The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-12
STATE DEMOCRATS
. MEET next MARCH
...:...' :...'lo.DECIDE ACTION
: ON Q! I 6. !. 0.P. I ! TICKET II X
Endorsement of Governor Burnquist
and Other State Officials is x
>.=,, Strong Possibility: >>. =.
SENATOR NELSON IN FAVOR
*.,>. WITH STATE DEMOCRATS
Chairman Wheaton Says He Hopes
= Democrat. win. q Support tie
a. State Officials

Minneapolis, jan 12.-Minneap-
oils Democrats wi.] ,n' ct in "coh-
vention, some, time in March to de-
eide what action shall be taken up
on a state ticket, Chairman Fred E..
Wheaton of the Democratic state
central committee, has just an
nOunced. If Senator Knute Nelson
is candidate for reelection, 1t is
believed certain that the Democrats
will indorse him and put up no can
didate. -.:..-..-....,
A fight to indOrse Governor J. A.
A. Burnquist and other loyal Repub-
lican officials is also ~fOrecasted by
expressions Of such leaders as Dan
w. 5Lawler Of st. Paul and G. F.. Mac
donald of St. Cloud.
The Democratic state executive
committee will be called to meet in
St. Paul Feb. II, Mr.. Wheaton said,
to arrange for calling the confer
ence. The Minnesota Democratic as
sociation is holding it's first biennial
meeting Feb. ~. Ft.=t.' ''%'&s& d.
Chairman Wheaton expressed a
doubt as to whether the state orga-
nizationa would go any further to-
ward cooperation than Endorsement
Of Senator Nelson. Mr., Lawler in a
speech Tuesday night in st. Paul, de-
clared for reelection Of Governor
Burnquist and Secretary of State Jul
Illus A. Schmahl
II hope that the Democrats will
have enough sense to indorse them, -
he said. t. @r5a8.5& #gy54sb*
M eeWXsSaS2E WSss2oG N%hsE3t Na%3ttas Isokbinf kbae the
Democrats have no timber for COVER
nor In sight Just now
NE: LaWler's speech was at the st:
Paul Arnn1ry, sat an entertainment
EsalS HI mfk{1t e be for Il II fcr talking
Toiiticss on : his assur xnce that he
Will not be a candidate for office this
year. Sg-j,,.' # 5f
This is going to be bad year
for politics and politicians" Mr.:
Lawler continued. The people or
Minnesota almost unanimously have
backed the wal. MI measures of q Demo-
cratic administration. On last cleo
tion day at least $4,000 Republicans
voted for Wilson, and this is the
reason why the president came with
in 392 votes Of receiving the elector-
al vote of this state. i
Would Return 1915 Support.
.!"In common loyalty and gratitude
Democrats. should forget partisan
ship and, above all, the people OF
Minnesota, regardless of party poll
tics, should see to it that no Repub-
lican state official now holding office
shall be punished for being q loyal
American citizen You have listened
to a splendid patriotic address by the
secretary of state. i understand that
Mr. Schmahl is marked for slaugh-
ter by pro-G Germans and other dis
turbers: II, he wants his present po-
sition he should be reelected unan1-
mously. = -:%. - ~
with equal force the same state
ment is true of Governor Burnqulst.
The governor has made some mis-
takes, but he has been loyal and true
in the most trying period in the his
tory of this state If we had an cleo
stion tomorrow would vote for Gov
ernor Burnquist and Mr.. Schmahl,
and I hope that the Democrats will
have enough sense to indorse them.
Everybody, of course, is for Senator
Knute Nelson for reelection"