Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
MORE INTEREST is
BEING SHOWN IN
THE LEGISLATURE
Pr0gressives Working to Elect Mem.
bers of State House Who Will Back
Up Governors Program.
BY HENRY G.. TEIGAN


cate clearly that no stone will be
left unturned to make Farmer-Labor
victory complete in November. Or
sanitation, publicity and educational
propaganda are provided for in the
plans tentatively agreed upon.
Organization of the state central
committee as outlined at meeting
of the Farmer-Labor state and con-
gressional candidates on June 80,
provides:
1. That all members of the state
committee of the Farmer-Labor As
sociation become members of the state
central committee.
9. That each of the nominees for
state and congressional offices name
three additional members.
8. That the committee choose from
among its members, Is persons to
serve as an executive committee.
4. That the nominee for Governor
name the state chairman.
Nominees Meeting July Is.
An adjourned meeting of the NOM
inees will be held next Monday at
the Governors office. At that time
the state central committee will be
named in full and shortly thereafter
a meeting of the committee will be
held with a view of getting the cam
paign started.
The campaign will be waged con-
dorsed candidates for state, congress
sional and legislative offices. The
legislature will by no means be for
gotten which to some extent, has been
done in past campaigns. The COVER
nors big handicap during the session
of 1881 was that he received little or
no cooperation from the legislature
because of the latter being domin-
ated by reactionaries.
ReactiOnaries Defeated.
Several of the reactiOnary leaders
fell by the wayside in the primary.
Their conduct as legislators was so
bad that they were not even able to
muster third Of the votes on June 20.
Among those who fell by the wayside
were Otto c. Neuman, Wheaton; John
A. Nordine, Wabasha; Geo. D. Reed.
Hibbing and R. w. Keeler. Chokio.
But there are many more who need
to be disposed of. 1t will be tough
job to eliminate w. l. Norton. When
he was first elected to the legislature
he represented the second and ninth
wards on the East side in Minneapolis.
AS his record of servility to the blum
derbund became known to the voters
of that district, he began to lose
ground and following the election of
1924 he concluded it was best to get
into a district that would make his
political life a bit safer. He now
represents the seventh and thirteenth
wards of Minneapolis, an extremely
reactionary district.
Famer.LabOr. Cavalcade.
AS stated above the Farmer-Labor
organization is going to render more
than ordinary service in aiding legis-
lative candidates to win this year.
A big campaign drive has already
started and legislative endorses of
the Farmer-Labor Association will be
invited to accompany Magnus Johnson,
A. c. Townley and Ernest Lundeen as
their "cavalcade" proceeds through
the several legislative districts of the
state.
No neglect of the legislative candi-
dates will be permitted. These speak
ers will address up to ten meetings
each day, winding up each evening
at two fairly good sized towns.
The evening meetings for the next
week are as follows: July 10, Granite
Falls, 1880 p. M; Hanley Falls, $3.50
o. m. July 20, Pipestone, 1880 p. M;
Jasper, $3.50 p. M; July 81, Lakefield,
7:3O p. M; Jackson, $3.50 p. m; July
%, New Ulm, s p. m; July %, Jordan,
1870 p. M; Shakopee, $3.50 p. m.
NOnpartisans Sweep N. d.
That there is more than an even
chance of making a clean sweep in
Minnesota this year is obvious from
the results in the recent primary
election in North Dakota. AS is pretty
generally known the Nonpartisans de-
feated all OF their Republican OPP
ponents in the Flickertail state on
June 20. 1t is the most remarkable
victory the Nonpartisan Leaguers
have ever won in that state.
The outcome in North Dakota sug-
gests revolt in all the agricultural
areas of the Northwest. Farmers OF
Minnesota feel just as do those in
North Dakota. Hoover was rejected
with a vengeance and the North Dako-
ia farmers did not allow themselves to
be deceived by the nonsensical pleas
on the part of the regular Republi-
cans, that they had been faithful in
supporting farm relief legislation.
Here in Minnesota similar pleas will
be made by the Republican nominees
who will contend that they toe
will support farm relief legislation
At the same time these G. o. P. NOM
inees will be asking their constituents
to support Mr.. Hoover for reelection,
and that means that any genuine
farm relief legislation that might be
enacted by congress will be null1fied
by the veto of Mr. Hoover