
reported that the Dry treasury has
been well stocked and that the Off
cial order is to get busy. Reports
from the country districts they
relate to candidate activities and ex-
pressed preferences hardly admit of
any predictions at this time, but
this fact is no bar to those who
think they have a bunch. Quoting
some the candidate lineup is about
as follows: Republican, senator
Oscar Hallam, first; Ole Sageng,
second; Tom Schan, third. Repub-
lican, governor-O. P. B. Jacobson,
first; Curtis Johnson, second; Theo-
dore Christensen, third and George
E. Leach, fourth. Farmer Labor,
governor-Tom Davis, first; DIR. L.
A. Fritsche, second, Floyd B. Olson,
third and Victor E. Lawson fourth.
The nomination of Magnus Johnson
for senator is generally conceded.
AS stated, with both the Repub-
lican and Farmer-Labor tickets
heavily loaded with known vote get
ters, picking a winner at this time
would simply be to invite ridicule,
but this fact has not prevented
guesses based on the talk that is
going the rounds. Ever since the
primary started o. P. B. Jacobson
has been the admitted lead horse
and a majority of the Republican
field have been frank
in admitting that his scalp is the
chief objective. He generally fig
ures first in the talk now heard and
the one hope of the others is to
out distance him. In Minneapolis
Dry activity has put the name of
Theodore Christensen to the front
as it has also done in the case OF
Ole Sageng for senator, still the
Mill City is the residence of a num-
Der of other candidates and they re-
fuse to concede the lead to an out
slider. Listed as Mill City residents
are Mayor George E. Leach, Frank
lin F. Ellsworth, Republicans and w.
A. Schaper, Tom Davis and Mike
Ferch, Farmer e Laborites. Such
should be helpful in Jacobson's case
who is as much Minneapolis man
as he is Fergus Falls resident In
St. Paul the leading newspapers are
divided between Jacobson and john
son with Oscar Hallam as the senat-
orial favorite while in Minneapolis
one of the big dailies would be sat
lsfied with either jacobson or John
son. The other leans to Christian
son and Sageng. Because of his
county newspaper connection Mr.. |
has the best wishes of
a number of his fellow editors and
publishers. Jacobson and johnson
are also receiving their share of
typed attention as is Mayor Leach
and Ole Sageng and Oscar HalIam.
The latter is especially strong in this
respect. Curtis Johnson it is re-
ported has been making inroads on
some of the Christensen strong
holds. He is putting up vigorous
campaign.
That the entrance of DIR. Fritsche
into the Farmer-Labor gubernatorial
contest has seriously affc ted the
conceded lead of some of the earlier
Farmer-Labor candidates is general
ly admitted. Some profess to be-
heve that he has gummed up the en-
tire primary deck and that his can
didacy will even be felt on the Re-
publican side of the house. That ne
has put DR.. R. A. Schaper out of the
running is ungues-
toned and it is claimed that julius
A. Schmahl, a Republican candidate
for governor is affected to some ex-
tent. Reduced to words the belief
is that he will have a complete cor
ner on the German vote in the state
and if he does, well then look out
In Minnesota the Germans as a
single nationality out vote all others
OF one hundred and fifty-one can
didates foS nominations for the sew
eral state officers and nearly 500I
more who have designs on the 131