New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-01-28
Single Tax Victory in Minnesota.

The election of 5. A. Stockwell,
president of the Minneapolis Single
Tax League, to the State Senate of
Minnesota is a most remarkable
victory. The Forty Senate
rial District, in which he ran, con
SlStS Of the Seventh, Eleventh and
Twelfth Wards of the city of Min
neapolis; the village of Excelsior,
on Lake Mlnnetonka, some eighteen
miles distant, and Il much gerry
wandered, Struggling line of farnl-
ing communities lying between.
All three Of the city wards and
parts of the farming districts have
Il considerable Scandinavian popu-
lation. Norwegians and Danes,
and especially Swedes, hereabouts
are credited with clannishness, and
are accused Of voting for men of
their own nationality, regardless of
politics. The wlseacres explain the
phenomenal run of Governor Elect
Lind on the theory that he is
Swede and that the large Scandi-
navian population in the State gave
him his victory. 1t will, therefore,
be interesting to know that Mr..
StockwelFs opponent in this elec-
ton was Swede, or at least Of
Swedish descent, and a man, more
over, who already held the office of.
Senator, to which he was seeking
re- e-eiection. gT
- Mr.. Stock MelL lial. served two.
terms ii The lower house Of the
Legislature, having been elected
from the same district in 1890 and
again in 1896. On these occasions,
however, he had only to defeat the
weaker of his two opponents (there
being two places in the lower house
to be filled), while in the late
election it was straight contest of
man against man.
In his two former terms Mr..
Stockwell had established reputa-
ton for sterling honesty and force
of character. He had also gained
the friendship of the trades unions,
which have considerable strength
in the city part of his district.
The campaign was planned by Oil
yer Z. Erickson, National Single
Tax Committeeman, and Rev. Au-
gust Dellgren, one of the heroes Of
the Dover Jail Single Tax Club, in
collaboration with Mr.. Stockwell
himself. Both of these gentlemen
enjoy the advantage of being able
to speak the Swedish language, and
they were ably assisted by Olaf
GyllstrOm and Peter Lawrence,
both residents of the district and
old-time wheel-horses in the single
tax movement, and also able to talk
to the Scandinavian brethren in
their native tongue. A number of
others, whose names | do not re-
call, were drafted into the canvass.
which was carried on quietly.
Thousands of copies of Mr.. Dell
gren's little Swedish single tax pa
per, "Manskelichten," were dis
tributed among the voters in
house to house canvass. Mean
while Mr.. Stockwell himself was
speaking frequently from the plat
form throughout the district. in
several cases getting up meetings
himself, where the regular cam
paign committee had failed to make
any arrangement for them.
The result was that Mr.. Stock
well received majority of 21O
votes, running nearly 800 votes
ahead of his ticket. This victory
makes him power in the politics
of this county, and it goes without
saying that we all rejoice at the
commanding position he is destined
to occupy in the coming delibera-
tions Of our State Legislature A.
NJ. Goodrich in National Single
Taxer.