Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-10-25


But now that the voters interest mas
found focus In the Congressional
races the COP Is disturbed BY tins
thought that the loss Of the Third
Fourth and Eighth District seats
is not outside the realm OF the
probable.
This II the way the election
shapes up 10 observers who have
watched the Congressional cor
tests closely: Republican ineum-
bents August Andersen (Flrst
DistrIrD, Joseph OHaTa (Sec-
ond), Walter Judd (FiGth), Har.
old Knutson (Sixth). u. Carl
Anderson (Seventh), and Harold
Hagen eighth hold vide mar
gins over their DBL opponents.
In the Eighth, DFL John BlAt-
MIX In q slight fay0rite over WI.
liam Pittinger. In the Fourth
DFL Frank StaTkey holds . mar
row advantage over George DE"
witt. And In the Third. DBL Roy
Weir and COP George Maekin-
non are neck.and-neck.
Republican concern over the Con-
Rressional situation may result IN
a last-minute appeal 70 Harold
StaSsen for his personal help. Stas-
sen Is currently completing a speak
ing tour IN the East and his plans
do not call for any appearances IN
Minnesota before the election. How.
ever, the top COP strategists would
like TO persuade Stassen TO add a
windup touch 10 the campaign IN
the crucial districts. They feel II
would be especially helpful In the
Fourth district where Thye and
Youngdahl carried heavily In thu
primary.
Election interest generally has
heightened In the last week with
the appearance In the state OF
Florida Senator Claude Pepper, who
spoke In behalf Of DFL candidates,
and with the announced visit OF
Henry Wallace 10 Minneapolis next
Wednesday. Harold Barker, DFL
nominee for governor, and Theodore
Jorgenson, DFL Senatorial noml'
nee, continue 10 push aggressive
campaigns, but so far have been
unable TO force their opponents "a
loin Issues which would command
widespread attention.
Legislative contests are exciting
interest In only few scattered
districts. The sharp divisions be-
tween liberals and conservatives
that have characterized the hight
for Legislative control In other cleo
tions Is almost wholly absent. Here
and there legislative candidate
has pledged himself to increased old
age pensions or 10 opposition 10 q
sales tax, but In the main the con.
tests have produced no pattern Of
division on the major issues which
will be before the i047 session. The
absence Of warm interest In these
contests IL puzzling In view Of tbs
fact that the coming session viii
have before II the most difficult
set OF problems and the most con
troversial proposals for their aolu
ton In the legislatures history.
The overwhelming public senu
ment In favor Of u state bonus 70
veterans will certainly create a Wig
orous demand for n sales tax. But
In addition To the bonus, the legis
lAture will be faced with virtual!
irresistible demands for increased
old are pensions. increased salaries
for state employees, increased ap
preparations for NIL state institu
tons. increased aid to publ,
schools. increased allotments 70
highway and other construction
The University, with an enrollmen
almost doubled. will present q spe
cial problem, and the larger cities
caught In n financial strait
jacket, will clamor for some form
Of state help. Exclusive Of tn
bonus, which presumably would re
auirs ut least 800, 900 900. the stat
legislature must find az least n
additional $4,000, 900 to meet min
lmum needs. That Is roughly a 2
per cent increase In the presen
total state budget,
Recommended reading Colon'
Campbell c. Johnson's article |
the Oct. 10 issue Of the ave Blu
letin. A 10 gun salute to Al
torncvs Joseph c, Waddy an
Charlie Houston for the way the
legally "hOss" whipped the WIS
Department on that voluntary 81
hstment han, ... A salute TO Jessi
Dedmon, veterans representative {
the National Association for n
Advancement Of Colored People, Il
refusing to be a go-hetween FOR N
War Department In asking HouSto
and Waddy 10 compromise the sui
and MaRgie's drawers TO Marcr
Ray, civilian aide 10 the SecretAT
Of War. for not screaming blood
murder Tor taking n walkl whe