The nonpartisan leader. [volume], April 12, 1920, Image 4

About The nonpartisan leader. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1915-1921

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by step, he declared, and the next step for the peo
ple of' Minnesota and the people of the nation to
take was ably outlined in the program of the Non
partisan league, which he proposed to put into ef
fect. He declared for the full use of the police pow
er of the state, not to oppress the people, but to
protect them from the despotic influences that con
trol the farmers' market
places and stand between
the producer and consumer,
taking heavy toll from both.
It was at the end of his
speech, with the immense au
dience on its feet, clapping
and stamping and shouting
its applause, that the ques
tion was asked again, and the
answer came back, stronger
than before:
"HE'S ALL RIGHT."
Doctor Shipstead was not
the only speaker. All other
candidates were presented to
the farmers and labor men.
Captain Mallon, the unani
mous choice of both conven
tions for lieutenant governor,
had previously addressed both
of them. He had declared,
immediately after being chos
en, that he did not want any
one to be misinformed by the fact that he had a
military record.
"While I served my country abroad during
the war," said Captain Mallon, "that does not en
title me to any special consideration at your hands.
Many men and women, laboring in the cities and
on the farms, served their country just as truly
as we did in the army.
"In one matter especially I do not want to pose
under false colors. Although I served my country
in two wars I am not in favor of compulsory mili
tary training. It is a form of Prussianism and I
am strongly opposed to it. I fought for democracy
in France and I am going to keep on fighting for
what I conceive to be democracy in America, and
to my mind compulsory military training is no
Thomas V. Sullivan, for at
torney general.
ELDOM if ever have more promising
candidates been selected than those
picked by the farmers and workers of
Minnesota to represent all the people
as their next state officials. Without
exception the candidates have been
prominently identified with the people's fight for
years. All have proved their abilities at their
chosen businesses or profes
sions. Almost all have been
compelled to make their own
way from childhood. The ma
jority have been born on the
farm and have known the
struggle to make both ends
meet.
Doctor Henrik Shipstead,
candidate for governor, was
born on his father's farm,
Kandiyohi county, 39 years
ago. One of six children, he
was self-supporting from the
age of 14. His first farming
venture was to put in pota
toes on 14 acres of land which
his father loaned him. He
got a taste of market condi
tions when 11 cents a bushel
was the best price he could
get. At this age he did his
first wage work, following a
binder for $1 a day.
Working his way, he went through the public
schools, high school, normal school and the dental
course at Northwestern university, Chicago, grad
uating from college at 22, although he had been
compelled to take two years away from his edu
cation to earn sufficient money. He worked at ev
erything from waiting on table to teaching and
spent his summers in the harvest fields of North
Dakota.
In 1904 he located at Glenwood, his present home.
On demand of the progressive citizens he became
candidate for mayor on a reform ticket, serving
two terms, during which the commission form of
government was installed. He served one term
in the legislature, where he was a leading fighter
for the tonnage tax and other progressive measures
Paul I. D. Ostby, for railroad
and warehouse commissioner.
part of democracy. If this does not accord with
your ideas I would rather withdraw from the ticket
than be nominated under a misapprehension."
The cheers of the farmers and labor men left
Mallon no ground to doubt but that they agreed
with him.
Tom Sullivan, the fighting candidate for attorney
general of two years ago, brought the
crowd up cheering when he promised to
make Burnquist's "public safety com
mission account for every one of the
$1,000,000 they spent during the war—
and afterwards.
"Two years ago they said I was too
young," said Sullivan. "Well, I'm two
years older now. Two years ago Judge
McGee of the safety commis
sion said I ought to be stood
up against a wall. They've
waited too long—after Janu
ary 1 next there will be a
clean sweep at the state cap
itol and Judge McGee and
the others of the commission
will have to give an account
ing of every dollar of the peo
ple's money that they have
spent."
Speakers at the Auditorium
meeting included all other
state candidates except Mr.
Siegel, candidate for the supreme court,
who was in a hospital for attention to his
eyes. In addition Congressman John M.
Baer of North Dakota pleaded for the
election of honest men to congress. For
mer Mayor Van Lear of Minneapolis, ex
Congressman Manahan and A. E. Bowen
also spoke. William Mahoney, nominee
for next mayor of St. Paul, presided over
the meeting. At 11 o'clock, when the meeting was
due to be closed, there was a demand from all parts
of the hall for A. C. Townley. A squad was sent
out to locate the farmers' leader but he could not
be found. He will make his initial appearance in
the Minnesota campaign at a later date.
Candidates are to be called together in the near
League-Labor Candidates in Minnesota—Who They Are
and was given a 100 per cent record by labor.
