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that has as much, If not more, to do
with opposition to Mr.. Hoover among
the German Americans as their desire
for modification of the dry law. They
are not saying much If anything about
this resentment openly. But 1t Is there,
under cover, and 1t has been famed
into fame by whispering campaign
against the Republican nominee.
st. Paul Is in Ramsey County, ans
the Democrats say they will carry the
county by $4,000 votes. That they will
carry 1t the Republicans do not deny
There has been a record breaking reg
istration in the city and the Demo-
Gratis insist that the new voters, many
OF them women who have not voted l..
the past. are for Smith.
Hoover Given EDGE.
Just as 81. Paul IS Democratic, SO
Minneapolis IS Nepu5-c21. Conserve
Wa. ..c,Lces M....sss cS.-S 20 ndc"e::
~ :coca $1,000 to Sc 800, as y ..ay
60 .-g:sc Il ot.:e- WOES, tie ce:.o-
craC.c ESQ v.:.c:s gay &c -olIea Up Z.
ST. Pat. IS key 70 De w.pec OFT cy tie
Republican !eac - He:3ep.n County.
Duluth, another big center, is counted
on to go Republican by q considerable
margin. The fight then turns to the
rural districts and the smaller cities.
After the nomination Of Mr.. Hoover
and the rejection of the McNary-Haugen
farm relief plan by the Republican
national committee, certain of the farm
leaders leaped aboard the Democratic
band wagon. Among them were Frank
w. Murphy. chairman of a committee
which fought for the passage Of the
10 IN Yo,, IN 10
Winter and j. F. Reed, president Of the
Farm Bureau Federation. Mr.. Reed
resigned as president of the Farm
Bureau to conduct campaign for the
election of Smith. Perhaps 1t would be
more correct to say, for the defeat Of
Mr.. Hoover.
Many "all party" clubs have been
formed under Mr. Reeds guidance to
lead the farmers into the Smith camp.
And, indeed. much work has been done
along this line. The Republicans have
sought to offset this anti-Hoover work
among the farmers by laying great
stress on the necessity of adequate
tariff protection for the farmers and
pointing out Democratic Inconsistencies
on both the farm problem and the
tariff.
Wheat Not Vital.
While there has been a great deal of
talk here and outside of Minnesota
about the demand of the farmers in this
State for the McNary- Haugen bill, the
fact remains that Minnesota's produc-
ton of wheat Is far below that of North
Dakota, Kansas and several other
States. Minnesota like Wisconsin, has
turned to diversified farming, and its
dairy products are four or five times
as valuable as it's wheat production.
Swine and cattle also run ahead of
wheat in production values here. 1t is
clear, therefore, that the protective
tariff is of very essential aid to the
farmers of Minnesota, and 1t is we'll un-
derstood by the dairy farmers that be-
fore the World War. under the Sim
mons Underwood tariff law of the DEM
ocrats, Danish butter was sold as far
West as Chicago In competition with the
American produced butter.
Senator Curtis, when he came into
Minnesota. took crack at the Demo-
cratic tariff and pointed out that, under
the Republican tariff law, importations
of butter had been reduced to 5,000,0 900
pounds year, which. he added, was just