Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-04-07
Organize Shipstead Clubs

Now that the convention has been
held and candidates endorsed the next
step is to proceed to organize in order
to put them over at the June primaries.
We have matchless ticket but it will
be no easy matter to carry it thru to
the final election triumphantly. The
organized forces of human greed will
no doubt put up the greatest battle ev-
er known in the political history of
Minnesota. Just now they are inactive
for want of candidates. TOO many men
are seeking jobs and they must hold
an elimination conN entlon in order to
get together. This will take months
time and this month should be utilized
by the friends Of good government in
organizing Shipstead clubs in every
precinct in Minnesota These clubs
country precincts l beg to suggest that
a call be issued by the precinct chair
man of the Nonpartisan League where
such have been named and elsewhere
by any support Of Shipstead When
the crowd assemblies president and
secretary should be chosen. Then
paper should be prepared reading in
substance as follows.
The Shipstead for Governor club of
--precinct COR Township of
---- County, Minnesota. I'VE
the undersigned hereby pledge our
selves to do all in our power to secure
Henrik Shipstead as Governor OF Min
nesota.'
The names and P. O.. address should
be appended to this paper of all present
and 81 Tho 1dca be to copy
friendly to the farmers, for publica-
ton. Arrangements might be made by
which the names Of anyone not able to
be present could be attached. Another
meeting not more than week later
should be provided for and every Ship
stead man present should appoint him
self committee of one to drum up
recruits At these meetings speakers
should be secured if possible.
A Shipstead for Governor button will
no doubt appear in due time and should
be worn at all times in order to show
our colors. If we follow out this plan
I verify believe that before the enemy
gets fairly into the fight, we will have
held several meetings and enrolled a
majority Of the Republican voters Of
the state under our banners.
In Kandiyohi county where I live and
in which Shipstead was born, we will
hope to form club in each voting pre-
cinct as soon as the condition Of the
tho we will have some close rivals
Let us not deceive ourselves as to
the he: issues we have Joined. The big
dollars at stake and are not going to
! lie down and permit the common peo-
pie to assume the reins of government.
They have hundred dollars where the
organized workers have one and they
are largely in control of the press.
Skillful and able bodied liars artful
enough to deceive even the very elect
will swarm everywhere. 1t is possible
that here and there some one in the
ranks of labor may sell out to the enc
my.
So let US take time by the forelock,
organize in advance and line up in SOL
i'd column at the primaries If we do
this we are just as certain as the world
stands thru the power of our numbers
to wrest the political control of this
state from the plunderbund and place
in the governors chair a man qualified
in every way and ready and willing to
protect the raslets and the interests of
all classes and not as a mere choreboy
for big business interests.