Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05
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couraging environments: He is we'll
qualified for the Office of representa-
tive and he would make a valuable
man in the House. Until. the fling of
Mr.. Sanderson, Smithson stood, a. |
very good chance indeed to land the
Mr.. Smithson is about
fifty years of age and is OF English
descent. He is connected by marriage
with the Scotch colony of Green Lake
and Diamond Lake of which Mr.. San
derson is a representative.
The third candidate is James San
derson, a resident Of Second ward OF
Willmar and business man of Kan
diyohi station. Mr.. Sanderson enter
ed the lists as a Irregular" as opposed
to the independent party records of
the first candidates, and expects his
party regularity to help him win. He
has always been known as license
man at Willmar, altho it is re-
ported that he used his influence
against the opening of saloons at
Kandiyohi station. He makes public
declaration as to his stand on public
questions in another column. He
will secure a large share of the vote
in the city of Willmar and is making
an active canvass. Mr.. Sanderson
represented the Fourth district as
county commissioner from 1887 to 1898
and served as register of deeds from
1893 to 1899. It seems he had aspira-
tions for representative six years ago,
when he received only II votes in the
county convention. He is Scotch des-
cent and is son of Hugh Sanderson,
who was prominent figure in the ear
ly county history.
***
For auditor the present incumbent,
Lewis johnson, is opposed by John
Feig. Johnson has been auditor ten
years and Feig county commissioner
eight years. The only argument of any
force used against Johnson is that he
has held the Office five terms, but there
are several other officers in the court
house who have served as long or
longer than he. johnson is of Swed-
ish birth and is a representative of the
large Mockfjard colony in the
south part of the county, He has a
large circle of friends and is making
a stubborn fight for another term.
Feig is OF German parentage, and is
loyal member of the German Lutheran
church of Harrison. He is making an
active canvass, and the result is apt
to be very close.
***
There are no less than. five candi-
dates for the nomination of register
of deeds. 0. Jorgen Olson, the pres
ent incumbent, is making a hard fight
to retain his position and is we'll satis-
fed with the assurances of support
that he receives. Mr.. Olson has lost
some of his old-time supporters in this
city but the loss is credit to him
rather than otherwise. he is now
serving his third term, having been
oot oil ~, II so -
gian parentage and is son of I. c.
Olson of this city.
o. S. Reigstad of Arctander is an
active candidate for this nomination
and insists that he meets with an en-
couraging support. He served the
Second district as a member of the
county board for eight years and made
a good record in that position. He
has always carried Arctander in the
political contests in which he has par
ticipated, although the large majority
in the town were of opposite political
views, and now since he has fled as a
republican he expects still more loyal
support. He will no doubt land a
large vote in some of the northern
townships.
A. P. Bergeson of this city has
made his first appearance in the politi.
cal arena as candidate for register
of deeds. He comes from good swed-
ish stock, his late father, P..W. B0r-
jeson, being one of the early and re-
spected settlers of New London town.
ship. We>would gladly for the sake
of his folks have seen the son elev ated
to position of trust and emolument
in the county, but under the circum-
stances, the TRIBUNE would regard
his nomination as little creditable to
anyone concerned: Bergeson has
been and is an active partisan among
the reactionary forces at Willmar,
has labored for saloon license in sea-
son and out of season and lastly was