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all and special privileges to none."
Adolph and Otto Bremen. prominent
ST. Paul Democrats, spoke briefly, the
latter in referring to Governor Roose-
welt, said that 1--WE want to put a
human being in the presidential
chair" Senator Victor Lawson, editor
of the Willmar Tribune. a strong
Farmer-Laborite and one who casts
for outstanding and able individuals,
said it was a great joy for him to be
here in the presence of this able
liberal.
On Top of the World.
| j. Adam Bede of Duluth, former
citizen of Pine county and nationally
known wit. had the gathering roaring
with laughter for few minutes, after
which he put in some good words for
the ST. Lawrence deep waterway and
added that Minnesota is on top of the
world physically. financially and in
dustrially. He said the Father of
Waters-the Mississippi river-has its
source in Minnesota, Canadian
streams begin at the Minnesota bOun-
Diary and flow northward and here is
the beginning of the Great Lakes.
There has been no bank failures in
the Twin Cities for ever so long and
Minnesota furnished iron from its
mines TO win the World war. Larry
Ho retaliated by saying that he never
heard so much on water by man
who uses so little of it.
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in the evening was opened by Joseph
Wolf of Staples, Minnesota Demo-
cratic national committeeman, who
had charge of the dinner. Einar HOi-
dale, Minneapolis candidate for United
States senator against Thomas d.
Schall in 1880, was the POSTMASTER,
and handled the big meeting very
ably. Mr.. Hoidale said that the dele
gates from the Northwest states of
Minnesota. the Dakotas, Iowa, Wis
consin, and Michigan, are already on
record for Governor Roosevelt. Mr..
Roosevelt was elected governor of
New York by majority of $4,000 in
| 1928 and in 1880 he increased that
ma jority more than 100000. In the
latter campaign he carried AZ coun-
ties, losing but Is.
Must Have Liberal Party.
Andrew Nelson of Duluth, 1928 can
didate for governor, said there is not
enough room in the United States for
two ultra conservative parties. There
must be a liberal party. He pleaded
for the nomination of Governor ROOse-
velt
John NJ. Freeman of Olivia, speak
ing on Democratic principles, predict
ed that so years from now America
will be observing a Woodrow Wilson
day in honor of the war presidents
principles.
]. ]. Courtney of ST. Paul, said that
liberals in the country will support
Roosevelt because he is opposed by
the reactionaries.
Mrs. Roosevelt was introduced to
the audience as the First Lady of the
land after next March 4th, and all arose
in her honor. The POSTMASTER said
that her name was Roosevelt before
she was married. niece of the late
President Theodore Roosevelt, so she
did not have to change her name. Her
husband, Franklin d. Roosevelt, and
the former president were fifth cous-
ins.
Three Outstanding Men.
Governor Roosevelt was given a
great ovation when he was introduced,
and there was prolonged cheering
when he referred to Governor Floyd
B. Olson as his colleague and friend.
We have had in our own history, said
Governor Roosevelt, three men who
chiefly stand out for the universally
of their interest and their knowledge
Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jeffer-
son and Theodore Roosevelt. All
three knew at first hand every cross
current of national and international
life. All three were possessed of
profound culture in the best sense of
the word, and yet all three under
stood the warnings and the lack of
opportunity-the hopes and fears of
millions of their fellow beings. All
true culture finally comes down to an
appreciation of just that.
And of the three, jefferson was in
many ways the deepest student-the
one with the most inquiring and d.
versified intellect, and, above all, the
one who at all times looked the far
thest into the future, examining the
ultimate effects on humanity of the
actions of the present.
This being previous to the big ma
tional Democratic convention in Chi
cago when the nomination will be
made and the party platform written,
the governor could of course not go
too far in the way of presenting a