Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-10
few HERALD ENDORSED CANDIDATES
LOSE In TUESDAYS ELECTION
HUGE VOTE SWAMPS
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
IN MINI. AND THE u. S
ILLINOIS ELECTS FIRST
NEGRO DEMOCRAT

The Farmer-Laborites in Minnesota
and the Democrats throughout the
nation were visited by Santa Claus.
From the count of votes it looks
as if the Farmer-Labor and Demo-
cratic party, in tidal wave of votes
has engulfed Minnesota and the en-
tire country.
In few surviving spots here and
there, Republican candidates very
few in number seem to have with
stood the storm. From California to
Maine the cry was "Go forward with
Roosevelt" was accepted and liter
ally put into effect.
Senator Shipstead and Governor
Olson's pluralities over Einar Hoi-
dale and Martin Nelson, their oppon-
ents continues to mount steadily and
as we go to press that of Senator
Shipstead neared the 10000
and that of Governor Olson 1000
In the great storm Of Tuesday,
Mike Holm seems to be the only Re-
publican victor. Other posts going
to Farmer-Laborites.
Carey's Fate Seen as C. o. p.
Is Beaten
. Despite what the Republicans
thought was a strong set up among
Negro voters under the direction of
Talmage Carey and his army Of old
Guard" allies their organization was
weak from the beginning but refused
to admit their defeat, in desperate
effort to fool the Negro of Mime
sofa into voting the Republican tick
ct with the cry of "Red" and "Good
Government" gag it was taken lightly
Negroes flocked to the polls and vot-
ed the Farmer-Labor ticket and the
Democratic. They were almost to a
vote for the reelection of Governor
Olson. 1t will be gratifying to know
that Oscar YoungdahI, the Republi-
can candidate for attorney general
was defeated, the Herald carried an
article concerning him and his dis
like of the Negro.
The most remarkable thing of all
happened in the first Congressional
district in the state of Illinois where
the Republican candidate, Congress
man Oscar DePriest, known in Re-
publican political parlance as the Old
Man of the Sea, with smitten hip and
thigh by his Democratic opponent,
Arthur w. Mitchell, and went down
for the count.
Mitchell First Democrat.
The first time in the history O.
che nation for the Democratic part,
to nominate black for Congress.
The election of Congressman Nit
chell should, and we hope will, put
the brother definitely is on the new
deal. The fight between DePriest
and Mitchell was the most spectac,
lar of all. For the past three or four
weeks information has fitted here
and there that the success of either
of the candidates depended upon the
attitude of Michael (Hinky Dink)
Kenna, Democratic boss of the First
Ward.
It was freely said that whoever
could get the support of the "Hink"
could consider himself safe in hav-
ing seat in Congress. Early in the
evening when the report came that
Mitchell had carried the First Ward
by over $4,000 votes it was admit
ted that DePriest had met his Water
loo.
Farley Helps Mitchell.
Congressman-elect Mitchell appears
to be in a fortunate position by
starting his political career with the
blessing of Big Jim Farley and the
rest of the Democrats, political stars
of stellar magnitude.
The new Congressman enters upon
his responsibilities properly equipped
having been college professor him
self. He received his training both
at Harvard and Columbia universe
ties. This fortified with common
sense and a. deep spiritual desire to
help his race places him in an ex-
cellent position.