Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
FARMER-LABORITES
ACTIVE OVER STATE
BY H. G. TEIGAN
Farmer.LabOr Press Service

Farmer.LabOr Press Service
With the approach of the Farmer
Labor convention to be held on March
&c and 81, there is developing an in
creased interest and activity in the
progressive cause in the state. :,
In the three principal industrial
cities of Minnesota, things are NOV
ing politically. There is already an
active campaign on by the Farmer
Laborites to elect Frank E. McAllis-
ter Mayor of st. Paul, and to elect a
majority of the city council with him.
The primary takes place on March
10. Since the inception of the party
in 1918 ST. Paul labor has been loyal.
st. Louis County FL Oh Job.
The Farmer-Labor Association of
st. Louis county, held its convention
at Duluth on Sunday, March 4. The
convention was well attended and
delegates were chosen to attend the
state convention. County Chairman
j. l.. Peterson issued the call for the
convention. Mr.. Peterson has made a
most efficient chairman and the
Farmer-Laborites of the county agree
that the success of the organization
in st. Louis county is due in no small
measure to Mr.. Peterson's efforts.
The growth of the Farmer-LabOr
party in ST. Louis county has been
rapid. In the fall of 1913 when the
Farmer-Labor party made its first ap-
paaranna in tho Stofo CT nuiS cOupt "
gave small encouragement to the new
party. The vote was, Burnquist, Re-
publican, 1861; Wheaton, Democrat,
6,2O5; Evans, Farmer-Labor, 1869.
From that time on the FL cause
made rapid strides and in the 1926
election Magnus Johnson, Farmer
Labor nominee for Governor led Gov
ernor Theodore Christianson, Repub-
lican, by 1,O12 votes. The Democrat
vote had all but vanished.
Minneapolis Labor Again In Camp.
The Minneapolis Farmer Labor
movement is showing signs of re-
newed life. Ward locals report in
creased membership and trade unions,
which have stayed aloof from politics
for several years, are again affiliating
with the Association. There appears
to be complete unity in the movement
and political heresy-hunting on the
part of both radicals and conserva-
tives has disappeared.
At a recent meeting of the county
committee of the Farmer-Labor As
ISOLATION there appeared several
prominent members of the organiza-
ton to speak words of advice and en-
enlargement. Among these were R.
S. Wiggin, assistant city attorney; W..
A. Anderson, state chairman, Mime
sofa Farmer-Labor party; S. A Stock
we'll, former member of the legisla-
ture and present vice chairman of the
Farmer-Labor Association; Lynn
Thompson, member of the Minneapo-
lis School Board; Floyd B. Olson,
County Attorney of Hennepin county;
Ernest Lundeen, former Congressman,
and R. d. Cramer, editor Labor Re-
view.
Speakers Boost FL Association.
All of these emphasized the need
of organization and most of them
pointed out mistakes that have been
made in the past. With scarcely an
exception they urged unity, regardless
of differences in philosophy and
ideals.
County Attorney Floyd B. Olson
urged utilization of trade unions with
the Farmer-Labor Association and
warned the workers not Ito forget the
parties"
81 come here not as a holder of
public office, not as a seeker of pub
lie office, but as member of the
Farmer-Labor Association, because
understand matters of Importance are