St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-05
Elizabeth Heffelfnger Lambasts Otto

When Elizabeth Hcffelfnger Republican National Com
mittecwoman in speech to the Young Republicans took
off her gloves" and after Otto Christensen executive
vcepre of the Minnesota Employers Association
heard such yelpng outside city dog pound that which
from his office in the Pioneer Bldg
Mrs HeffeIfinger gave Christensen the works"
the methods he used defeat the fair employment
practices and the party designation bill Mrs Hee
finger talking the Young Republicans who have time
and time again passed resolutions favorng FEPC.
She attacked Chrsensons lobbying type dictator
ship which she warned might easily bring dscredt to
Of the firms who represented in the membership OF the
Employers Association
This newspaper agrees with her observations II thinks
the Employers have right oppose any legislation they think
Is not In the best interest Of members the state but Of
the methods which Christensen has used and inspired
not fair or decent
He distributed a pamphlet in his fight against FEpC
which would have done credit Bboes and Rankns in their
which has often been used in Minnesota
II the employers organization 20 along with that type
of below the belt" fighting that is Of their responsible
y,
Mrs Heffefnger knows that responsible employers
do not favor the Christensen methods and her speech
probably designed to attrec needed attention chrsenson
methods
Various stooges Of Christensen and Of those who
favor his methods busy trying dscred the Re
publican leader via the letter columns daily
and by other We predict that their efforts will
be in vain
In her advocacy Of party designation in the legs
ature she is in with responsible state COP
leadership Better legislation for the would
party responsibility Chrsansons plea that party desgna
ton would give the DEL advantage in the is selfish
demogog II is tantamount saying that the people of Mime
be trusted nteigently which
they consider best suited for the they elect legislators
with party labels.
Such reasoning ignores that the great independent vote
of this be constantly woocd by both parties the
party which offers the in constructive achievement
the people and the state usually wins that The forward
leaders Of the Republican party know that the present system
Of individual parties with party responsible
people
On the matter of FEP Mrs, aeefnger following the
program of Eisenhower who has suggested that the first
have opportunity pass such laws FEPC Both Youngdah
and Anderson Republican governors have fought for FEP
party leader she sound ground when she objected
TO Christenson's vicious methods in fighting FEPC
Otto is the defensive in fighting Elizabeth Hefeinger
who doesn't back away from battle when the drawn
He can't descend to of his foul tactics with her because
his bosses who supply his pay cheek wouldn't for that
took good put Otto his place but he II be back
muddyng the waters session of the legislature
but he may not have much persuasive ability in SIS lie
least viii know he has in the like leffel
finger who isn't afraid take him apart when gets too far
Of line.
II you live in Minneapolis and registered and
vote Monday get poor for the two
years II viii be partly your fault aud those like you