FATHER CALLS FOR DEFEAT OF HIS SON IN U.S. SENATE RACE
Minneapolis, Minnesota (JFK+50) On September 22, 1924, the Associated Press reports the Rev. T.M.C. Birmingham of Milford, Nebraska "has appealed" to Minnesota voters "for the defeat of his son, Merle" who is running as a candidate for the United States Senate.
The younger Mr. Birmingham is advocating for a beer-wine platform. His father objects to his son running not on "the liberty of the gospel, but the kind that permits transgression and wrongdoing."
JFK+50 NOTE
Merle Birmingham, running as an independent candidate, received 8,620 votes, finishing 4th out of 5 candidates, in the 1924 Minnesota general election. Republican Thomas P. Schall narrowly defeated Farm-Labor incumbent Magnus Johnson.
SOURCE
"Father, Minister, Urges Defeat of Son for Senate," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., September 22, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
