The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-28
TRAITORS GIVEN
SHORT SHRIFT IN
The MINI. FL. P.
Quigley and Holmes
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It is pointed out that the repub-
licans, recognizing the farmer-labor
candidates as their real opponents, are
making drive to shift as many farm
erIabor votes as they can to the
democratic party, arguing that the
democratic party is the party Of pro-
test and that nothing can be gained
by a three-cornered fight thru contin-
uing the Farmer-Labor Party in the
field.
Republicans Reveal Themselves.
Thus prominent republicans from
hms 70 time have expressed the hope
and the desire, thru their bought
press, that something could be done
70 rehabilitate the democratic party as
a minority opposition. Paralleled with
this desire was the hope that some
thing might be done to kill OF the
Farmer-Labor Party.
There are many connecting links to
show that these wishes and hopes
fathered the Quigley round robin"
Quigley was formerly a non-partisan
league organizer and later was active
in the campaigns of Charles Lind
bergh, Floyd Olson and Tom Davis,
the last of these, It is claimed, hav-
ing spent about $4,000 to capture the
Farmer-Labor nomination for gov
ernor in the recent primaries that
gave the nomination to Magnus John
son. The Minnesota Union Advocate,
edited by William Mahoney, declares
that:
oulsley Has cheekered Career.
"Quigley has had checkered career
in the progressive movement. At diff
ferent times he has assumed treacher-
Gus attitudes and sought to profit by
undermining the organization he was
presumed to represent. He was active
in the campaign two years ago but his
sincerity was always questioned.
When A. N. Jacobs was arrested for
libeling Magnus Johnson, Quigley
served as his attorney. This con-
frmed the suspicious that during the
campaign while working on the state
committee he was really supporting
Tom Schan, Republican who was
elected) against Magnus Johnson for
senator"
This Jacobs was best known as edi-
tor OF The Harpoon, a shakedown
sheet. He spent his time hanging
around the state capitol when the
legislature was in session.
Held Out as Bait.
Quigley was careful to have a Juicy
lure for his come-on game. He pointed
out 10 the lucky Is" who would sign
his round robin that they would be
the future leaders of the rehabilitated
democratic party, which he now ad-
mits is nothing more than a corpse.
Quigley paints a beautiful picture of
democratic success in the 1928 presi-
Dental elections, which will result In
national democratic campaign funds
and patronage flowing into the state,
he says.
Information secured indicates that
Qugley was already claiming that
among those who had signed his round
robin were Oscar Brekke. president of
the non-partisan league faction of the
FaTmer-LabOr Party; R. A. Trovat-
ten, former member Of the state legis-
lsture from Yellow Medicine county,
and man named Emil Hallgren and
another named Carl Hulltin from Kit
son county. He also claims Sam
Wallace of Perham. None of these
has any real influence or standing be-
yond his own immediate circle. The
Minnesota Union Advocate again
points out:
1T is generally believed that repub-
lican money and republican influence
is back OF the Quigley movement.
Knowing the latter's sordid and I'M
scrupulous character, 1t is not hard to
understand how he could be induced
70 undertake this act of treacheFy to
the progressive movement"
The Minnesota Union Advocate sur
yeys the republican fears as follows:
The republican party recognizes
that this is a farmerlabor year. The
state administration has betrayed ag-
rieultural interests and thereby Inn
posed continued stagnation on the
entire state. The administration Of
the state government has been a mon
umental joke. Embezzlement aod cor
ruption and incIciency have been
rampant. The economy claims OF the
Christianson (republican) administra-
ton have been disproven by the IN
crease in the cost OF the government
and the addition Of high-priced Office
holders. The only way in which It is
possible 10 prevent the defeat OF the
republican party 10 20 destroy the
morale of the farmer-labor supporters
and cause n division amongst them.
II Quigley and his bunch can take
away 10000 votes Il may mean the
suocoss OF tho republican party,
which would be worth O good many
thousands Of dollars 20 the special
interests. We believe the republi-
cans would pay we'll for this sort of
treachery."
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