Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-23

meeting would open at 10 a. m. In
the afternoon there would be speakers
such as Lyons, Shipstead and others,
and all who could attend should try
to be there, especially for the after
noon meeting. 1t was also announced
that Sen. Frazier of North Dakota,
would speak at Pine River, Sept. 1, at
1 p. M, urging as many as possible
to be there.
A lady from Minneapolis, l believe
her name was Mrs. TOmay, spoke
briefly in behalf of the Ladies' Farm
er-Labor organization, stating that
they felt that a Lady should be in the
state campaign and she recommended
that Mrs. Marian LeSueur be staged
as candidate for the office of clerk
of the Supreme Court instead of Mr..
Gunderson. We were told that Mr..
Gunderson was not a true Farmer
Laborite. Gunderson was just looking
for an office and joined the Farmer
Labor group as that was the most sure
way to be elected. He defeated Mrs.
Naplin for the office in the primaries.
Mrs. Naplin was endorsed at the state
convention and the ladies felt that
we should recommend that Mrs. Lee
Sueur be out in the race. A resolu-
ton was passed urging that the state
central committee see fit to place the
name of Mrs. LeSueur on the ticket
Instead of Gunderson. 1t was also
urged that we should vote a straight
r,oiv fo
the ticket straight, whichever one it
may be, Of course the recommendation
was for the FL. ticket.
Mrs. Moore from Mile Laos county,
the secretary-treasurer of the Sixth
district, told about the Women's
Farmer-Labor organization operating
tent at the State Fair again this
year as they did last year.
Women Getting Busy.
They had speakers there each day,
telling the women about the FL.
party. She urged everyone to stop in
at the tent and register and to say .hel-
10. Mrs. Tomay asked the women who
were at the meeting to meet after the
meeting was over and she would talk
to them about organizing Women's
FL. clubs in the various counties.
l do not know the outcome of that
part Of the meeting, but the women
seemed to be determined to be heard
from in state politics.
Mr.. Kleffman, candidate for state
treasurer, gave very interesting
talk, telling us about the various par
ties in Minnesota, mixing in a bit of
humOr with his talk. He told how
the Democratic and Republican par
ties had in the past worked against
each other, knocking each other, tell
ing how their party was the best and
that they were vastly different from
each other, and how now they were
trying to work together, with one OBJ
Ject in view-tO defeat the Farmer
Labor party-at all cost or any cost.
! They were talking about fusion,
knocking the governor, ETC., in all
ways they could make up. Anything
to diScredit the party. Mr.. Hoffman
stated that he was a member of the
| Legislature in 1921 and 1923 and that
| he was a cO-authOr of such bills as
bank-guarantee, employment insur-
ance, child labor act, public owned
utilities, etc. He ridiculed the state
Democratic party for knocking such
bills today as that was just what
Roosevelt was sponsoring in the Dem
Ocratic party now. Mr.. Kleffman is a
very able speaker and seems to know
what he is talking about; he makes
no bones about it either He makes
it clear what he stands for, and he also