The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-13
LA F0LLETTEIS
HELPING ONLY
SELF, CHARGE
Corps of Wisconsin Speakers
Invade Minnesota in
Senatorial Race
LOOKING TOWARD 1924
Farmer-LabOr Supporters See
Connection - Arthur LIE
tSueuer Hits Johnson

Minneapolis, July l3.-ChaTRes o'e
being made in the United States Sen
atorial race that the LaFollette ora
tors which have come into Minnesota
while ostensibly aiding Magnus, John-
son. Farmer-Labor candidate, actual
ly are seeking to lay the ground loi
Senator LaFollette's presidential
campaipn in 1924. The Minneapolis
Tribune says:
LaFollette's picked orators began
their Minnesota speaking drive at
Winona, Mimi, with the ostensibic
purpose Of telling voters why it Is
necessary to add Magnus Johnson,
Farmer-Labor senatorial candidate,
to the LaFollete bloc in the Senate
but actually to lay out the program
of principles, upon which the Wis
.consin senator will seek the presiden-
: tial nomination next year.
The two members of the "LaFoi-
lette flying squadron" who talked in
favor of Johnson's election were
Congressman Edward Voigt Of She
boygan and George ]. Schneider OF
Appleton. They are to be joined
Wednesday by Phil LaFollette, son OF
the senator, and Congressman J. u.
Z Beck of Virequa.
Never Met Johnson.
Both Congressman Voigt and
Schneider admitted here that they
mad never met Mr.. Johnson, nor even
Governor Preus.
Congressman Voigt hurried owe r
the discussion of the Johnson candi-
dacy and seemed anxious to get onto
national topics. In this way he
adroitly informed the people about
LaFollette's views on public affairs
and his effert was easily construed
as verbal foundation for the LaFol-
lette presidential boom. =
Voted Against Wa
He began by stating that he voted
against Americas entry into the war
"and ! have no apology to make'"' he
added. =.
'T am against war Of any kind" he
said, especially war that is engi-
neered by the moneyed interests for
their own gain"
Then he launched into an attack of
the Harding administration, stating
that he has nothing personally
against the President, but believes
the latter is Influenced by the wrong
kind of a cabinet.
81 don't want to see American dom
mated by any other power" Con-
gressman Voigt declared.
Hooked to "a Campaign.
The Minneapolis Tribune also sees
/ connection with the 1924 presidential
}campaign, saying as follows:
\ Election Of Magnus Johnson to the
United States Senate on July l6 will
make is possible for the Farmer-LA-
Dor party to capture control Of the
whole state government in Minne-
sofa in 1924"
This is the word that is being sent
: out to workers throughout the state
Nby Farmer-Labor party leaders. The
Minnesota Leader, official organ Of
the Nonpartisan league, in Its current
issue, stresses that argument as one
of the chief points to use in urging
Johnson's election.
In this manner the state election
of 1924. although far in the future,
has become one Of the outstanding
issues in the present senatorial cam
paign.
LeSueur Speaks.
Arthur LeSueur, former weli
known socialist, active in the Non
partisan league in North Dakota and
latter a utter opponent Of A. c.
Townley and William Lemke, has
thrown his hat into the ring in the
Minnesota battle for the senatorship.
He is aiding Governor ]. A. O. Preus
by directing fire at Magnus Johnson.
Farmer-Labor candidate for senator.
In formal statement LeSueur as
serted Johnson is not At to be Unit
ed States Senator.
Mr.. Johnson voted for the Grim
inal syndicalism law. against which
labor unions have long waged bat
tie, and voted against the eight-hQur
day, Mr.. LeSueur charged. John
sons votes, he added, are . matter
of record in the state senate Of Min
nesota.
II do not believe" Mr.. LIE Sueur
said, "that labor should be used to
pull the chestnuts out Of the fire for
the political ,gangsters who have
been fattening on the farmers move
ment."
Still for Principles.
~ have spent about twenty-five
years fighting labor's battles at
every opportunity" Mr.. LIE Sueur's
statement said, "and during the
same period I have represented
farmers organisations Of different
kinds and have put up . stiff fight
for them both In and ont Of their
organizations.
81 was closely associated withS the
Nonpartisan league from its organ
ization and have been stockholder
in the Equity Cooperative exchange
from the beginning.
II believe in the principles Of the
Farmer-Labor party and that labor
and the farmers ought to be aniteu
in the political field and ihave men
93of their own to represent them in
congress-, but s.,
(, II do not believe that labor
should be used to pun the chestnuti
oAt Of the hre for the political
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