The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-15
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FL. P. MEET
MINNESOTA
OhStTuGtIOnlStS Still Battle the
June 18th Convention
By WILLIAM F. DIINNE.
Especial to The Daily WorkerJ

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ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Mar. IL.
The convention Of the official
Farmer-Labor Party of Minne-
sofa, the Pike Organization,
went into session here today
with approximately 800 dele
gates IN attendance.
State Chairman F. A. Pike
made the opening address Of
the convention. 1t was a long,
rambling speech, made up of
time-worn platitudes and a
somewhat odious attempt to
take a slam at the more pro-
pressive elements, without ac-
tually calling names. Pike is
an unprepossessing individual
who reminds one Of fat
bleached toad.
Pixies Rough Stuff.
Following the conclusion Of HIS ad-
dress in which the mention of the
U. S. Senator La Toilette was all that
brought applause, Pike himself nomi-
mated chairman and thereby aroused
storm of protest. He had moved
that Baldus of the now defunct Nom
partisan League be made temporary
chairman, but after some bitter de-
bate a substitute motion throwing
open the nominations was carried and
David Evans, the Farmer-Labor Par
tvs first candidate for Governor, was
elected.
1t was moved, seconded AT8-cnr1ied
that each district-there are ten con-
gressional districts in Minnesota
select one of the delegation as a
member of the credential committee,
and that the convention adjourn for
one hour.
There Is a bitter hostility evident
in the convention between the Non
partisan League officials, who lost out
yesterday when their followers voted
to join the Farmer-Labor Federation,
and the labor group from the Twin
Cities and other labor centers.
With what strength they can rally
in this convention, which is largely a
convention of individuals and not Of
organizations, the obstructionists,
who have been on the job in every
one of the conferences so far, are go
ing to try and stage an eleventh hour
rally and prevent if possible the in
dorsement of the June 18th conven-
ton, and other decisions of the
Farmer-Labor Federation.
In the long run it will make little
difference what this gathering docs,
because it has no economic basis-the
unions, cooperatives and other or
CARNATIONS of the workers and farm
ers being represented by the Farmer
Labor Federation.
Publish Weekly.
1t would be the browning evidence
Of unity if the convention call and
June 18th convention were endorsed
here, but if sabotage prevents it the
farmer-labor government Of Mime
sofa and the Northwest will have suf-
fered but little damage. One of the
most disgusting incidents here, how
ever, is the fact that a few labor
men, former radicals, are double
crossing their own delegations from
the Twin Cities, and not only voting
with the reactionaries, but aiding
them to organize their forces. Dele
gate Vandenberg, Of the painters
union. Of Minneapolis, and Delegate
Call Parsons, of the World War Vet
Grams, of the same city, are two Of
the traitors whose actions are most
obnoxious.
The Farmer-Labor Federation, in
its final session Thursday night, de-
cided not to endorse candidates, but
to allow members to file in the prim-
aries. William Mahoney, Of st. Paul,
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