Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-08-07
WILL NOT VOTE
FOR TAFT
Hon. l. 0. Thorpe, Willmar Can.
dfdate at Large for Congress
Issued Statement.

non. II. ". InOrpe, the Wlllmar
candidate for congressman at-large,
has established headquarters at sol
West Hotel, Minneapolis, with Rem
wick T. Sloan as campaign manager.
The following statement has been is
sued as indicating Mr.. Thorpe's po-
siGon in this campaign:
GAS Mr.. Lars O. Thorpe of Will
mar, has filed as candidate for Con-
gresham at-large, the voter should
know something about his qualifica-
tons, and for that purpose the fol-
lowing brief statement is made:
ale came to the United States from
Norway in 1864 at the age of l6,
friendless and penniless lad. After
working on farms during the sum-
mer and fall, enough money was
saved to pay the indebtedness on his
passage coming over, and he moved
TO Minnesota in 1865, and this State
has been his home ever since. After
working on farms in Southern Min
nesota, he moved to Minneapolis in
1869 to learn the printers trade. He
Was employed on various newspapers
till 1871 when he moved to Kandi-
yohi County and settled on a farm
north of Willmar, where he had the
same experience as most settlers in
those days. In 1875 he was elected
Register Of Deeds, which position he
held for terms, when the directors
of the recently organized Kandiyohi
County Bank elected him cashier, and
this position he has held for 81 years
to the present day.
''Mr. Thorpe has always taken an
active part in building the commun-
ity in which he lives, and has literally
supported schools and churches. In
1894 he was elected to the State
Senate from his county, and this po-
sition he held for twelve years. Dur
ing this time he by voice and vote
stood steadfast on the side of the
people for honesty and economy and
against schemes and t1ickery Of ev-
cry description.
ASK your member Of the Legisla-
ture that served with him, as to his
conduct and work while in the serv-
| ice of the State. To enumerate all
the beneficial measures he supported
would be too lengthy and therefor re-
fer the kindly disposed voter to the
records.
"While Lincoln was President and
before old enough to vote, Thorpe
became a Republican, and has con-
tinually supported that party and its
candidates, except twice when il
seemed to him that the State coulc
get better service from candidates
nominated by another party, an6
therefor voted for it's nominee fo1
= Governor. During the present com.
plicated situation among the Repub
leans, he with thousands of Others
= deplore the nomination of Mr.. Taft
and from all reports by newspaper:
= and our own delegates to Chicago a!
:, to the way his nomination was bro
about, he cannot this year supper
the Republican nominee for Presi
dent.
ut is very certain that the Legisla
ture at its next session will re-dis
: trict the State into TEN Congressional
Districts and therefore the Congress-
man-atl large can only serve one tern
and that is very short time in whic
n to accomplish amy wonderful things
e Mr.. Thorpe cannot promise to brin,
about any great reforms, he regard
a promise as a sacred obligation, bu
does promise to be faithful servan
and support such measures as tn
people demand and his conscienc
e and experience dictate as wise an,
beneficial.
"Whether voted up or down, no 9th
er promise can be made, and his sol
ambition will be to act so that tn
t voters will have no cause to regre
: entrusting him with this honorar,
o and responsible position"
q n H.