The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-09-28

trayal of the party The utter sell
fishness of these kept publicity agents
of the plunderbund is obvious. These
papers did not see fit to attack Schall
on account of his vicious and corrupt
campaign against Magnus Johnson in
1924 but now that he sees fit to re-
pudiate the republican state ticket he
is designated "a disgrace to the re-
publican party" Moreover, the G. O..
P. press is threatening Schall with
dire results in 1880 for his opposition
to Nelson, Ted & Co.
Some Republicans See the Light
What no doubt is bothering Schall
and other republican politicians in re-
spect to the situation is that they see
defeat staring the republican party in
the face. Hoover's reactionary atti-
tude rot only on farm relief, but on
water power control, and the more
progressive stand taken by Al Smith,
the democratic nominee and by Nor
man Thomas, the socialist candidate,
makes republican defeat in Minnesota
and in other northwest states all but
certainty. And the more sophisti-
Gated of the republican politicians see
this and do not care to become parti.
cipants in a campaign that means de.
feat.
Speaking of water power calls tt
mind again, the Importance of legisla
ton along this line in the state O.
Minnesota. The farmer-labor part!
/ has at all times championed publi
! ownership of water power while tn
republicans have stood out against i
) and in favor of the power trust. l
r will be recalled that Theodore Chris
5 tianson fought public ownership O
: water power and of public utilities a
: advocated in the Farmer Labor plat
: form in 1924 as Socialism
!, In the 1927 session of the legisls
i ture Representative Frank 7. Stark
q ey of st. Paul, introduced bill Pre-
viding for state control of water pow
n er. A similar measure had been il
!, troduced at the 1923 and 1925 SCI
sions by Rep. Stockwell of Minneapt
1 lis. Among those who were active
u fighting the measure and who are no
i again seeking reelection to the hous
are: w. l. Norton, of Hennepin; O.
) car A. Swenson, of Nicollet; M.
, Rohne, of Freeborn; o. C. Neuman,
II Traverse; and ]. E. Therrien of Pin
o Active campaigns are being wage
= by the opponents of these legislato
II and if proper publicity is given
II the record that they have made
past sessions there should be lit
difficulty experienced in unIOadil
Swenson, Rohne, Neuman and The
rien. 1t will undoubtedly be mo
difficult to get rid of Norton.
Wefald Making a Good Fight
Former Congressman Knud Wefa
is waging an active and apparent
effective campaign in the ninth d
W.T. trict. The Wefald campaign is G
v viously beginning to tell upon ca
. gresham G. G. Selvig, who is fail
squirming in his attempts to just
his conduct as a member of congre
NC during the past session.
~ ~ In 1926, it will be remembered,
Selvig conducted a very unfair ca
an paign against Congressman Wefa
IN charging him with having support
No the national origins provision to |
On immigration act. The charge was
=; solutely false but it served its %
~ pose as thousands of Scandinav
- voters were led to believe that ]
on on Wefald had given sanction to a p
=, ~ vision in the immigration law VIII
-, all but prohibits immigration fir
- Germany and the Scandinavian CO
u tries. Selvig is now refraining fir
I'D talking on this matter as the vot
,~u have been put wise to the facts.
- stead, he is devoting his time on
az stump and in the press to talk
e el about the "Coconut Cow. The pc
Ire nc oC0elnp.s ~ IIoNc 70 .lloC vic -o.
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