The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-04-20
Sprung From a Hardy and SeIf-ReIiant ace; Not
An IdIer in fhe Development of Blue
Earth County.
His Rise is Due to Ills Own Honest Efforts; Le8is-
Iative Experience; NOT Novice, He is
~ Popular With the Masses.

conversant with the conditions which
exist in the second district. and with his
brilliant attachments no man could be
better equipped to represent this section
in the lower house of congress.
MIR. Guttersen in making his formal
announcement, pledges himself to vote
for certain reforms. He states briefly
but clearly his position:
81 hereby announce my candidacy for the
republican nomination for congressman
from the second congressional district of
Minnesota, subject to the approval of
the voters of said district at the primary
election to be held September 18th, 1906.
Believing that majority of the voters
of this district favor as l do, conserva-
tive revision of the tariff, the placing of
nearly all trust made articles on the
"free list" the election of United States
senators by the direct vote of the peo-
pie, and the passage of national pass
law prohibiting giving or accepting free
passes by all legislative, executive and
judicial officials, unless the giving of
such passes by all common carriers be
made compulsory, / shall make these is
sues the principle part of my platform,
which 1 purpose discussing more fully
with the voters of the district in the
near future"
Mr. Guttersen will demonstrate that
he is not a novice as campaigner, and
his pleasant personality will prove to be
a winning card. The second district is
a large one, but the candidacy of Mr..
Guttersen will sweep over it like
whirlwind before primary election day in
September. Already his candidacy is re-
ceiying the support of hundreds of men
who believe in President Roosevelt's
square deal for every man.
The Window Reporter speaks very
highly of Mr.. Guttersen's candidacy:
Colbert Guttersen who for the past
several years has made thousands of
friends in this congressional district in
recommending the many rural routes,
has concluded to become a candidate for
congress and made his announcement in
the Lake Crystal Union, his home paper,
last week, as well as in The Reporter
and other newspapers in the district.
Mr.. Guttersen is very able man, and
should the district nominate him for
congress and elect him the people may
be sure of reliable friend in Washing
ton. The people will know more of Mr..
Guttersen as the campaign progresses, for
we understand he will make an aggressive
canvass of the district
The LIE Sueur News speaks well of the
candidacy of Mr.. Guttersen: colbert
Guttersen of Lake Crystal is candidate
for congress in the second district. His
platform is conservative revision of the
tafln, the placing or nearly all trust
made articles on the free list, the elec-
ton of United States senators by di.
rect vote of the people and the passage
of national pass law prohibiting the
use of passes on railroads by legislative,
judicial and executive officers. This
platform should elect him. His district
is an agricultural one and the voters of
it should have representative in con-
gress who votes for the interest of his
people and not for the trusts. The
present representative, Congressman Nc
Cleary is an advocate of revising the
tariff upwards. He desires to make the
rich richer at the expense of the men
who elected him."