The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
FARMER-LADOR
IN MINNESOTA
primary today
Expect Communists to
Make Big Showing
BY ALFRED v. FRANKENSTEIN
Especial to The Daily Workerl

held tomorrow, will witness an
important struggle between the
left and right wings of the state
Farmer-Labor party, according
to c. A. Hathaway, national
secretary of the Arrangements
Committee for the June 18th
Convention of the National
Farmer-Labor movement.
Minnesota law requires that
the nominated candidates meet
directly after the primaries and
elect a state committee of the
party. The left wing, rank and
file Farm ar-Laborites, ar
pledged to support and put into
power as the official committee,
the committee elected by the
state convention, while the right
wing, the present Pike machine,
will disregard the conventions
committee, and elect one COM
posed of reactionary labor poll
ticians.
- GdHulQdIG5 IN InG Flclus
There are II candidates on the
Farmer-Labor ticket, said Hathaway.
There are eight candidates for gov
ernor, and seven for all other Offices,
except that of United States senator.
The race for this last Office is between
Senator Magnus Johnson, who ap-
pears likely to win, Michael Ferch and
Hjalmar Dantes, Communist. Dantes
made no personal campaign. He was
put on the ballot by the Workers
Party, and any votes cast for him will
be straight Communist votes.
The three most likely candidates
for governor are Tom Davis, Victor
Lawson and Floyd Olson. a |
re airy lawyer. q supporter Of the
PHI .nachine. Lawson is editor of
theA Illmer Tribune, a member of the
International Typographical Union,
and has been a progressive for thirty
years. Floyd Olson is supported by
Minneapolis labor, but has little
strength in the rest of the state. But
the Minneapolis vote may be strone
enough to nominate him.
The most important candidate 70
lieutenant governor are Emil L.
Holmes, national secretary of the
World War Veterans, and Frank H.
Keyes, banker of International Falls.
Holmes is left winger and supported
by the Workers Barty.
The candidate for secretary Of state
supported by the Workers Party is
Susie w. Stageberg, secretary Of the
Minnesota Non-Partisan League of
Women's Clubs. She is opposed by
e. A. Preuss and Andrew Trovatin,
both progressives.
Claim suIlivans Election.
The candidate for attorney general,
Thomas Selivan, supported by the
Workers Party, has a walkaway.
There is no strength in his opponents.
The prominent candidates for Rail
road and Warehouse Inspector are o.
M. Thomasson, renegade socialist,
most of whose campaign has consisted
in attacks on the Communists, and
bombastic waving of the red flag; A.
e. Smith, supported by the Workers
Party, and Fred Tilquist, member of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men. Tilquist was a strong candi-
date up to last week, when he issued
a statement to the press urging the
voters of the fourth congressional dis
trict to support Oscar Keller, republi-
can candidate for congress. The rea-
son for this statement was that the
candidate opposing Keller is a Com
munist and, rather than see a Com
munist elected, Tilquist sacrificed his
own support. But no support has
been withdrawn from J. F. Emme, and
Tilquist's chances have been wrecked.
Bentall Makes Strong Showing.
The left wing candidates for con-
gress all stand a good chance. In the
eighth district, out of FIVE candidates,
j, o. Bentall, Communist, is expected
TO get second or third place at least.
and in the fifth district. out OF six
running, j. o. Johnson, member OF
the Workers Party. is also expected
to attract heavy vote.
In the fourth district ]. r. Dunno,
is unopposed on the Farmer-Labor
ticket. He is a member OF the Work
ers Party, and has been Socialist can
didate for mayor Of st. Paul three
times.
In the tenth district the reaction
ries are strong. Hicks, formerly Of
Non-Partisan League, is running
the democratic ticket. George d.
ewer. formerly connected with the
alist party. and the defunct ap-
TO reason. Is running on the Far
abor platform, and has the sup
the right wing in the party. l.
left wing socialist, has the
the Workers Party and the
elements An the Farmer.