Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-05-05
ELECT DELEGATES TO
ELIMINATION MEETING
Old Guard Republicans Met To-
day in County Con-

The old organization Republicans
of KandiyOhi County met in County
Convention today at the court house.
The call was read by Chairman Bak-
er at 2:3O o'clock. William Peterson
of Atwater was made temporary
chairman and l.. E. Coven of New
London was made secretary.
AS committee on credentials the
following were appointed: S. B.
Qvale, Chas. Holmberg, Chas. Wallin,
o. G. Nordlie and Frank Matson
George Murray; a farmer of Ward
Co9nty, North Dakota, was present
Nonpartisan League. He said the
League members had the privilege OF
paying dues, investing in newspaper
stock, voting for candidates picked for
extracts from League papers in North
Dakota finding fault with the n. +.
Leader. He exhibited a chart Social
ism VS.. Co-operation,' drawn to dis
credlt state ownership of mills, eleva-
! tors etc.
The report of the committee on cred
entails was adopted. and those present
from from towns towns where no CAUCUS was held
were given seats in the Conventions:
The following are the delegates and
those who were given seats in the con-
| vention:
4Arctander. Ole Boe.
Fahlun, z. G. Elmuuist.
Gennessee. Martin a. Anderson and
Is. \. FlySare.
kandiyoh Chas. Gustafson and c.
| A. Harrison.
last Lake Lillian, Andy Romsta and
Victor 7. Peterson.
Lake Andrew, Emil Peterson and
| Theodore ThorSon.
! Norway Lake Melvin Berg and S. J
HalVOrSOn.
Mamre. G. B. Lofgren and Albin
| Carlson.
I.nl. hot
! Atwater Village, Z. V. Johnston. Pet
er Larson. A. W. Johnson, Chas. Holm
berg and VIM Peterson.
| kandiyohi Village. E. l.. Guam.
Splcer, Oscar 4. Orreu and Frank a
Iennoek. E. L. Thorpe.
Rrx New Gsrhara Gh99d9n' L. p Iara1;o Govell Hans
! Bredberg, Elmer Thorne and Elias
Wllmar-First Ward, Albert strux.
ness, H. G.: Young, l.. o. Thorpe, l. T.
w. Odell 4. j. Nelson, Chas, Wailin
fo, T. Il. Nartin a "A; {; Hedin, E. ot,s NJ Stan,
c. Peterson and u. T. Carlson.
Rice, NJ K. simons, Herbert Hengstler,
Mrs: Torfr J9Ery wsnG EnSlish and s oas b Qvale
Johnson resides on Third St. East)
G. j. Bjornberg, Harry Ekdahl and
\els S. Swenson.
,nod The n temporary oTganization was
pointedNC. W. W. odem rf Martin a. A. And nd
erson, Emil Peterson, Oscar Orred, and
&. b. Lofgren. While this Committee
was at work the time was occupied by
speech making. The following were
called on but asked to be excused from
making extended remarks-A. q. Rice
Mrs. G. p. Thomas. L. O. Thorpe, John
6eher ei and made E o. s9eacS GcSrt nsX F. F.
against the Nonpartisan League. l.
p: H.; Cove1l spoke on the primary law
cite spoke on the Nonpartisan League
state conventions criticizing the fact
that they were held in different halls
Atty Henry Young also spoke.
| The resolutions were read by G.. w
odell., They point with pride to the
| records of Senator Nelson and Kellogs
and CONGRESSMAN Volstead; denounce
all radicalism; pledge relentless war or
avaricious profits and demand their
punishment; welcome the women; IA
vor court of conciliation in disputes
between employer and employee, tc
public; declare for party nominations
by the convention system; and resent
any. attempts to restore the saloons.
The following delegates were elected
without instructions as to candidates
S. B. Qvale, C. A. Bredberg, Martin A
Anderson. John Ruddy, Nels S. Sven
son, D. T. Carlson, A: w. Johnson, E
rison and Victor T. Peterson
Editor c. r. C. Baker of the Republi
can-Gazette was elected County Chair
man with authority to appoint a com
| mittee and a chairman and secretary
il each voting precinct, after which thu
| convention adjourned