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Show OLLIE JAMES GIVEN BOOST "IN MINNESOTA By T,.eascd Wire to The Tribune. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Unknown to himself. Representative Ollle James of Kentucky has built p a solid constituency constitu-ency in Minnesota, and tho chances are tHat if he should run for a national office of-fice ho would get a big majority In that northwestern stato, not only by reason of popularity, but because of Mb name. This mystery politic was explained here by F. I. Johnson of Ft. Paul. "Out. In Minnesota, where I live." .said Mr. Johnson, "there are numberless Scandinavians, Scandi-navians, and tho favorite Christian name amonp thcirr Is Ole. When ono speaks of Ollte James In Minnesota, he calls him 'Ole James,' and tho Scandinavians have comn to regard him a their friend In congress. It was evidenced In the Republican Re-publican cnucuB that the Mlnnesout representatives rep-resentatives maintained a friendly attitude, atti-tude, toward Mr. .Turnes.. Many Scandl-navIaiiH Scandl-navIaiiH In Minnesota think that the genial gen-ial Ollle is a Swede." |