Evening star., 1932-11-06
MINNESOTA PLACED
IN ROOSEVELT LIST
Democrat Favored to Carry
State Along With Olson,
Farmer-L aborite.
BY C. d. JOHNSTON
Correspondence OF The Star.


Correspondence OF The Star.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, November 5.-Min-
nesota will go to the polls Tuesday with
its presidential vote resting in the bal
ance Of the vote changing effectiveness
of President Hoover's campaign climax
speech here tonight.
II the cheers and plaudits of more
than 100000 who greeted him in Min
nesotas capital city can change the
ballot intentions Of a like number OF
citizens, the Republican national ticket
may yet carry the State
Yet, on the opposite side is the record
low price Of wheat.
And Minnesota shares her situation
with the agricultural Northwest
Unless the Presidents final major
speech, delivered tonight in a State
which has had more exalted patronage
than any other Of It's size in the Union,
can produce q general and effective re-
versal OF the sentiment in rural dis
tricts, Gov Roosevelt would appear still
to be the favored contender for the
vote which has never before gone to a
Democratic presidential candidate in
the States history.
State Races Involved.
Similarly, on the reaction to the Presi-
dents visit hangs the Minnesota guber-
Material and probably the congressional
election. Thousands Of men and wom-
en- from rural communities came to
hear the President, but the questions
OF how many Of them came because
they are already Republican committed
and how many others were lost to the
Republican ticket because they came
long distances and failed to obtain seats
SO went away disappointed and dis
gruntled-those are two of the questions
upon which hinges the Minnesota presi-
Dental vote and likewise the State
election.
There was no such demonstration of
opposition. OF political and economic
bitterness as greeted the President on his
Des Moines trip. But this was due. 1t
was believed, to the fading Of militancy
and strong-arm methods of the farm
strike movement. 1t was also aided by
the fact that Gov. Olson. Farmer
LABOR. third party Governor, seeking re-
election against Earle Brown, Repub-
lican, and John E. Regan. militant
irish Democrat. simultaneously held his
own campaign wind-up rally just across
the Mississippi River in the Minneapolis
auditorium and there concentrated the
forces OF major-party dissatisfaction in
a meeting which boldly set out to COM
pe.e with the coming Of President.
indications from widely varied re-
ports over the State indicate that Gov
Olson will be reelected despite the fact
that the Hoover presidential vote would
oe expected to re-elect itself on a vote
lot Brown for Governor. and a pre-
olcteo Roosevelt sweep would tend to
strengthen the normally vain hopes of
Democrat in Minnesota State cam
palgn race. These two elements. ac-
coroing to the laws of normal political
augury, would indicate Gov. Olson's
Democrats Split.
However, with the Democratic marty
split wide open since prior to the na.
tlonal convention. the "rump" faction
OF Democrats only have supported
Regan actively. while the regular
Democratic leaders have generally sup
ported Gov. Olson as the only pro
gressive" who can beat the Republican
gubernatorial candidate. and then only
II ne has some fusion Farmer ,abor
and Democratic support Regan. there
lore. Is not expected to poll more than
Zou,uUu OF the States expected million
votes
Olson's vote-getting strength has been
augmented within the last three days
also by announcement of former Repre-
sentative Frank F. Ellsworth that. al
though he was Earle Browns opponent
Tor the Republican gubernatorial nomi-
nation prior to the primaries he now is
supporting and campaigning for re-
election of Gov Olson.
So, depending upon whether President
Hoover gained enough Republican
strength by his personal appearance to
swing the State for him and for the
Republican State ticket, the governor
ship also is far from any certainty as
to It's results, although Olson is the ia
vorite. Brown next favored and Regan
third
A Hoover sweep Of the Sta.e, even by
small majority, probably would carry
ticket, but also at least eight Of nine
congressional candidates on the Repub-
lican ballot
Congressional Races.
However. there are listed against the
Republican congressional aspirants In
Minnesota's unredistricted congressional
race at large four strong Farmer-Labor-
ties Representative Paul j. Kvale,
seeking reelection; present Lieut..
Gov. Henry Arens, and former Unit
ed States Senator Magnus johnson,
and former Representative Ernest Lun-
deem. There are also three strong
Democrats-Einar Hoidale, attorney,
who came within II 600 votes Of defeat
ing Senator Thomas D. Schall only two
years ago; Robert c. Bell, State treas
urer, who was one Of the original IN
vestigators Of Tea Pot Dome and now Is
recognized as the father of the State
income tax amendment, and Silas M.
Bryan, son of Gov. Charles Bryan of
Nebraska and nephew Of the Great
Commoner, who has SCARED the family
escutcheon by very popularity becoming
one Of the leaders for prohibition re-
peal
johnson, Arens Kvale and Hoidale or
Bell are generally given the best
chances of creeping into the congress
sional delegation If the Republican vote
drive falls down.
Gov. Olson, in summary, is the de-
cided favorite for the governorship
Gov. Roosevelt Is Q similarly decided IA
Write for President.