Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
MINNESOTA RACE
FOR SENATE OPENS
Republicans Seek Worthy
Opponent to Shipstead,
Farmer-L abor.

Special Dispatch To Inc star.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. January 21.~-
Interest In national politics has beer
eclpSed temporarily In this State b.
developments In the Republican party
MS to the State ticket.
Gov. Theodore ChristianSon. after
several months of hesitation filed this
week for third term He had bec,
urged by many Republican leaders Of
all elements In the party to make tho
race for United States Senator. It VA,
felt that he, as the outstanding man in
the party. would b. the logical candi.
date to oppose Senator Henrik Shin.
stead. Farmer-Labor In fact. many fell
that he was the only Republican who
could be elected. because Senator Shin.
stead, in spite of the weakness of hie
minority party. is strong personally ant
will not be an easy man TO defeat
Several leading Republicans we're pre-.
pairing to enter the race for governor
but held of awaiting the. governors dc
cision, and now will not file. He is no,
likely to have any serious opposition II
the primaries, and his reelection is re.
garded as certain. He gave as his rea
son for his decision the fact that his
program OF reorganizing the State
government to hold down taxes ant
centralize control of expenditures has
not been worked out and needs atten-
ton for two more years,
Left in Quandsry.
The governors ticcision leaves tn,
Republicans IN ouan6ary over q Sen
ate candidate. however There will b
no lack OF candidates. but it is uucs
ton whether one can be found strnn,
enough to Wrcst the tooa away from
ShipStead
Another factor enters the situation
Instead of standing for another term
as candidate OF the third party. II Is
reported that Senator Shipstead CON
templates filing this time as a Republi.
can. With field OF several candidates
he might win the Republican nomina
! ton. az he has a large following of in.
dependent voters who generally vote
/ in the Republican primaries The Sen
ator was a Republican until he accepted
the independent nomination for govern.
or in 1920,
The Farmer Labor party OF Mime
sofa. an outgrowth of the nom partisan
league movement, never has affiliated
with any national third party and Is
expected to hold aloof from presidential
politics this year. II supported Robcrl
/ M. La Toilette in 1924 but lost grounc
! that year and again in 1926 SO thai
/ its organization now Is in Dad Nay
It's control is IN the hands Of men VIII
are jealous tor class party and moi
! enthusiastic supporters Of Senator Snip
stead. HI is their best bet for the COM
| ing campaign however. and II he oc-
serts the third party. its finish Is
| thought 10 be In sight,
| The primary election Is not anti
| June is. and the filings need not be
/ made until MAY 8.
| Two Candidates File.
Possible Republican candidates To-
! Senator held OH also until the governor
was definitely out OF that race, i've
llinos came quickly. j. A. A. BurnqulSt
governor from 1916 TO 1921, and no"
| a resident OF Minneapolis, came trst
| followed closely by Arthur E. Nelson
! former mayor OF st. Paul.
The Farmer Labor party Is 10 holt
| an extra-lcgal convention. probably II
| February. and Is expected 10 indors'
| Senator Shpstead for reelection unless
! he signifies that he does not want IT.
| nomination
The call was issued this week for th'
Republican State and district conycn'
/ tons. which will elect delegates 10 III:
! national convention AT Kansas City
! The State convention will meet IN st
| Paul. March "a Eight OF the 10 dis
| trict conventions will meet March %
! All the county conventions are 4
! assemble March II TO elect delegates Il
! the State and district conventions. ant
| in the fourth and fifth districts. within
| ST Paul and Minneapolis respectively
| the county convention delegates ais
will meet in district convention,
March II.
| Active work on behalf Of Herbert c
| Hoover and Frank O. Lowden is cx.
/ pccted TO start soon. The Hoover people
| have had no State organization. but one
| Is TO be- under way within few DAYS
| II IL expected. The Iowden committee
Is awaiting visit from Clarence F.
Buck OF Illinois. national manager.
| CHARLES B. CHENEY.