Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-13

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rants rants us II pro- lairning the MAJ "a fns1aO6.
Let Well Enough Alone.
Senator'S Knute Nelson q md losesS s.
c1app as well as sCpngressmaas sYoleteaA hay<
our ndorsement for the abb and faithlfl
manner inEwhich they have supported IT
president in his fight for just and equitahse
laws; we endorse senator Nelson nd also
Congressman Volstead for reelection.
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Minnesota 10 a republican state; the great
majority of its citizens believe In the pgin-
ciples Of the republican party. Thct IL
state now has a democratic governor is IT,
consistent with the wellkno 10 wu and accepteA
political views Of the majority &C III sik1
and must be traced to party;
past. In 1906 no mistake 1ho4Id IL .la ail J;
harmony should prevail and Stle party
in readiness for the nationals ssonpa1ensS
1908. Our democratic governor hass - q
ly declared himself for a third n0 Hon soff
the champion of free silver, VIM. j.. Bryan,
and ON that issue we will gladly meet him
and the other democrats of Minnesota. r
We favor wise, scientific system Of re:
claiming and reforesting certain lands now
owned by the state. but we are: opposed to
indiscri1ninate drainage Of lands where the
state has little or no interest, and where
such drainage is demanded and pushed by
self-interested land speculators.<<& ;z. 5s@s
We endorse the so-called wide OPEN az
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 incongruous
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 tie visible
property of his less fortunate neighbor;if If all
property is listed the tax rate will not be un-
reasonable or exorbitant. II H..
We demand a thorough reform, of the life
insurance business as it affects Minnesota
policy holders; the legislature should enact
laws that will provide: First. A standard
form of policies, no policy to be legal unless
it contains a. contract in plain words, i'm
possible of any misinterpreta Second.
Compulsory annual payment of accrued div
idends unless expressly waived by the policy
holders. Third. Positive prohibition of the
investment of life insura ance funds in any kind
of stock or other speculative securities.
Fourth. Protecting the policy holders of
Minnesota by the deposit as security of 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. ) - 5.:s 4
We demand the enactment Of law pro-
hibiting the issuing CT free transportation to
public officials and incidentally favor the le-
gal establishment of straight 2-cent rail-
road fare. tc.s" :. III
We renew our declaration made In 1904,
where we stated, eve 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
from this district that they make q public
resardssthe foregoing. propositions. ...s.'s
The matter of electing thirteen dele
gates to the convention at Duluth was
then taken up. The following were
elected by acclamation 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, c. w. Odell; G. J. Bjorn.
berg, N. o. Nelson; G. A. Glader, J.
o. Malmberg; G. Holt, B. F. Kuche.
man; Frank Smith, A. II. Rosenquist
Nels Guam, Harold Swenson; Andrew
Flygare, B. P, Hovey; WA. Strand
Wesley Swenson.
Twelve delegates having been named
several names were proposed for thu
thirteenth delegate. John Feig nomi
mated A. G. Maier; j. A.: Lindgrer
named o. O. Bergstrom; and W. S
johnson suggested S. Fl. Stauffer
Two ballots were necessary to deter
mine the choice, and O. O.. Bergstron
was finally chosen. -. :: j,.
Before the convention adjourned
more speechmaking was indulged in
Hon. A. E. Rice told story and sale
the convention was: anxious to ad
journ in order to attend a. wedding
where 'Skane'' and tt'Smaland''', were
to be united. He closed by calling
upon o. S. Reigstad to express him
self. r. f.. ."5. ! :, = H..
Ole responded by simply saying
that Arctander always returned re-
publican majorities. /, Hon. Nels Guam
was then called for. He said =tha1
/ this was the FIRST repnb blican conyen
tion he had attends ilnl} twenty years
The Alliance had gone into polite.
against his advice, Roosevelt @advo
Gates populistic principles in the mair
and he, the speaker, was glad to b.
back. C.E. Johnson of Lake Eliza
beth was called upon also and echoed
the sentiments expressed by Mr.. Guam
Mrs. H. S. Peterson entertained
party Of nineteen lady friends at he1
home last Friday afternoon in honor
OF Mrs. p. W. Lewis, who leaves soor
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