Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20

AFTER TWO strong endorsements or
my administration by the people of
this state at the general elections
and after extensive consultation with
the people from every section of
the state, | have again decided to be-
come a candidate for governor. l am
prompted to such action by a general
demand to continue the present pol
icies Of state development which have
secured for Minnesota the recognized
leadership in agricultural, industrial
and educational activity and which
have brought unparalleled prosperity
to the state. 1t is with the fullest
realization of the duties and RESPONSE
bilites of my Office and the opportuni-
ties for still greater service, that |
briefly review the achievements of my
administration and submit the same
to the people for approval. | shall
make fair and frank presentation of
all the issues in this campaign. Crate
full to the people Of the state for the
cordial reception at their hands and
encouraged by these renewed express
sions of confidence and esteem, I
therefore submit my candidacy direct
Iy to the people under the primary
law.
The Statewide Primary Law and
Corrupt Practices Act
The most important issue in this
campaign is whether or not the people
of the state shall be permitted to
nominate their own candidates for
public office. At the last republican
convention held at Minneapolis, May
16, 1912, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the national convention
at Chicago, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
"RESOLVED That it is the sense
of this convention that in all future
contests for nomination to public Of
flee, the people shall be allowed to
express their preference in such man.
ner as shall give each individual an
effective voice in the affairs of gov
eminent; and therefore be it further
"RESOLVED, That the republican
state central committee be instructed
to provide suitable means for each
voter to express by ballot his individ-
ual preference for governor of Mime
sofa at the coming republican pri-
maries."
When | announced my candidacy
for governor l stated that l would at
the proper time present the same to
the people for their approval at the
primary election to be held on the
10th day of June. My candidacy is
not the polished product of cunning
manipulators assuming to act for the
people in cut and dried mass con-
ventions, but is based on the belief
that my service in public office
has met with the approval of the peo-
pie of this state. / base my claim for
consideration upon my record of serv-
ice in the past and upon my ability to
do things in the future.
I was called to the office of gov
ernor by the death of John A. john
son, whose memory we all love and
of whose fame we are all justly proud
l served out his unexpired term. At
the republican state convention Of
and after campaign of unexampled
bitterness | was elected by sixty
thousand majority, carrying every
county in the state, something no
candidate for governor had ever done
before in the history of the state. In
1912 combination of politicians, each
anxious to be governor himself, pro-
claimed themselves tribunes of the
people and opened their mud batter