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confirmation of their confidence in
him.
AS the only Farm-Laborite in the
House, he controls no patronage. While
he attends meetings of the Minnesota
State delegation. he is conspicuously
absent at all party caucuSes and con-
terenceS. On the floor he often sits with
the Republicans because the other men,
bers Of the Minnesota State delegation
are there, but he just as often Is to
be seen on the Democratic side, be-
cause he has many friends there and
has conferred with Democrats on legis-
lative matters fully as much as with
the Republicans. That Is one reason
why he now has them all guessing as
to how much he can be depended upon
in close issues between the Republicans
and Democrats.
Has No Party Allegiance.
This unique position, however, has
caused him little or no embarrassment.
He owes no more allegiance to Repub-
licans than to Democrats, and makes
his own decisions. The fact that he
has just defeated a Republican con-
tender for his seat has not helped any
to bind him to the Republican side.
The tall, stately Senator Shipstead
came to the Senate in the elections of
1922 by defeating former Senator Frank
B. Kellogg, Republican, who later be-
came Secretary of State during the
Coolidge administration.
Shipstead was the first member OF the
Farmer-Labor party to be elected TO
the Senate, and in 1928 he was re-
elected with the same party designation
by an overwhelming majority, evidence
of his strong personal popularity among
his people.
OF Norwegian ancestry, Senator Ship
stead was born on farm in the town.
ship of Burbank, MINI. He was one
of IL children, and, at the age OF IA
was doing his. share by helping to cul-
tivate an acreage of potatoes. He at
tended public school and later was
graduated from the high school at New
London and the normal school at st.
Cloud
He studied dentistry at Northwestern
University and in 1904 began to prac-
tice at Glenwood, MINI. Two years
later he married Miss Lulu Anderson at
Belgrade, MINI.
Served as Glenwoed Mayor.
His first venture into the field of
public service was as mayor of Glen
wood, followed by his election to the
Minnesota Legislature in 1917 He ran
for Governor in 1920 as an independent,
supported by the non-partisan group,
but was defeated and moved to Min
neapolis, where he continued the prac-
tice of dentistry.
Although he has been in the Senate
only little more than one term, this
rugged NorthweSterner has gone rather
rapidly up the ladder of prominence on
Capitol Hill. He has been on the COM
mittees on foreign relations, agricul-
ture, public buildings and pensions, in
addition to being chairman OF the
Committee on Printing.
More than six feet tall, broad
shouldered and with strong features,
Senator Shipstsad presents an i'm
pressive appearance. He is not one of
the most frequent debatsrs in the
Senate, but when he speaks he presents
his views on the major problems OF the
day forcefully and clearly.
He has followed foreign affairs
closely, opposing the World Court and
the national origins plan of regulating
immigration. He has also been in the
thick Of the many discussions over
farm relief in Congress since he came
to the Senate.
Illness kept Senator Shipstead away
from the Capitol during the greater part
of the last session of Congress, but he
has recuperated steadily and is ex-
pected to be back in the full swing of
legislative work at the coming session.