The Ely miner., 1930-08-08
.On This
|: Occasion
Just a few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.


. on things Material and Immaterial
Claude E. Southwick of Minneapolis
has sent out letter to the press in
which he cites the present senatorial
situation as "inSufferable" and that
many Republicans are Inundated by
the nomination of Thomas D. Schall
for Senator. In the brief he styles
himself a secretary of publicity
committee for Charles A. Lund, Inde-
pendent candidate for U. S. Senator.
In the face of the fact that Lund re-
ceived many votes for lieutenant gov
ernor in the last election and this also
in the face of the fact that he hailed
from the same district from which the
successful nominee, John II. Hougen,
came, it appears very much as if South
wick for Lund was barking up the
wrong tree.
Tom Schall was nominated by the
Republican voters at the primaries by
very popular men, one of which was
Theodore ChristianSon present COVER
nor of this great state. While the
Farmer-Labor element assert that they
entered the Republican primaries to
nominate the weakest man in order
that their candidate might have
smoother sailing, it nevertheless re-
mains fact that Schall received more
Republican votes than did the other
candidates From this it was plainly
evident that Tom Schall was wanted.
Schall carried Ely with six more votes
than was given the governor. While
this had no particular bearing on the
November election, from this angle it
appears that the coming election will
show up about the same ratio. Lund,
an unknown candidate, carried Ely over
the field for lieutenant governor. We
don't believe this was popularity but
imagine the name sounded better than
some of the others on the ticket.
Schall sounded thunderously to the
voters at the primaries and there is no
reason to suppose that the election will
lessen the sound.
Then there are those that are sore
in the Republican party who will vote
for Einar Hoidale. Even that does not
indicate that either Hoidale or Lund
have cinch against Schall. Take the
figures as they stand. Schall's major
ity over Christianson was so large that
If all the votes cast against him would
go to his opposition, which is i'm
possible, he still would have enough to
feel safe. Figures don't lie but liars
figure" says an old saw. Unless there
is a preconcerted movement on the
part of Republicans to defeat Senator
Schall, at present not apparent, he will
be elected. There is altogether too
much cognizance taken of other parties
trying to dictate the policies of the
major parties as to candidates. We
will say, however, that Schalls election
will not be unanimous.
Southwick further in his letter at
tempts to stir up fight between the
country and the cities. He claims that
Christianson was candidate of the
country but the voters evidently did
not believe they wanted Christianson
simply because he was from the
country. The Republican voters both
from the country said most emphati-
cally that they wanted Schall. The
Democrats wanted Hoidale and the
Farmer-Labor folks voted for Lundeen
1t seems queer that Minnesota
should be placed in the depression
column when one stops to consider that
24,977 ,434 more gallons of gas were
consumed in this state during the first
half of 1880 than during the same
period in 1929. This is only gas con-
Sumed by motorists. This shows that
gas collections by the state has in
creased this year by $3.50, 10000. The
state collected up to July /, $4,684 100
in gas taxes compared with over three
million in the first six months of 1929.
If this indicates hard times, we cannot
see it that way.
Of course, Minnesota is the vacation
land Of the nation and it goes to prove
that they will ride to this state of Ten
Thousand (and then some) lakes even
If the so-called depression in business
is rampant throughout the land. It
also goes to show that this is sight
seeing year and that people are travel
ing through the wonderland which sur
rounds us and do not stop to take ad-
vantage of the many fine resorts es-
tablished therein. only as necessity
prompts. The falling off in resort
patronage is attributed to the market
crash of last fall wherein those able
to spend their time at high priced
places are broke and have substituted
fliver for more expensive cars and
are sightseeing instead. While the gas
tax means more money for highways
it nevertheless shows that less money
is being spent in the state.
In another place in this paper will be