St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-26

feated for denomination by Go
is riding the grapevine to tn
enter the Senatorial picture by run
ming against Joseph H. Ball in the
1913 Republican primary.
The theory upon which this
speculation rests is that Balls in
dependent stand in the Senate has
made him a vulnerable candidate,
opposed by labor because Of legis-
lation he has sponsored and OPP
posed by important elements of the
Republican party because of his
support Of RoOsevelt's reelection In
1914. Every defeated Office-holder
has a natural desire for vindicatiOn,
and it would be surprising if Ship
stead did not seriously consider
running again, particularly if he is
persuaded that his chances of win
ming are good.
Another rumOr concerning the
Republican Senatorial race in 1913
which is taken quite seriously by
some politicOs is that Luther
Youngdahl, if elected governor, will
file against Ball for the Senate thus
setting the stage for a first-class
intra-party fight. The theory here
is that Youngdahls tremendous
vote in the primary indicates he
would be an exceedingly good bet
for any office he may want.
In line with this columns report
last week that opposition to Harold
Stassen on the part of national Re
publican leaders is fading is the
report that Stassen is assiduously
renewing o Id acquaintance"
among party leaders and that, ac-
cOrding to one Minnesota congress-
man who has not always been a
strong Stassen supporter, past dis
agreements are now water under
the bridge and we are working to-
gether harmOniously." Stassen will
be continuously in the forefront
during the coming general cleo
tiOns as he seeks to support a
selected group of Republican NOM
inees for Congress. He may also
enter the Wisconsin primary in an
effort to defeat Senator Robert NJ.
LaFollette. If he should go into
Wisconsin for that purpose, the
outcome would be of tremendous
Importance as an indication of how
Stassen will fare in the Wisconsin
Presidential primary in 1913.
A special session of the legisla-
ture to establish rent control on a
state basis may find it impossible to
limit the agenda to the single sub
ject Already there is strong pres
sure to include state assistance in
solving the housing problem. State
employees have circularized legis-
latOrs with a demand for a Is per
cent salary increase, and vigorous
demands are also being voiced for
increased Old Age Assistance bene-
fits to meet the rise in living costs.
The governor cannot decide how
few or how many items the legis-
lature can consider in a special ses-
sion. Once convened, it can take
up any subject under its jurisdic-
ton and it can remain in session
as long as it wishes. If the agenda
is to be limited, the method where
by that is usually accomplished is
a special rule that provides for re-
ferral of all bills to that commit
tee. The rules committee then
simply refuses to vote out any
measures that do not pertain to the
single subject up for discussion.
DFL leaders recognize that
Theodore Jorgenson, their SEN
atOrial nominee, faces an uphill
battle against Governor Thye in
the November election. They are,
however, preparing an aggressive
campaign and believe that JOrgen-
son could spring an upset. They
reason that Thye got many thous-
ands Of votes from persons who
are normally DFL but who went
into the COP primary to make
sure that Shipstead was defeated.
Also, they believe that they will
pick up a big block of the Ship
stead vote which, they feel, was
strong among labor owing to Ship
stead's endorsement by national
labor leaders.
The Democratic national commit
tee is preparing to assist the DFL |
in the reelection of its two Con-
gressmen and the election of a
third in the Eighth District. A
group of national committee Of /.
ficials, headed by Richard r. Macy, |
executive vice chairman, and Sam |
O'Neal, national publicity director,
spent two days in St. Paul con-
ferring with state leaders and !
charting a course which they hope
will build an effective organization. |
They found the party united but
suffering from lack of organization
over the entire state.
Mr.. X. A. Eddings of Stockton,
Calf, is visiting Mrs. r. A. Ed
dings, 71S St. Anthony Ave.
Mrs. Lucy BOykins of Villa
Ridge, ILL.,, and her two daughters.
Dorothy and iona, arrived July II
for a three-week visit with Mrs.
Boykin's sister-in-law, Mrs. NJ. c.
Clemens, 626 Rondo Ave.