Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-13
rants us in proclaiming the motto for 1906,

Nlapp as We'll as Congressman VOlStead have
our endorsement for the able and faithful
manner in which they have supported the
president in his fight for just and equitable
laws; we endorse Senator Nelson and also
Congressman Volstead for reelection.
STATE.
Minnesota is a republican state; the great
majority Of its citizens believe in the prin-
ciples of the republican party. Thst the
state now has a democratic governor is in
consistent with the wellknown and accepted
political views of the majority of it's citizens
and must be traced to party mist axes Of the
past In 1906 no mist axe should be made;
harmony should prevail and the party put
in readiness for the national compaign Of
1908. Our democratic governor has recent
~ declared himself for third nomin alton Of
the champion of free silver, Vim. J. Bryan,
and on that issue we will gladly meet him
and the other democrats of Minnesota.
We favor wise, scientific system of re-
claiming and retoresting certain lands now
owned by the state, but we are opposed to
indlscrirninatc drainage of lands where the
state has little or no interest, and where
such drainage is demanded and pushed by
self-interested land spectators.
We endorse the so-called "wide OPEN tax
amendment to the constitution which will
be submitted to the voters of Minnesota at
the general election next November; this
amendment, if ratified, will enable the next,
or subsequent legislatures, to give the people
necessary relief from some of the homogeneous
and impractical tax laws that now affect us.
We renew our demand that the invisible
property Of the wealthy citizen shall bear the
same relative burden of taxes as the visible
property of his less fortunate neighbor; if all
property is listed the tax rate will not be un-
reasonable or exorbitant.
We demand thorough reform of the life
insurance business as it affects Minnesota
laws that will provide: First. A standard
| form of policies, no policy to be legal unless
it contains contract in plain words i'm
possible of any misinterpretation. Second.
Compulsory annual payment of accrued div
idends unless expressly waived by the policy
holders. Third. Positive prohibition of the
| investment Of life insurance funds in any kind
of stock or other speculative securities.
Fourth. Protecting the policy holders OF
Minnesota by the deposit as security of a re-
quisite amount Of good and sufficient securi-
ties with the state treasurer. Fifth. Month
ly reports to the insurance commissioner OF
all business transactions.
We demand the enactment of law pro-
hibiting the issuing Ct free transport alton to
public officials and incidentally favor the le-
gal establishment of a straight 2-cent rail-
road fare.
We renew our declaration made in 1904,
where we stated, 1--WE believe that the only
solution of the saloon problem is no saloon,
and we earnestly request that our senator
and representative use every honorable
| means to secure a county local option law
We endorse the work of Senator Thorpe
| and Representative Gandrud in the last legis-
lature.
We invite all persons who may contem-
plate filing as candidates for the republican
nomination for senator or represent i've
from this district that they make a public
| declaration of their respective positions as
| regards the foregoing propositions.
The matter of electing thirteen dele
gates to the convention at Duluth was
then taken up. The following we're
elected by reclamation in rapid success
sion, the first name being the delegate
placing the party in nomination.
I. T. Cramer placed Hon. l.. O.
Thorpe in nomination; A. E. Rice, S.
B. Qvale; M. O. Rustad, Hon. P. A.
Gandrud; H. Feig, L. e. Covell; F.
W. Dobbyn, G. W. Odell; G. j. Bjorn-
berg, N. O. Nelson; G.. A. Glader, J.
O. Malmberg; G.. Holt, B. F. Kuche.
man; Frank Smith, A. Fl. Rosenquist
Nels Guam, Harold Swenson; Andrew
Flygare, B. P. Hovey; w. A. Strand
Wesley Swenson.
Twelve delegates having been named,
several names were proposed for the
thirteenth delegate. John Feig nomi-
mated A. G.. Maier; j. A. Lindgren
named O. O. Bergstrom; and w. S.
johnson suggested S. II. Stauffer.
Two ballots were necessary to deter
mine the choice, and O. O. Bergstrom
was finally chosen.
Before the convention adjourned
more speechmaking was INDUCED in.
Hon. A. E. Rice told a story and said
the convention was anxious to ad.
journ in order to attend a wedding
where "Skane" and "Smaland' we're
to be united. He closed by calling
upon 0. S. Reigstad to express him.
self.
Ole responded by simply saying
that Arctander always returned re-
publican majorities. Hon. Nels Guam
was then called for. He said that
this was the first republican conven.
ton he had attended in twenty years.
The Alliance had gone into politics
against his advice, Roosevelt advo.
Gates populistic principles in the main
and he, the speaker, was glad to be
back. G.. E. Johnson of Lake Eliza
beth was called upon also and echoed
the sentiments expressed by Mr.. Guam.
! Mrs. H. S. Peterson entertained a
party of nineteen lady friends at her
home last Friday afternoon in honor
OF Mrs. b. w. Lewis, who leaves soon
for New Haven, Conn. One of the
features of amusement was "plant.
ing" game, in which Mrs. Tallman
was the successful contestant. Her
prize was a potted plant. The guest
of honor was presented with beauti.
full bouquet of roses. A delicious
lunch was served at five O'Clock.
| Tho Whitman Qord-ono ~ hoe