The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
STATE CAPITOL CHATTER

campaign for Roosevelt and Garner in
the state. Neither side has yet made
any overtures toward peace and har-
mony, in fact, showed no particular
disposition to do SO.
One might as well use that Accent
| word anomalous" in describing the
situation. It's all of that-and then
some
Even the jumpers, however, are ex-
pected to support their party's candi-
date for president, although most of
the unsuccessful delegation to the ma
| tional convention was for Alfred E.
Smith for the nomination. But this
support may not be of the active kind,
that is, unless the two factions get
together.
There's been some talk of the regular
democrats putting up an independent
state ticket if the jumpers don't get
actively and openly behind Gov. Roose-
welt, but personally don't take much
stock in such talk. Yet our Democratic
friends have at times in the past
been guilty of some funny things,
things that have resulted in their
throwing away good chances for VIC
tory. History may repeat itself this
year.
The announcement last Saturday by
Gov. Olson that he is strongly inclined
to support the Democratic national
ticket didn't come as much of surprise
to his friends.
He had been quoted early in the year,
when in Washington on official business
| for the state, that if the Republicans
renominated Hoover and the Democrats
nominated "a progressive like Roose-
velt," he would support the Democratic
nominee unless the Farmer-Labor
| party should join national third
party movement and nominate real
liberal and progressive candidate.
While there is movement now on
, for a national third party, in fact,
| for two or three of them, including a
rejuvenation of the old Prohibition
party to fight against the repeal of
the 18th amendment, the chances are
that the Minnesota Farmer-Labor
party will join none of them officially.
If this proves to be the case, Gov.
Olson will be free to support Gov.
Roosevelt, as he indicated in his in
terview last Saturday.
Despite this probability, however,
there isn't going to be any fusion be-
tween the Democratic and Farmer
Labor parties in Minnesota, new
Democratic state chairman, elected by
the jumpers. It will be remembered
i that in the recent primary campaign
the jumpers advertised their state
ticket as the "anti-fusion" ticket.
Yet what is going to prevent a lot
of Democrats, more interested in
carrying Minnesota for Roosevelt than
they are in what they believe hope
less cause for the state ticket, from
voting for Gov. Olson by way of ex-
pressing appreciation for his support of
Roosevelt? I can't answer for them, but
I have a suspicion that some of the
regular" Democrats are incensed
enough Cat least, as yeti against John
E. Regain, gubernatorial nominee, for
his charges during the primary cam
paign, either to vote for Gov. Olson
or else not vote for any candidate for
governor.
Besides being anomalous, the stu
alton on the Democratic side of the
fence is decidedly muddled. Here's an
opportunity de lux for real leader
Moses to lead the split up and more
or less demoralized tribe out of the
Egypt of warning factions into promised
land of harmony and possible victory.
Have the Democrats such leader
or can they find onea
It's their chance of wrestling Mime
sofa from the Republican column,
presidentially, where it has rested ever
since statehood.
Will the Democrats be big enough
and wise enough to grasp it-or will
they again throw it away?
This is one of the big questions OF
the day in Minnesota politics, if one
is to believe the veteran observers.
Meantime, both Earle Brown and
Gov Olson go into the campaign
smilingly.
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