New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-10-27
MIDGET MAJOR
DESERTS DEMOS
THROWS CHS INFLUENCE" TO
STEEL TRUST CANDIDATE
CAKE" PREUS.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
SAYS THINGS.

o. J. Duane, St. Peters midget
Major" and one Of the publishers Of
the St. Peter Herald, got ''front page,
top Of column publicity in the re-
dictionary Minneapolis Morning Trib-
une, Tuesday, on the strength Of his
having turned traitor to the Demo-
cratic party of Minnesota, one of whose
gubernatorial candidates he was at
the last primary election. The Trib-
une even published a likeness of the
modern political Judas Iscariot, who
has apparently "sold out to the steel
trust and other big interests, and
emblazoned its article about his po-
litical contortion stunt with double
column heading.
Are Sensing Danger.
The Republican leaders in Mime
sofa have evidently read the indelible
handwriting on the wall which spells
defeat for the steel trust candidate
"Jake' Preus, and in last frantic
effort to stem the avalanche of votes
for DR.. Henrik Shipstead, Farmer
Labor's Independent gubernatoriai
standard bearer, they are 'persuad-
ing" or attempting to persuade, would
be leading Democrats to forsake their
candidate, L. C. Hodgson, and rush to
the aid Of Preus. Judging from au-
thentic reports received at League
Labor headquarters, DUANE has u;
bandoned one sinking ship to. board
dereict; like a drowning man he has
grasped a straw, hoping against hope
that it will save him from a watery
political grave.
Classed as Weakling.
Howard Everett, chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
classes the mediocre militarist of ST.
Peter as a weakling in the Democratic
party and stamps him as being guilty
of "a deliberate and malicious false
hood" when he says that Hodgson
has no chance of being elected. The
following story was sent out by the
Democratic State Central Committee
to the newspapers of the state last
week:
No Mincing of Words.
ttThe fact that O. J. Duane of ST.
Peter, who has been weakling in the
Democratic organization and who has
never given any kind of loyal support
to Larry Hodgson, is going to support
the Republican candidate for governor
will not injure the chances of Mr..
Hodgson to score a glorious victory
declared Chairman Howard Everett
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee in statement in reply to
Quane's ''clarion CALI to the people
of Minnesota. Mr.. Everett expressed
the wish that he hoped Duane would
support Preus as Loyalty as he alleged
he had supported chs friend, Larry
Ho."
Duane Was Disgruntled.
eff he does give Preus such loyal
support /" declared Mr.. Everett, "it
is safe to say that the Democrats will
carry Quane's county. Duane has
read himself out of the Democratic
party and it is one of the best things
that has happened to the party in this
campaign. Duane was disgruntled
after the primary election when he was
defeated by Hodgson. He was named
chairman of the publicity committee
but, he never turned a hand to the
work. That's the kind of loyal sup
port he gave to his friend, Larry
H AS a matter of fact, Republican
/ papers in the state said more and better
things about the Democratic candidate
hthan did lQsuane's ST. Peter Herald"
ia Mr. Everett further declared Quane's
stand substantiated recent charges of
James A., lGarley, state executive COM
4 nlttee chairman, to the effect that
"slackers existed in the Democratic
ranks He said that the state or
i ganization had undergone wedding
out process and that "Quane's action
j saved the state committee from going
4 further with it's housekeeping"
4 Round Robin" Recalled.
4 DUANE has been on the fence for
sometime" said Mr.. Everett. sHe
1 has always been dissatisfied with his
! surroundings. In the army he was a
1 major in the Third Minnesota infantry
land one of the officers WHO signed a
iround robin attacking his commanding