Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-02
WILL SUPPORT X
Iowa Scandinavian Republicans Hold
Their Annual Meeting.

iowa SCaNQindVIan nSPupiiCdu6 V10iO
Their Annual Meeting.
Des Moines. July 1.-The Iowa Scan
dinavian Republican league met Tues
day night in annual convention at
Scandal hall. East Des Moines. AL
though not largely attended the meet
ing was dominated turnout by a strong
spirit of enthusiasm, which manifested
itself in a number OF short but vigorous
speeches. by local members and visit
ing delegates. Officers for the year
We're elected as follows:
X President-O. B. Peterson, OF Ne
vada.
secrctary-Carl L. Oleson. of Des
Moines.
Treasurer-o. X. oleson, of Des
Moines.
Sergeant-at-Arms-S. A. Nelson, of
Humboldt.
The meeting was addressed by the
retiring president, c. r. Wennertsrum,
of this city, who spoke in part as fol-
lows:
1T is our fortune to live in a land of
which we are proud, for its enlightened
liberty: for intelligent patriotism, ana
for the high plane of public and private
morals. and it ought to be the greatest
satisfaction TO all of us to be integral
parts of the edifce thus reared as a
tribute TO ~humanity's rights n Gods
benign rpo toward men.
Our hearts swell with appreciation
in contemplation of the thought that
here as nowhere else on earth, is the
self expatriated alien welcomed II
adopted as one Of the great American
...i ~ v>t,N o1a ,n,n,r that Formerly
surrounded the sentiment a subject Oh
a monarch is so greatly overshadoWea
by the sentiment "a citizen that no
comparison can be made that VIII 90
Justice 10 the latter. 1t is only after a
review of the former that we can iuily
realize the good fortune to be a part
of the glorious republic. Brother
Scandinavians 1 pray you retain ana
hold fast TO the things IN lie "hieh
have made h scandinavian name a
of honesty, ~recitude, m
dustry and the practice of the Ghrlstlail
virtues. And your participation IN the
greater activities In life in the peloVea
country of our adoption, convince me
that YOU are learning the lesson OF
self reliance 3nd adoption, lessons Una.
have been instilled into the American
people ever since the days oi ouiihet
Hill and Valley Forge.
..The Scandinavians have the right
the right of discovery. TO call this coun-
nv their own, for far away back IN the
misty past the hardy Vikings visited
this country and founded settlements
on the Atlantic coast.
"The one characteristic which makes
the scandinavian people desirable citi-
zens is their splendid Christian charac-
ter. and l ask you, wherever you may
! DO. or whatever your duties, not TO lose
sigh. of the teachings OF the Great
Master. but to inculate and blend them
Iinto the activities of your daily life
Mr.. S. A.. Nelson, delegate from
county made a snort 'aih.
Mr.. Nelson is the county clerk OF hum
boldt county, and Is one of the young
eat clerks of the district court IN the
state. being only % years old he sa'a
he vast majority OF the scandinavian
nonulation, not only Of Iowa. but OF the
entire country, is republican, ana ina.
one of the dominant traits of most OF
The scandinavian citizens OF the Unit
cd States is their intense loyalty 10 the
PRINCIPLES of re~publicanism. A larger
percentage of Sc~andinavians than OF
any Of the foreign populations Oh TINS
countr are republicans