Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-09-13
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Senator Ole q. sageno Announces
His Allegiance to the Progress
sive Wing Of the G. o. P.

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His Allegiance TO the Progress
sive Wing Of the G. 0. 7.
The st. Paul Dispatch Of last Fri
day gives the following report Of the
Progressive banquet at the West Ho-
tel, Minneapolis, last Thursday even
ing:
Minnesota progressives have cap
tured the whole Populist party in the
state. The Peoples party surrend-
cred last night at the progressive
banquet in Minnesota. It came over,
bag and baggage, bringing with it its
orator, its ofice-holder, it's executive
committee and it's entire member
ship.
For Ole Sageng, who for twenty
years has been "the lone Populist Of
the state Senate lin fact, the whole
Of the People party in Minnesota
has capitulated. He is no longer the
Peoples party Of Minnesota, but is
now a working member in the Repub-
lican ranks.
II want it distinctly understood
however," said the "lone Populist,W
chat am not re- entering the party
l left because it allowed the money
changers in the temple and defiled it's
affairs. I am enlisting in the pro-
gressive wing, which is the lump that
will leaven the WHOLE
"When Senator Sageng declared
for La Toilette and his allegiance to
the progressive principles, enthusi-
assn waxed intense. Cheers follow
ed and the progressives gave the
Chautauqua salute. Manv of them
worked with Senator Sageno during
the last session of the Legislature
and they know his ability as lead
er.
Senator Sageng told how he left
the Republican party twenty years
ago. He Ilikened it to a sacred cath
edral which he had revered in boy
hood OH the shores Of Norway. This
building, he declared, had fallen into
unholy hands and those who sought
to defile it used it for quartering
horses. Today, he declared, the
building was being restored to its
pristine glory and purity. This, he
declared, was the process being
worked out in the Republican party.
He left it, he said, because money
changers had defled it, but he was
going to identify himself with the
movement to purify it from within.
Senator Sageng resides in Otter
tail county, in the heart Of Senator
Nelson's stronghold and rumor has
| it that the Progressives will bring
him out as their candidate for the
United States Senate. Congress-
man Davis lauded the former Popu-
list in his address and declared that
if it had not been for his geographi-
cal position he would have been CO.
worker with him in Congress many
years ago.
"Second to the significance Of
Sageng's declaration was the appar-
ent harmony in La Follette's candi-
dacy. Directly after Congressman
Lenroot's address, a set Of resolu-
tons was introduced: This was done
to quiet the talk in some centers that
the executive committee of the Pro-
gressive league originally railroaded
through the resolutions.
w. I. Nolan, secretary of the Pro-
gressive league, declared that a
chapter Of the league would be form
ed. in every county in the state and
that an attempt would be made to
control the next Republican conven-
ton.
"That the progressive movement
has gained some prominent recruits
is evidenced by the list Of those at
tending. Every congressional dis
trict was represented and those who
came were prominent workers in
those districts. The progressives in
the last Legislature sent a good dele
cation and there were also many
from the rank and file who have
never been identified actively will
any party"
4, Among the names Of those present
we find the names Of Attys. Elias
Rachie and Martin E. Tew Of Will.
mar, Henry Feig Of Atwater, N. J
Holmberg Of Renville, Knute Knut
:, son Of Swift Falls, Victor s. Knut
son and Andrew Nordloef Of Ions
Prairie, J.. Emil Nelson of Willmar
C. M. Reese Of Minneapolis, and "
,, u. De Vries of Raymond.