Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

urging you to elect other Farmer
Labor candidates to office in Novem-
ber."
State Senator Henry Arens spoke in
behalf of the whole ticket. He
boosted Floyd Olson's candidacy and
told of what the Hennepin county pro-
secutor had accomplished in sending
Minneapolis grafters to the peniten-
tiary. 81 think l can state without
any fear of challenge" he said that
every nominee of the Farmer-Labor
party is well qualified for the office
he seeks. The thing to do is to go
right straight down the line and vote
for every nominee of the Farmer
Labor party next November"
Elmer G. Johnson, nominee for rail-
road and warehouse commissioner, re-
ceived a real ovation when he con-
cluded his speech. He told something
of his war experiences and how that
| when he got into the trenches ne
came to realize that he was pitted
against men who had done him no
wrong and with whom he had no issue
to settle. 1t was apparent that the
'little corporal has great advantage
over his Republican opponent as fal
as the audience at Vasa Sunday Is
concerned.
YOungdahl Gets Applause.
Representative Youngdahl brought
message to the crowd from formel
Governor John Lind who many year,
ago taught school in the Vasa district
The former governor had hoped to b.
in attendance at this meeting bu
illness prevented him from beln'
there. He did, however, send lette
with Mr.. Youngdahl as a word o
greeting and encouragement to tn
gathering. He urged them to continu
their fight for economic and politlca
freedom and not be deceived by tn
platitudes and false promises OF tn
politicians representing special In
terests. Mr.. Youngdahrs speech a
well as the letter from Governor Lin
were received with great enthusiast
and applause.
, Mr.. Youngdahl urged the voters
. elect Henry Arens lieutenant governo
T Several times during the past 30 veal
we have broken away from the line
o in this state and elected governc
O only to find Republican lieutenal
v governor succeed to the governorshi
= upon the death of the man elected
! he said. eff you vote for Floyd
v Olson for governor, vote also Il
4 Henry Arens for lieutenant governor
When F. H. Shoemaker, nominee fl
O congress, was introduced it was a
) parent that he has plenty of suppo
= in Goodhue county. 1t was also ev
20 dent that those present were famili
. with the work that Mr.. Shoemak
/ has been carrying on for the pa
>. year and a half. The point made
~ Mr.. Shoemaker was that Shipste
o. needs help in Congress and that o
n of the ways to give him this help
= to send more Farmer-Laborites
te congress.
o. WhitmOre Exposes Schall.
We Horace G. Whitmore, former sec
ry tary of the Minnesota Chapter, Ra
n, bow Division Veterans, has sent out
st. letter to Minnesota ex-servicem'
S. calling their attention to an alta
er made upon General John ]. Pershi
IS. by Thomas d. Schall on September
1919.
re Mr. Whitmore designated the alta
of as this infamous libel of our comrs
N. and commander" and calls attent
a to the fact that General Pershing v
no in 1920 chosen honorary natiol
to commander of The Veterans of F
h eign Wars This was most effect
I'M answer to SchalIs charges, in
of Whitmore's opinion.
i'd. In Schalrs speech referred to alb
in Pershing was assailed as one who
. FUSED the country's blood and ag'
he to promote his own political ends.
ia.
8 Mr.. Whitmore is progressive