Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-08-25
CHRISTENSEN TO
SPEAK SATURDAY
Presidential Candidate to Make
, His Minnesota Address
at Willmar

Farley Parks Christensen, who de-
veloped as the big man at the attemp-
ted amalgamation of the progressive
forces at Chicago, and who was given
the nomination for president on the
farmer-labor ticket, will be ir Will
mar Saturday next, August 2S. He
speaks under the auspices of the Ma
tional Peoples League, and was plac-
ed at Willmar as a point easily acces-
sible to the organized forces of both
farmers and labor in the state. The
meeting will open at three o'clock D.
m. Mr.. Christensen will be accom-
panied by number of progressives.
National Chairman Buck of Chicago
is expected to come. Mrs. Harold Ba-
ker OF Olivia, will be one Of the speak,
ers.
Every progressive citizen in Mime
sofa should be interested to learn
more about this new figure in National
politics who sprang into prominence
at Chicago.
Mr.. Christensen is forty-nine years
old, studied law in New York; became
superintendent of education in Utah:
public prosecutor at Salt Lake City;
secretary of the State Constitutional
Convention; was progressive Reptb-
lican who supported the Roosevelt
Johnson ticket in 1912. He has been
an organizer for large fraternal organ
ization and is we'll known thruout the
west. His platform declares for gov
ernment ownership of railroads and
public I utilities, and is strongly pro-
gressive all along the line.
na10pofinno
from far and wide to Saturdays meet
ing at Willmar 1t is not held under
the auspices Of the Non-Partisan
League, for that organization does not
lthclauy participate in the National
election this year, owing to the small
number of states in which it has an
bers are concerned in the dev elOpment
Of o, new liberA! rarty that will voice
the demands Of tie people, This in
view Of the vt*er failure of the two
old parties to take, up the vital issues
that must be met. Hence the interest
in Saturdays meeting and the message
that Mr. Christensen will bring. He
was the permanent chairman of the
attempted amalgamation convention
"AASA 1OAO"Ou az Su1OdSO.
The meeting will be held in the
open air on the court house grounds,
at 800 o'clock. The Willmar Band
will furnish music for the occasion. If
it is demanded, an evening meeting
1t is most unusual occasion to
his Minnesota opening at Willmar,
nd V10 hn FIJI Gov
our citizens, regardless of political
views, to do to put out their colors and
show a little appreciation of the visi-
tors who will come to our city.
day to visit few days in Ortonville,
Minn., and in South Dakota.
R. w. Wheelock chairman of the
Board of Control arrived last evening
for visit at the State Hospital.
DR. and Mrs. Hendrick Shipstead
and son Weston Of Glenwood spent
Sunday at the Emil Bjornberg home.
Gale Plagman and family of Min
neapolis are having an outing at Big
Kandiyohi Lake for couple of weeks.
-Olof Mattson of Kansas City, NO.,
spent the week end visiting at the Mrs.
Celia Rodlun home. He was enroute
from trip to Canada. q
Miss Marie Shelp of Los Angeles
CAL, arrived Thursday for a couple of
days visit at the Arthur G. Erickson
cottage at Eagle Lake.
The Missee Frances and Hazel Bro.
man, Gladys .Stromert and Quinn Sol
UNI are spending the week at the
Erickson cottage at Eagle Lake.
Frank Fransen returned to his du
ties at night policeman this evening
after couple of weeks vacation. Hen
ry Stenson filled the position during
Mr.. Fransen's absence.
Editor Henry G. Mohn of the Nor
wegian American at Northfeld attended
| the Luther League convention of tht
! Synod church last week. :. He returned
| home last Monday morning