Evening star., 1927-10-02
MINNESOTA G. O.P.
PREFERS L0WDEN;;
DAWES IS SECOND
Failure of Either Ex-Gov-
ernor or Vice President May
Take Other From Picture.
HUGHES HANDICAPPED
BY DEFEAT OF 1916
Hoover Strongly Favored, but
Many Regulars Are Back
of Farm Candidate.
BY &. GOULD LINCOLN,
z Correspondent Of The Star.

Minnesota radicalism among the
farmers and laborers. which few
years ago elected two Fermentation
Senators. is taperng off. The third
party movement is on the decline.
Nevertheless, the demand among the
farmers for some kind of legislation,
whether it be the McNary-Haugen bill
or another, is still to be reckoned with
politically in this State. 1t is having
it's effect today, particularly among
the Republicans, in the preconventlon
campaign for a presidential nominee.
The farmer sentiment in the State
il recognized by the present Republl-
can leaders. In consequence pract-
cally all the talk in the State today
among the Republicans is for former
Gov. Frank 0. Lowden for President.
Iowden, the farmers friend is
safe man to tie 10, with the farm
bureau yelling its head off for him.
The Republican organization of the
State, which is efficient and hard
working, aims to continue in control.
1t has not come out as an organiza-
ton for any Republican candidate for
the presidential nomination. But many
of the party workers have declared
for Lowden, and the Lowden-for.
President Club, organized months ago
and spreading over the State today,
was started by friends of the Republic
an national committeeman, State
Senator William +. Brooks.
Gov. LoWden's friends are not con.
fined to the farmers in Minnesota nor
i TO the more progressive element in the
Republican party. He is regarded by
the regulars as essentially safe man,
whose administration would be little
different from that of President Cool
idse, or of Hughes or Hoover, should
they enter the White House.
Hoover Has Two Districts.
A canvass of the situation in Mime.
sofa indicates that with the exception
would be chosen to the Republican
national convention il the selection
were made now. In two districts the
Hoover sentiment is said to predomi.
nate. One of these is part of Mime
Rpolis and the other is Duluth. Mr..
hoover, however. has the good opin-
ing of many of the business men
throughout the State. big and little,
who would be lad to see him nomi-
mated.
The Farm Bureau is working hard
for Lowden delegates, however, and
with many of the regulars hooked up
also for Lowden, the delegation
should be overwhelmingly for the
Illinois man. Much of the same ele-
ment which would support Mr.
Hoover would be for Charles Evans
Hughes, too, should he come before
the convention for the presidential
nomination. Hughes has been out of
the row over farm relief, which has
been hurtfuI TO MIR. Hoover. But on
The other hand, it is pointed out here
that Hughes has the handicap of hav-
ing been defeated for President in
1916. and although Minnesota went
Republican and for Mr.. Hughes when
other Western States were breaking
over to the Democratic column, the
margin was only a little over 300
votes in a State which had for years
been strongly Republican.
Notwithstanding the loud talk for
Iowden and for the McNary Haugen
bill, it appears that Minnesota will
40 Republican for President next year
no matter who the party nominee may
he. Indeed, there are Republican
leaders in the State, inclined TO be
conservative. and some Of the con
servative. who believe that it is in
conceivable the Republican party
should split seriously over the Nc
Nary Haugen farm relief bill.
Hope for Adjustment.
They believe and hope that Repub
licans will be able 10 reach some ad
justment of the farm relief problem
either in the coming Congress or In
the national convention next year
Even conservative leaders among the
Republicans, however, feel that the
Eastern branch of the party should
have been more active in the interest
of and more in sympathy with the
demands OF the farmers during tht
Ia II few years. They do not believe
that the party has lived up entirely
to its platform pledges To the farm
ers. These same conservatives shake
their heads and admit that if a rea
split should come in Republican rank.
over farm relief. it would not be Sc
good for the party in Minnesota
some Of the hot heads among th'
Republicans insist that il Mr.. Lowder
or Gen. Dawes or some man who j!
willing TO stand for the McNary
1iaugen bill is not nominated, there
are many others who will bolt tn,
Republics n ticket next year
Next to Lowden. the Minnesota Re
publicans appear TO like Vice Presi
dent Dawes for the presidential nom
ination. They like him for tn
reasons they aIe supporting Lowden
because he Is friendly 10 the farm
relief legislat they demand and be
cause he il from the Middle West
And probably next to Dawes in mat
tet of preference would come Hoover
and then Hughes. No other cand
dates for the nomination are seriousl
thought of IN this State.
Apparently there is no thought tina
dark horse will be nominated, an
little thought that the conVentio
eventually will swing TO Presden
Coolidge. Some of the Republica nj
however, still like TO consider the la
Ter possibility, and insist that il Coo
idge were renominated he would carr
the State. This, of course, is not i
line with the more ardent Lowde
advocates. who declare that the pres
GENITAL veto of the McNary-H -Hau2e
bill ruined whatever chance tn
President might have in Minnesota.
Administration Is Liked.
But careful observers here tell
different story. They say that Pres
dent Coolidge is still well liked anon
many OF the farmers, veto or no vett
They like him because of his ecOnom
program, which has been 10 some e,
tgnt reflected in the Minnesota pre-
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