New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-05-26
SPEAKERS FLAY
BIG PROFITEERS
DR.. sHIPsTEAD, CAPT. MALLoN
AND H. A. FULLER TALKED
HERE SUNDAY.
SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE
LISTENED ATTENTIvELY
TO ADDRESSES.

~ ADKESSES.
Anyone doubling the fact that the
great mass of common people are begin
ming to wake up to the necessity of taking
a greater interest in public matters
needed but to attend the monster farmer
labor political rally held at Turner Hall
park In this city Sunday afternoon to
become convinced. To watch a large
crowd of farmers and working people
stand for three solid hours and longer in
the hot sun, attentively listening to
several speakers discuss the political
issues of the day, is sufficient to inspire
any ordinary man with the thought that
there must be something radically wrong
with present-day conditions and that the
people, apparently, are ready to listen
to suggestions as to how these evils can
be remedied and display patient de-
termination to see the matter through.
Several Thousand Present.
The attendance at Sundays rally is
yariously estimated between 5000 to
5000 people and they came from far and
near. After the speeches quite number
OF farmers from Redwood, Watonwan and
Nicollet counties sought out DR.. Ship
stead to ask him to address meetings
in these counties. Everyone seemed
highly enthusiastic over the addresses
and the great success of the huge gather
ing.
Turner Theatre Too Small.
1t was originally planned to hold the
rally in Turner Theatre, but the spacious
auditorium was filled to overlooking
before the hour set for the beginning of
the meeting. The weather conditions
being ideal for an open-air gathering, it
was decided to use Turner Hall park for
this purpose. The crowd grew pereeptib-
ly untilit was sWelled to several thousand.
Chairs were provided for women and
older men, while the great ma ority could
not be seated and contented themselves
with standing room throughout the
program
Arrived Two Hours Late.
Mayor L. A. Fritsche, who had been
requested by the local farmer-labor COM
mittee on arrangements to officiate as
chairman of the meeting, consented to
act in this capacity. In his opening re-
marks, Mayor Fritsche announced that
the principal speaker of the day, DR..
Henrik Shipstead Of Glenwood, League
Labor candidate for governor, had failed
to arrive on time, as the train from
Mankato was two hours late This
necessitated his coming to New Ulm via
the auto route.
Recalls Former Meeting.
The mayor recalled the momentous
meeting held in New Ulm about three
years ago-July 25, 1917, to be exact
and asked the audience whether they
were of the same opinion today as they
were then, to which he received a decisive
affirmative reply from the large multi
tude. DR.. Fritsche told of representa-
tive Of the Sound" Government Asso-
citation calling upon him several weeks
ago, asking permission to put on the
| Association series of notorious anti
| League films. He was Informed by the
representative that the Association has
la membership of $4,000, principally
merchants and manufa cturers throughout
the state. Upon being informed as to
| the nature of these films, and after read
ing the "four-minute speech" which the
Associations hireling would deliver fol-
lowing the presentation of the moving
pictures, the mayor declined to allow the
showing of the series of films here. Four
weeks ago, the advance man" of the
sUnsound' Government Association
again called upon our mayor, with the
same request, but was again turned down.
! In terminating his unsuccessful mission
4 to the mayors office, the stranger re-
marked that New Ulm would be the only
| city in the state in which these films
would not be shown. This statement
was greeted by hearty applaus from the
assemblage which displayed considerable
merriment over the mayors decisive
stand.
Dr. Fritsche also called attention to
the awakening of the common people
throughout the nation referring es-
i pecially to Wisconsin, where the silent
vote" made itself heard around the world
by electing men who had been maligned
| by the milyun-per-cent super paytriots.
Capt. Mallon Speaks.
In introducing Capt. George II.
Mallon, League-Labor candidate for lieu
tenant governor, the chairman read an
official report relative to the Captains
A envious military record. He is a vertran
q of the Spanish-American war and was
\ decorated by Generals Pershing, Joffre
4 and Haig for distinguished personal
q bravery during the World war. He
Penjoys the distinction of being one of the
100 bravest men of the war picked by
4 General Pershing In his recommendation S
\ for special recognition and decorations
q by Congress.
4 In the preamble to his able address,
Capt. Mallon stated he wished there were
i more mayors in Minnesota like New
4 Ulm's chief executive. He related in
stances Of hostile opposition to his adj
dressing meetings in various villages
i throughout the state, but assured his
audience that these meetings would be
held, even if it were necessary to take
I along a detachment of World War
4 Veterans as an escort. He deplored the
4 fact that such an exigency exists in this
4 alleged free country
The entire credit for his great military
success Capt. Mallon gave to the privates
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