The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-29
FARMER-LABOR
RANKS Develop
PARTY LOYALTY
Seek Strong Basis for
Minnesota Movement
BY J. LOUIS ENGDAHL
Especial to The Daily Worker)

movement is the development of party
loyalty on the part of the workers
and farmers OF the state.
The party is rising above even such
personalities as Magnus johnson and
Hendrix Shipsted who have been and
stan are the party's outstanding stand
ard bearers
This drift of loyalty from person
sftties 20 party is best seen in the
changed attitude taken toward the
lesser candidates, especially the can
-EatdAtes FOR the state legislature who
appear on the ballot as non-partisans
without party designation.
In the past it has been the habit of
Apo many Legislative candidates to
hide their farmer+labor afiliation in
xhe hope Of catching some of the
respectable" middle class vote. This
practioe has been more or less
AltnlSed at But all that is now pretty
n9uch a thing of the past. It is felt
ehat the party must build from the
sbCttom and not from the top. The
candidates will therefore be compelled
10 carry the party standards in the
open without camoufiage.
The movement gained impetus, to
be sure, thru the election Of Magnus
johnson and Hendrix Shipsted as
United States senators. Magnus John
saon, however, suffered defeat at the
hands Of the republican, Tom SchaH.
He is now the Farmer-Labor candi-
date for governor.
But it is felt that strength Of the
party thruout the state must be bet
ter displayed thru the election Of
Farmer-Labor candidates to the state
legislature and to the lower house Of
congress.
Here in Saint Paul, almost more
than in Minneapolis, the organized la
Dor movement Is solid and enthusi-
astic in its support of the Farmer-La-
Dor campaign. Last Saturday saw a
meeting Of all the business agents of
the st. Paul trade unions to discuss
the campaign. This Wednesday eve
ming, Sept. 20, at p. M, a gathering
Of all Farmer-Labor forces will be
held at TIA Labor Temple, 216 N.
Franklin St., for the purpose OF or
ganizing and developing the campaign
Tor state, congressional and legislatiY
candidates endorsed by the Farmer
Labor Association on the Farmer-La.
Dor ticket. A city-wide precinct organ
ization will be built up for the dis
tribution Of literature, for the con
duct Of meetings and the raising of
finances. Special editions of the
Farmer-Labor Advocate will be cir
culated thruout Ramsey county.
Among the legislative candidates en-
dorsed by the Farmer-Labor Associa-
ton in Ramsey county (St. PauD are
Evans Kelley 37th district south;
Frank T. Starkey. 3Sth district north;
John ]. McDonough, Ssth district
south AL J. Samec. goth district 18th
Ward); A. H. Uhl, 42nd district north.
Other candidates will be endorsed at
Wednesdays meeting.
Joseph Jackson, 37th district: Geo.
Nordlin, S7th district; Charles Hans
Ter, S9th, district, and Dr. Cannon. 41st
district All Of these except DR.. Can.
non are up for reelection. Senator's
Hansler and Nordlin have no opposi-
ton.
Candidates for Congress.
The Farmer-Labor Party has con.
gressional candidates in eight dis
tricts. The candidates and their dis
tricts are as follows:
Third-A. NJ. Gagen, Glencoe.
Fourth-Thomas V. Sullivan, St.
Paul
Fifth-Albert C. Bastis. Mime
apolis.
Sixth-Joseph B. Himsl. st. Cloud.
Seventh-O. J. Kvale. Benson.
Eighth-William L. Carss. Proctor.
Nith-Knud Wefald, Hawley.
Tenth-Ernest Lundeen, Richfeld.
Three Of these candidates Kvale.
Carss and Wefald are up for re-elec-
ton. The campaign hopes. as opti-
mistically expressed around the Farm
er-Labor Party headquarters, are that
Minnesota will send six Farmer-Labor
congressman to Washington. Those
picked for victory are Sullivan, Himsl.
Kvale, Carss. Wefald and Lundeen.
While still in the republican party
during the war, Lundeen represented
the fifth district in congress.
Efforts are being made to elect
Thomas V. Sullivan from the district
(4th, ST. PAUL., in which ]. +. Emme.
the Communist, received 1900 votes
as the Farmer-Labor candidate in
1924.
The state Farmer.Labor ticket is as
follows
For Governor-Magnus Johnson,
Kimball.
For Secretary OF Charles
Olson, Duluth.
For Attorney General-Frank e.
McAllister, ST. Paul.
For State Auditors o. Tjosvold
st. Paul
For Cfafa Traauurar I'll - y