Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-04
FARMERS and WORKERS or STATE
NAME.TICkET And HOLD BIG RALLY
ST Paul Convention Makes m
teresting History for the
State Of Minnesota.

VIVA .WhOAE LA A00ROAA6O W al dRRG0A
by President A. c. Townley, approxil
smately 1000 farmers stood and pied
ged to stick by the city workers in
theE joint fight for democracy and
then more than 1000 city workers
arose amid tumultuous cheering and
pledged their allegiance to the Non
partisan league ticket.
A few moments later Former Con-
gresham Charles a., Lindhergh Of
Little Falls was introduced as sthe
next governor of Minnesota" and the
storm OF cheers and clapping fairly
shook the great Municipal Auditorium.
The three-day convention not only
made political history In the state Of
Minnesota-perhaps it is the beginning
of the second chapter of a great o
partisan movement that will sweep
the nation-but it forever refuted the
false and hypocritical accusations of
those Special interests who attempt to
stamp 1t as a gathering of disloyalists
and pro-Germans.
Wilson Pledged Support.
Loyalty was the keynote Of the
whole convention and every statement.
pledgmg support to Woodrow Wilson.
or indorsing his war aims brought
great gusts of cheering from the audi
ence and left no doubt as to the fact
that the real p~atriots-those who have
sacrificed and are willing to sacrifice
more in this war-and the real pro-
ducers, the farmers and city workers,
are solidly behind the President.
Woodrow Wilson's hook ssThe New
Freedom, was quoted by speaker
after speaker and notices from the
Presidents recent speeches adorned
the walls.
The United States government sent
messages Of greeting as well. Unable
to attend In person, Herbert Hoover
telegraphed a long message to read to
the convention on the opening day,
and when Francis j. Heney. who is
conducting the Federal Trade COM
missions investigation against the
packers, was unable to come, George
Creel chairman OF the Bureau OF Pub
lie Information. asked former Con
gresham William Kent of California,
now d member Of the Federal Tariff
commission, to give the convention q
word of greeting from the y. Sow
eminent.
~Mr. Kent appeared and told the con-
vention that he would take the mes
sage back to President Wilson that
the farmers and workers Of Mime
sofa were absolutely loyal.
Farmers and Workers Join.
The convention was strictly a gath
ering Of tillers Of the soil and toilers
OF the city. Every county in the state
was represented by farmers and prac.
tically every trade union In the state
had delegates present. It var the first
campaign rally Of the real producers
OF Minnesota and it marks the begin
ing Of q new and better political era
where the people whose interests are
mutual will not be divided by party
lines.
Every delegate went home conyins
ced that the workers Of the field and
factory have united upon an economic
program that will go far toward elm
mating the controlled markets thai
cause the high cost of living and the
clean, progressive men who were
chosen to- head the ticket are q guar
antee that the voters OF Minnesota
will have government free from cor
porate domination and responsible
only to the people.
Referendum Selects Candidates.
The nominating conventionswa he'll
Tuesday morning. Delegates from a
legislative districts were present. TIL
ticket was selected by popular refer
enduin. The delegates placing I'M nom
inatiollNWhom they chose and elm
mating the low candidate a eacl
vote until one had a clear majority
The platform indorses the wataim
OF Woodrow Wilson; declares that tn
war must continue until d lasting an,
denancratie peace Is assured; exteihd
sympathy to- Democratic Russia; an
urges HE farmers and workers q
Minnesota to aid the government 4
It's prosecution Of the war with ever.
means d their command.
The Special interests were denour
ced FOL shandicapping the p~rogressq
the war BIZ their p~rofiteering and thu
prolonging the war and sacrificing th
lives of thousands of America ! fines
sotls, ana state officials were ceI
snred Tor permitting lawlessness an
moi violence against farmers d
ganixatiOns. Gcyern0r Burnquist AIS
waa criticized 8 attempting to- ara
class asatnist clsss byraisirgtheis asi