Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-11-01
MINNESOTA
POLITICAL
ROUNDUP

A final burst Of OTatory thia
weekend VIII wind up The fo4s
election compaign In Minnesota, and
politicians win turn their attention
10 getting out the vote next Tues
day. The size Of the vote may b
the determining factor In tho three
closely contested Con g rwsalonal
contests where election Interest II
certain % eoano 10 O sharp focus. A
large veto ~ generally regarded 90
Iikaly % favor the Democratic
wmFTmsr.LabOr candidates because
labor and tie ether lowsr.lncome
groups tend % align with the DFL
and when the vote 10 light balloting
aEaoug these grUnps tends 10 fall of
the most. Despite tagging interest
In the campaign, the total state vote
10 sxpeet@d 10 pass the Million
mark.
A glance at the 1914 totals In the
three crucial districts reveals how
important the Siza Of the vote may
be In deciding the outcome, In the
Third district, the late William J.
Gallagher, with 1855, poIled less
than 1000 more votes than COP
Richard p. Gale, who got 81, 277,
DFL Frank r. Starkeys total Of
"a, asa In the Fourth was lese than
5000 more than Melvin J. Mas
5000. In the Eighth, COP William
A, Pittingsr polIed 90, 800 TO DBL
William McKinnon's 90, l3l, o mar
gin of shout $500.
A. close IN the candidates for
major state Office have come 10 join
ing the Issue In the current cam
paign occurred when Harold Bark
or, DFL candidate for governor, In
his keynote address, struck out at
the Republican administration for
waste and extravaganza" and Gov
srnor Edward J. Thys hit back with
defense of the COPS administEa-
ton over the last eight years. Bark
or AasaIIed the COP iron ore tax
policy 90 "diagTAcoful," claiming
that $1,000, 900 tons Of ore have
been shipped out tan free. He pro-
posed flat l0-csnt per ton tax,
which, he said, would net SIS, OO0,-
900 In increased revenues. Thye,
avoiding mention Of the iron ore
issue, claimed a. administration
gains the establishment Of civil ser
vice, development Of the labor con-
ciliation program, increased state
aids 70 schools, increased old age
assistance, and elimination Of bOr-
rowing 10 meet current state needs.
The iron ore question made little
Roadway ~ . campaign issue, but
II 10 certain 10 get full hearing In
the next Legislative session when
the big revenue hunt Of l947 begins.
Barker has charged that 80 per
cent more iron ore was mined In
Minnesota between 1910 and 19A5
than In the five biggest years pre-
as period In taxes 10 the state,
Barker'A figures show that on the
223, OO0, 900 tons Of ore shipped In
Ave selected years up 70 1887, the
total tax was Sill. 0OO, 900, while in
the period between 1910 and l945
32A, 00O, 900 tons were shipped and
the tar was only SllA,00O,00
Legislative leaders are watching
with keen interest the contest be-
tween incumbent A. o. SletvOld and
h. @. Barney Allen for state sen
ator In the Becker Hubbard district.
Allen, II elected. will share liberal
leadership In the senate with the
veteran I'D Hagen. Liberals are sx-
trsmely eager for Aliens election
because they feel he win bolster
the badly demoraliEsd liberal group
for the difficult l947 session. Allen,
an expert In parliamentary prOes-
dure, has had extensive experience
cedinR 1887 but that the stSsl com
panies paid less during the 1870
In legislative processes at both the
state and federal levels. Slstvold,
ON the other hand, has had many
years Of experience and 10 equally
Important 20 the conservatives In
the senate. Thus, In q sense, the Al
len letvold fight 10 q battle be-
tween senate leaders.