During the World war Doctor Shipstead took a
leading part in all Liberty loan drives and also
the Y. M. C. A., Salvation Army and Lutheran
soldiers and sailors' fund drives, all of which were
highly successful. He was chairman of the free
dental service organization for soldiers and sailors,
sacrificing his paid practice to do free work. In
recognition of his activities he was
awarded a commission as first lieuten
ant in the medical reserve corps, dental
division, and was made honorary mem
ber of the local draft board and a mem
ber of the county safety commission.
'Doctor Shipstead has been married
for 14 years and has one son. He owns
his home at Glenwood and
also has farms at Donny
brook, N. D., and Lowry,
Minn. He is a deep student
of public affairs, past and
present, and owns one of the
finest private libraries in his
section of the state.
George H. Mallon, candi
date for lieutenant governor,
is one of General Pershing's
list of 100 war heroes. He
was born on a farm in Kan
sas 42 years ago, where he
worked as a boy, left high
school to enlist in the Span­
ish-American war and served three years
in the Philippines. Leaving the army he
took up steamfitting in Kansas City and
married. He. Amoved to Minneapolis 11
years ago to follow his trade. Because
of his activities in behalf of the organ
ized workers he was made business agent
of the sprinkler fitters, who install fire
protective devices. With the entrance of the Unit
ed States into the World war Mallon enlisted, en
tering the first officers' training camp in May, 1917,
and being commissioned as captain. He went over
seas in May, 1918, and participated almost contin
uously in active battle service, with the British in
the Somme offensive and in the Meuse-Argonne
drive with the American forces. In October, 1918,
PAGE FOUR
Thomas Vollom, for secretary
of state.
George L. Siegel, for the su
preme court.
future to draft a platform for the campaign upon
which all will stand. All are now pledged to the
League platform, which includes a tonnage tax on
iron ore, state elevators, mills and warehouses,
rural credit and exemption of farm improvements
from taxation. It is probable that the platform to
be adopted will go into a number of other matters
of local importance which are bound to be brought
up during the campaign—such matters as the ex
tremely high taxes visited upon Minnesota farm
ers, enormously greater than those in North Dako
ta the failure of state authorities to pay soldiers'
bonus claims promptly, using the money supposed
to go to the soldiers to keep a small army of po
litical heelers at the state capitol, including mem
bers of the legislature and members of their fam
ilies. The League undoubt
edly will pledge support to
the Welch bill for guarantee
of bank deposits, a bill back
ed by the League members
which met defeat at the
hands of the banking inter
ests in the last legislature. It
is also likely that the candi
dates will take a strong po
sition on the Babcock paved
roads plan, which proposes
to raise $100,000,000 by sale
of bonds to build paved roads.
It has been shown that the
cement trust, a subsidiary of
the steel trust, is the princi
pal backer of this campaign.
The farmers are talking
strongly of submitting a bet
ter roads program that will
provide for the improvement
of the rural roads, between
the farms and the small
towns, to benefit the bulk of the population of the
state, before spending $100,000,000 that will benefit
only automobile tourists and a small fraction of
the state's residents. And beyond question the
League candidates will urge the need of law and
order in Minnesota and the constitutional guaran
tees of free speech and peaceable assemblage.
he was wounded by a high explosive shell and re
tired from active service, but not until his bravery
and exploits had attracted attention of American
and foreign governments. Besides being awarded
the congressional medal of honor, highest Amer
ican award for bravery, he was awarded the Croix
de Guerre with palm and the Legion of Honor cross
by the French government and a Montenegrin ci
tation. Returning from war Captain Mallon was
elected business agent by the building trades coun
cil of Minneapolis. He has been active with the
World War Veterans.
Thomas V. Sullivan, farmer-labor candidate for
attorney general, St. Paul attorney and law part
ner of former Congressman James Manahan,
was the
farmer-labor candidate for attorney general in the
1918 primary election and led
the ticket. Sullivan is a fight
er and a wonderful cam
paigner. He was born in New
York and after obtaining a
common school education
there attended Georgetown
Preparatory school at Wash
ington, D. C. Later he grad
uated from Georgetown col
lege, receiving his bachelor
of arts and bachelor of law
degrees. As private secretary
to Congressman Randell, Sul
livan obtained an insight into
economic and political con
ditions, which made him a
champion of the common
people. He is attorney for
more than 200 farmers' co
operative institutions in Min
nesota and was one of the at-'
torneys for the American So
ciety of Equity when the Min­
neapolis Chamber of Commerce and politicians in
North Dakota attempted to wreck the organization.
In the labor campaign in St. Paul, prior to the re
cent municipal primary election, Sullivan campaign
ed all over the city in the interests of William
Mahoney and the other victorious labor candidates.
Thomas Vollom, candidate for secretary of state,
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