Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-10-02
R. R. GROUPS
TO AID OLSON
Outlook is Good for Farmer.LabOr
Candidates to Win In
November Election.
BY II. G. Teigan.

The railroad brotherhoods and uni
ons have established headquarters at
GIT Marquette Ave-, Minneapolis, to
aid i'm the election of Floyd B. Olson
and other Farmer-Labor state and
legislative candidates.
The following candidate for asso-
ciate justice of supreme court and the
candidates for state and legislative
Offices have been endorsed by the
Railroad Brotherhoods' State Legisla-
tive Board of Minnesota" reads the
statement. I'VE cannot urge you too
strongly to be persistently active in
support of these candidates. They
are the most progressive candidates
of any for their respective office and
will render the people constructive
service"
The railroad organizations have
been consistent supporters OF the
Farmer-Labor cause since 1922 when
Dr. Henrik Shipstead was elected
United States Senator. In that cleo
ton the state brotherhood organiza-
tions raised a substantial fund of
their own and issued large quantities
of literature for distribution among
their members as we'll as among the
voters of the state, urging upon them
the Importance of voting for Henrik
.Shipstead and the other Farmer
Labor candidates.
Assailed Republican Congressman.
Twill also be recalled that joint
statement issued in September 1922.
by chairmen of several railroad uni
ons, including the four brotherhoOds,
assailed the Republican United States
Senators Kellogg and Nelson, and the
majority of the congressman for their
failure to aid in exposing the So
called war contracts graft. Hundreds
of millions of dollars worth of gov
eminent supplies were sold to favor
lite individuals and corporations for
a song following the close of the war
and this monumental graft was eX-
posed by congressman Woodruff and
Johnson. Referring to the complete
failure of the Minnesota Republican
delegation to perform in harmony
with Woodruff and Johnson, the rep
resentatives of the railroad organiza-
lions said in part:
Senators Kellogg and Nelson, and
Congressman Anderson, Davis, New
ton, Knutson, Volstead, Larson, Steen-
erson and Schall were well aware of
it (graft) because it was exposed on
the floor of the house by two Repub-
iican congressman, Woodruff and
Johnson of Michigan and South Da-
kota, respectively"
Thus it is only natural that these
same brOtherhoOds and unions should
now be advocating the election of the
Farmer-Labor state and legislative
tickets.
Urge Absent Voters Ballot.
These men advocate approval of the
three constitutional amendments to be
voted upon at the election on Novem-
Der 4 and urge upon their members
use of the absent voters ballot.
The endorsement of the Farmer
Labor ticket is signed by the follow
ing: w. w. Register, chairman, B. of L..
E.; F.. II. Wilson, chairman, o. r. c.;
F. E. Tillquist chairman, B. of l.. F.
4 E.; G. T. Lindsten, chairman, B. of
r. t.; Rose O'Neil, chairman, Ladies
Auxiliary, B. of r. t.; r. A. Henning,
chairman, Dist. 80, Machinists; c. E.
Crook, vice president Maintenance of
Way; and w. J. McGaughren, chair
man, Brotherhood Railway Clerks.
Lundcen Can Win.
A few weeks back the concensus of
opinion among newspaper men and
politicians was that Ernest Lundeen,
Farmer-Labor nominee for United
States senator, had no chance of vic
tory as against Tom Schall and Einar
Hoidale, Republican and Democratic
candidates, respectively. Now, how
ever. many concede that Mr. Lundeen
can be elected by good-sized margin
over his Republican and Democratic
opponents by merely holding the aver
age Farmer-Labor voting strength.
1t is pointed out by some political
dopesters that Schall. Hoidale and
Lund will split the Republican vote
To be sure their entire support will
not come from the Republicans alone,
but, in the main, Republicans will
constitute the bulk of the vote to be
divided between Schall, Hoidale and
Lund..
Mr.. Lundeen is gaining strength
both in the country and in the cities.
Mr.. Schall is thoroughly discredited
and thousands of Farmer-Laborites
who voted for him in the primary will
not support him at the general cleo
ton. The aid Mr.. Hoidale is getting
from the conservative Republican
press is having the effect of repelling
support from Farmer-Labor voters
who otherwise would have felt more
kindly disposed toward his candidacy.
State Senator Victor E. Lawson,