Evening star., 1946-06-09
ShipsteadDefeat
BY Thye in July
Vote Indicated |
Issue of 'IsoIotionism'
Clear Cut as Views
Of Two Rivals Clash
BY Gould Lincoln
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81. PAUL, Mimi, June g.
Senator Henrik Shipstead, who
has pronounced the United Ma
tlons "the greatest sWindle the
world has ever known" is bat
ting for the Republican nomi-
nation for the Senate against
Gov. Edward Y. Thye, and un-
less all signs are incorrect he
will lose.
Senator Shipstead's violent de-
nunclatlon of the United Nations,
coupled with the fact that he
voted against ratification of the
United Nations charter in the
Senate and the strong support Gov.
Ihye gives to the new world peace
organization makes the issue of
"isolatlonism"-as it has been un-
derstood in the past-more clear
cut than in any other major ponti-
cal contest in the years elections.
Minnesota in the past has been
considered a hot-bed of isolation-
ism. The issue will be settled when
the voters go to the polls July 8.
Real Battle Under Way.
Although the odds appear to
favor Gov. Thye in the race. there
is a real battle under way. Senator
Shlpstead, who has won election
time and again as Farmer Laborite
and than as Republican, has a
large personal following. Further.
his campaign is appealing to
racial groups whose members are
disgruntled either because their
fatherlands have not become mem
bers OF the United Nations or be-
cause Soviet Russia is dominating
them. These groups are the Ger
man-American, the Swedish Amer
lcan, the Finnish American and the
Polish h-American.
Representative O'Konski of Wis
consln has written a message to
the Poles urging them to vote for
Senator Shipstead.
Both Senator Shipstead and Gov.
Ihye are of Norwegian descent. Nor
way has not only been accorded
membership in the United Nations,
nut a Norwegian, Trygve Lie. is sec.
retary- general of the organiza ton.
The Shipstead supporters themsel-
yes report that the Sena tor has less
following among the Norwegians
than has Gov. Thye.
Organization Backs Thye.
Gov. Thye is backed by go to s5
per cent of the Republican organiza.
ton in the State and has strong
friends among the farmers and the
farm organizations.
He was born on a farm in 1895.
which makes him many wears the
Junior of Senator Shipstead. He was
farmer before he enlisted as a pri-
vate in World War l and came out
second lieutenant. He's still a
farmer. although former Gov. Stas-
sen persuaded him to become deputy
commissioner of agriculture in 1899,
ana to be a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor in 1912. from which office
ne stepped into the governorship
when Stassen resigned to enter the
Navy
Polls taken by the Minneapolis
Tribune in the race have caused
CONSERVATION in the Shipstead
camp. The results of the polls ap-
pear fantastic to those who believe
that the race is at all close. The
last OF the series gives Gov. Tive
81 per cent of the vote and Ship.
stead % per cent with II per cent
still undecided. This poll, being
published tomorrow. indicates a
still greater shift of sentiment in
favor of Gov. Thye than month
ago.
Thye Supporters Flabbergasted.
Even the Thye supporters are q
bit stunned by the results indicated
IN the polls, although they have
been confident their candidate
would win by safe margin. They
also fear that it will be taken for
granted by too many potential work.
ers and voters that the nomination
is in the bag for Gov. Thye, result-
ing in letdown in campaign work
and a dropping off of campaign
contributions.
Shipstead managers assert they
do not believe the polls, that there
must be something ''phony' about
them. and that they are being taken
by a newspaper owned by the
Cowles brothers, who are friendly to
Mr., Stassen and Gov. Thye,
The Shipstead supporters say that
from the reports they have from
various parts of the State. the Sem
ator will win by 100000 votes. OBJ
(See LINCOLN, Page Abb