The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-07-10
A HOT WEATHER POLITICAL
DISSERTATION

are tearing their hair because Schall defeated
Gov. Chrstianson for the Republican nomina-
tion for the United States Senate at the re-
cent state wide primaries,
Scathing editorials have been written
denouncing the blind senator and the meth
ods used which kept Gov. Christianson on
the defensive every minute of the campaign.
According to our esteemed contempora-
ries the common pepul' of this great state
are literally climbing over each other to land
on the band wagon of Einar Hoidale, Demo-
cratic candidate.
Two years ago Ed Backus succeeded in
having selected delegation from this state
to the Kansas City convention absolutely op-
posed to the nomination of Herbert Hoover
for the Presidency.
Self-appointed leaders quit the party and
Travelled up and down the state denouncing
the Republican candidate.
Early in July two years ago the "lead-
ers" said that just as sure as election day
dawned Gov. AL Smith would bury the worlds
greatest engineer under an avalance of votes
in Minnesota
Being Scotch the Herald editor is natur-
ally contrary, perhaps, and this newspaper
was about the only one in the state which
had the temerity to suggest that MIR. Hoover
would carry the state. Early in July we
filed an estimate of the outcome in the State
with one of the banks. This estimate placed
the Hoover plurality in Minnesota at not less
than 100000. The final result proved that
this estimate was more than $4,000 too small.
The Herald editor does not hold any brief
for Tom Schall. We have known Einar Hoi-
dale for more than rs years. AS country
practitioner at New Ulm he was recognized as
a lawyer of average ability. Morally he is a
high type citizen.
Because of an inner party fight among
the Republicans year ago he came within
a thousand or so of being elected Congress-
man from Minneapolis, the Fifth district
Unquestionably he was the best bet for
the Democrats of Minnesota to nominate for
the United States Senate.
He hasn't ever had an opportunity to
show any signs of craftsmanship. He may
have latent leadership ability.
But-this man Schall is not political
set-up for any candidate to defeat, Ed
Backus to the contrary, Notwithstanding
The Herald is willing to believe that Mr..
Backus will throw his strength to MIR. Hoi-
dale 1t will be recalled that as member of
the lower House of Congress Tom Schall was
largely responsible for an investigation which
cost Mr. Backus' companies well over So ,00O,-
900 in back federal taxes. Under the cir
cumstances, perhaps, it is quite natural for
the Minneapolis lumber and paper mill baron
to be opposed to Tom Schall.
The vote the blind senator received at
the June primaries is quite Indicative of his
hold on the voters of Minnesota. His
strength with labor is admitted; the Herald is
convinced that the farmers believe in him.
1t may be possible that Republicans of
Minnesota are clamoring to get on the Hoi-
dale band wagon, but the Herald doubts it.
Republicans in Sauk Centre and COM
munity may be different from the rest of the
state, but we don't believe they are In this
baliwick there isn't any wailing and knash-
ing of teeth because the blind senator was
renominated.
When the Republican state committee
is organized they must recognize Tom Schall
as the nominee of the party for United
States Senator. They certainly cannot line
up for Einar Hoidale.
1t can't be denied that many men in the
United States Senate think lot of this man
Schall and his ability. The Herald has a
hunch that the states senior Senator, Henrik
Shipstead, will not throw any rocks in Tom
Schall's political path.
It's July now; the weather is warm and
many of the editorial sanctums are extremely
disagreeable; the job of king making is at a
low ebb. Under these conditions views
become warped.
There was a time, perhaps, when the
country press made and unmade public men
in Minnesota. The members of the Fourth
Estate have never cuddled up to this man
Schall, but-he has always been elected in
spite of the newspapers.
In this rambling editorial written on the
hottest night of the year the Herald editor
is endeavoring to wrestle with condition,