Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

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the candi dates for the republican nom
nations inSthe county is reflected the
ideas of the editor Of the TRIBUNE az
ter looking over. the field and the:
claims made. by the various candi-
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T. Senator L. O. Thorpe will have no
opposition in his party primary, for
denomination He was first elected
register of deeds while q citizen of
"Dovre township in 1875. He was twice
reelected, but*in. 1881 left the court
house to go into the banking business,
and has been the cashier of the Kan
diyohi County. Bank ever since-a
period of twenty-five years. In 1894
he was elected to the state senate over
Nels Guam by 289 majority, but was
defeated for reelection in 1898 by O.
N. Grue, by an adverse majority of
1892. In 1902 Mr.. Thorpe stood again
against the same opponent and was
elected by majority of 998 votes, the
largest recorded in a senatorship
contest in this county since 1882.
Marcus Johnson was elected over Nels
Guam in 1886 by majority of 1873
votes. In 1890 the senatorship went
to G.. A, Glader as an independent
candidate by a majority of "a. With
the growing tendency of the voters to
be independent in their choice of men
to represent them, it will be seen that
q nomination is not equivalent to an
election. Senator Thorpe is q strict
party man, and has remained close to
his party in good and evil report. He
is now member of the state central
committee which is charged with the
business of endeavoring to elect Cole
over the popular Gov. Johnson.
Should a good independent candidate
develop, Senator Thorpe's greatest
handicap would be the active support
of D. N. Tallman, who has gone far
out of his way several times of late to
prove to the people that his influence
spells Great Northern and
s-a-l-o-o-n-s.
The three-cornered contest for the
nomination for representative pre-
sents some interesting features. Three
ex-county commissioners have filed.
Charles E. johnson, of Lake Eliza
beth, the first t.candidate to announce
himself, represented the Fifth district
on the county board from 1893 to 1897.
In 1890 he was the Prohibition candi-
date for senator and in 1894 he con-
tested for the register of deeds Office
as candidate on the Peoples ticket
against James Sanderson, one Of his
present opponents. He received 1906
votes. His selection to file. for the
nomin alton was evidently a move to
live up to the republican county plat
form, which unequivocally declares
| that ''the solution of the saloon ques-
tion is no saloon" Mr.. johnson has
always been an avowed enemy of the
licensed saloon and is progressive
reformer in his views. So far Mr..
Johnson has been content to remain
on his Lake Elizabeth farm to attend
to the urgent work OF the season, and
has done but little campaigning. He
calmly leaves his case to the voters to
decide. Mr. Johnson is native o1
the county, having been born on the
southeast shore of Lake Waconda in
lin 1860 in the first settlement. His
parents were born in Smaland, Swe.
den. The father was a Swedish M. E.
pastor and the son is an active mem
bersof Rosendale NJ. E. church.
Alfred J. Smithson, OF Roseville
the second candidate to announce him.
self, represented the Third district or
the county board from 1897 to 1905
In his past associations and avowed
principles he resembles his opponent
Mr.. johnson. He has served as chair
man of the Roseville town board fol
many~years back and has always beer
active in public affairs in his neis h.
borhood. He is a consistent temper
ance man and has been loyal adher'
ent to the Presbyterian church in dis