Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02
CONVENTION GOOD
IN SPITE OF ROADS
Temperance Forces Have En-.
thusiastic Meeting Last
Saturday.


The county option convention was 2
decided success in spite of preceding
days Of gloomy weather and several
days of rain which rendered roads i'm
passible for distance, and made a
large attendance from other parts of
the county very difficult
The spirit which was shown by the
thrOng which filled the courthouse
Saturday afternoon foretells a good
big vote June Z. Had we had fine
day Saturday the crowds could not
have found room in the courthouse.
The delegates were slow in arriving
for the morning session, but at 11:15
the convention was called to order
by the chairman of the county option
central committee and the call was
read. The committee had slated Sen
ator Gandrud as temporary chairman,
but the bad roads made it impossible
for him to come. The convention then
elected the county chairman and the
county secretary for the temporary
organization.
A motion was made for commit
tee on credentials, and the chair ap-
pointed Prof. A. E. Nelson of Willmar,
Mr. Andrew Reigstad of Arctander
and P. M. Burns of Kandiyohi to serve
in this capacity. A motion was carried
for committee of five on resolutions
and Atty. G. H. Bitterness, Jalmar
Larson, Martin A. Anderson, Rev. A.
j. Ryden and c. A. Baklund were ap-
pointed.
Atty. Charles Johnson, Axel T. John
son and John Wicklund were appoint
ed on permanent organization.
On motion of Mr. S. B. Qvale, the
central committee was authorized to
incur the expense of sending notices
by mail to each voter to remind them
of the election, the estimated cost be-
ing $4,000.
Mr.. Eben E. Lawson was called on
to sing his no-license campaign song.
A number of those present were call
ed on for remarks: Peter Bonde, Rev.
A. J. Ryden, Martin A. Anderson, Rev.
Theodore Livingstone, Prof. A. E. Mel
son, Rev. J. L. Parmeter, A. H. Sperry,
Axel T. Johnson and S. S. Glarum.
All spoke in an enthusiastic vein
about the probable result of the elec-
tion in the county, if the people will
go to the polls.
The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended the retention
of the temporary officers and this was
adopted-V. E. Lawson as chairman
and Rev. Livingstone as secretary.
The following delegates handed in
their credentials:
Willmar City,
First Ward-K. T. Rykken and Eric
A. Glad
Second Ward-E. R. Olson, Pete,
Hoglund, E. NJ. Stanford, o. r. Berk
ness. Irwin Roberts.
Third Ward-L. A. Tjosvold, c.. G
Hoglund, Robert Ives, Lewis Johnson
S. B. Qvale.
Fourth Ward-Lars Tendal, Sway
Anderson, ]. A. Hedin, E. N. Nelson
Henry Stenson.
Men and Women's Society Willmal
Lutheran Free Church-S. S. Glarum
Henry Johnson.
Swedish Mission Church-Hilda
Hoaglund, Einar Erickson.
Swedish M. E. Church-Magnu
Peterson and j. J. Swenson.
IL
G. w. Lonn and Chas. Wallin.
Y. P. S. of Sw. Luth Church-Chas
Johnson and Eugene Ohsberg.
Swedish Evangelical Mission Soc
ety-Olof Brogren and Anton Sumo
berg.
First NJ. E. Church (English)-Mrs
Harry Madison and Mrs. R. Bonham.
Commercial Club-Victor E. Law
son and George H. Bitterness.
C. E. of First Presbyterian Churc
l-Joseph M. Chase and George T
Scotton.
II First M. E. Church Epworth Leagu
Madison and Axel Pallin.
II w. C. T. U.-Mrs. Parnell.
III St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
D. w. Haley and E. E. Smith.
Svea Y. P. S.-Herbert Lundeen.
Town of Gennessee-Martin A. Al
derson, Andrew Flygare, Charley Cla
sen, Walter E. Anderson, J. S. Pete
son.
II Town of Kandiyohi- H. Johnso
Andrew Dahl, G. J. Swenson, OIL
Mattson, John Wicklund.
Town of Colfax-Mikkel Olson, Eve
y Olson.
I Town of Green Lake-Adolph NJ
son, J. D. Henderson, G. M. Anderso
I Mr.. Risdahl.
81 Town of Willmar--P. J. Haley, /
bert Johnson, Nels Henderson, T.
) Thorson.
Town of Whitefield-Rev. Ryden,
>SIN. Olson, Erick Moline, Andrew Ea
lund, Otto Lindquist.
a.. Town of Dovre-Hildar Estness,
} | 0. Rykken, Hjalmar Larson, G.
Backlund.
Town of Fahlun-N. E. Nelson, 10
Kleberg, F. A. Nelson, G.. A. Broms
Oscar Knutson.
II Town of Arctander-Andrew Re
stad, E. S. Ramsted, P. J. Ytterb'
E. Hauge.