The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-03-28
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The Senatorial Situation and the
Republican Party

In spite the fact selection state county and municipal
officials of direct and vital Importance communities that
make state than the election of candidates for higher
Offices the fight every major election the U. S.
Senatoshp and presidential electors AT the present time each
party agang itself select candidates for Senator and Pres
dent with the froh hanging heavily the senatorial pot
That Gov Olson will be the choice of the powers behind the
amerabo party throne with great opposition from that
eman personality admitted That the democrats certain
have candidate in the field equally certain That the republic
should have candidate of caber and character capable of
defeating Olson and the choice of the democrats goes without de-
bate. The question then resolves itself into:
Who republican candidates for the u s. Sen
is best qualified to 7oim a the November election?
And the voices opinion, is Immediately
jumped upon by partans of all other republican candidates. But
the right opinion and the right of expression fortunately
abrogaed by the New Deal right of opinion and
expression:
Ray Chase auditor and sacrcial offering
ddate for governor 1880 has his of making
the against Olson but let's look sqare and frankly Rays
chances of election:
His record auditor is unmpeacabe; his character
private citizen above reproach his ability beyond question:
but he lacks the P BY that the personal magnetism
sen catch the of the citizen who
ed largely by the personal appeal of the individual and who
prone anayze the qualifications and honesty of the inside
the shirt" brutal statement? do it any refec
ton Ray Chase for whom have high regard One has
know Ray Chase appreciate the man fine qualities and char
and believe know him. And that's why hate him.
again. sacrificed in hopeless He hasn't Chnaman
chance against of Oon type and character and whether
like believe admit not bald fact that the citizen
voter, on the average, is dumb cluc<.
In the second place. Chase has organization upon which he
rely for active support If he makes the he depend
upon the few who recall his admirable record state audi
assist him rounding the necessary carry him
the winning line and they just don't exist in sufficient numbers
There has been wonderful bahoo raised the candidacy
of ex-governor Theo Christensen have expressed my opinion
of eddys chances in former ssue-and drawn the fire of several
gentlemen who opne Ted the Moses who will lead the repub
an party in this back its former high the political
The republican party of Minnesota present unenviabe
position because has been led and dominated by leaders who
insisted upon imposing their wish and their candidates and their
campaign plans upon the pars rank and file and who fuos
resented criticism of their and colossal plumbers that they
aged though took them drive tens of thousands of
republican into the areabor party camp Few republicans
become democrats but the former republicans voting
the aerabo ticket could be brought back into the republican
fold Olson couldn't muster coporas guard for his party
ticket except from his allies, the communist party.
reterae my statement regarding the partys pots and lead
ers) choice of Christensen That their election of Theodore Chris
candidate for the U. S. Senate will result in the cleo
ton of Floyd B. Olson just certainly the rises in the
One of the great chiefs of the campaign brain of the
publican party is reported demanding insisting that