Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-23
IA Toilette MAY
NOT BE ABLE To
CARRY MINNESOTA
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
III INV III IIlH W INFI-NN-II
Special Leased Wire to The JOurndl-Copy-
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right, 1924
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept 20
Minnesota is a doubtful state in the
truest sense of the word, and the
term has real significance this year,
for it means that Senator La Fol
lette has hardly captured it yet,
and that the opportunities of Presi-
dent Coolidge to squeak through by
almost as narrow q margin as
Hughes did in 1916 are not likely
to diminish, but increase between
now and election day.
Minnesota is always a difficult
state to 1analyze. 7 he rural districts
are inaccessible to polls and can
vases and a large number of for
eign and silent voters speak only
on election day The farmers pre-
dominate. and the so-called Farmer
Labor party has been winning cleo
tons right along in the last few
years. 1T absorbed the Democratic
party and became the refugee of the
disconnected Republican aSriCulturist
who felt the pinch of unfaVOrable
economic conditions.
Improved Farm Conditions
But the disconnected ones are not
so numerous as they have been, and
a remarkable Improvement in the
farm situation may be noted today.
The northwest is diVersifying it's
farming, and there's a good wheat
crop besides. While it is true that
many farmers are bitter and regard
the advance i'll prices as an accident,
and they still will vote their protests
next November, d large number of
Independents will cast their votes
for President Coolidge because they
fear the effects of a change in adj
ministratiOn
The regular Republican strength
showed a significant increase in the
last primaries. This means that
many old-time Republicans came
back into the fold. The Republican
primary totals for United States
senator reveal more than 33, 600 more
votes than all the Farmer-Labor
candidates put together. The Demo-
Gratis polled about 5000 votes in
a state of 100000 voters. SO it will
be seen that the fight in this state
is between La Toilette and Coolidge.
There are many Germans who have
not forgotten the war, and who are
not so fond of the Dawes plan. They
may be counted as La Toilette sup
porters-not Democrats.
Forget W ar Record
Incidentally, the American Legion
met at st. Paul this week, and while
many a resolution was passed, not
word about Senator La Toilette
was written in any of them. The
Wisconsin delegates said informally
they were for anybody but La Fol
lette The Twin Cities during the
war happened to be the scene OF
one of La F'olettes bitterest
speeches. and it was later the sub
ject of investigation by the United
States senate. But nobody is refer
ring nowadays to Isa Toilette s>antl
war speeches or the votes he reg
isiered against war measures after
war had once begun. Thus does
political eXpediency change every
thinga and the Republican party
which has La Toilette as the princi-
pal thorn in its side is ignoring the
Wisconsin senator's war record. Po-
ltical managers say it is a two
edged sword, and that to revive the
war means only to start cOntro
Versies that are healing nicely.
Magnus Has Real Opponent
Some curious results would not
be surprising this year in Minnesota.
Senator Magnus johnson has a real
opponent in Representative Thomas
d. Schall the regular Republican
nominee. Mr.. Schall is the product
of fractional fight among the regu-
lars, but he will get The support of
all regulars, and he has many rail
road men behind him. He is blind.
which wins sympathy for him. and
an indefatigable campaigner. He is
ut it day and night, campaigning
for Coolidge with genuine. ferver