The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-09

ma. the present senatorial incumbent.
League leaders say DR.. Ladds ma
FORTY will be even greater than
Fraziers. While the league victory
in North Dakota was not expected.
those engaged in the effort to re-
deem the state from Townlsy rule
were confident that they had the
league crowd on the run. Between
minnesota where the Townley forces
have been making frantic efforts to
gain a foothold and North Dakota
where they have been securely en-.
trenched for the past four years II
Is q safe bet that those engaged IN
thwarting the Townley movement
have spent over $4,000, 600 IN q pro.
except In the case of Minnesota. AS
stated in a previous letter the lea
que bug seems to have fastened It
self on the rural districts of the
stets invaded by Townley and all
remedies used for Its eradication
have failed todate.
The defeat of Congressman Vol
sted In the Seventh district Is not at
all to the liking Of many republicans
in that section and a movement is
now ON to run an independent candi-
date against the winner, Rev. .. J.:
Kvale of Benson. N. ]; Downing OF
Olivia, 1t is said is willing to make
the race, also Former State Sena
tor Rustad OF Wheaton. Kvale has
democratic rival but the republi-
cans behind the anu-K vale move
ment are not anxious to boost his
cause. Judging from the strength
developed by Rev. kvale who Is a
Nonpartisan league an independent
candidate as proposed would avail
little. Better results could be OBJ
| tanned by getting behind the demo-
cratic nominee.
Down in the first district o. M.
Levang failed In an effort to get the
official scalp of Congressman And
erson, but the fact that this is his
second try and the results a repeti
ton of the first does not seem to
| worry him. He Is going to take an
other flyer at Sydney two years from
now,
Gustaf Lindquist for the past three
years private secretary for Cover
nor Burnquist was this week ap
pointed to the position Of state in
surance commissioner, he succeeding
vacancy on the state tax commits
Judge Hale. Mr. Lindquist was at
one time connected with the state
insurance department and the change
Is very much to his liking. The
story about the building Is what Mr..
Itndquists elevation was sanction
ed by J. A. Preus, the republican gu
fbernatorial nominee and that Mr.
LndQuist will not be disturned If
Mr.. Preus Is successful at the No
vember election.
Lee Scott Of st. Paul is Governor
BurnQuist's new private secretary.
Mr.. Scott has acted for some years
In the capacity of chief clerk and
his promotion Is for the period that
Governor BurnQuist has yet to serve.
Mr.. Scott is service man. His
place as chief clerk will be filed by
a transfer from the office of State
Auditor Preus.
Fred B. Lynch. for years the ac-
knowledged head of the democratic
among those that have gone. From
all accounts the Minnesota delegation
to the San Francisco convention ap-
piled the finishing touches and they
did thorough Job. Fred Is now a
resident of New York, where it is
said much coin of the relem has at
tended his financial efforts and 1t is
more than likely that he will , con-
tinue to reside there. While the fin
ish of the Lynch regime was only a
question Of time democratic state
leaders say It was FASTENED by his
brother Edward Lynch who presum-
ad hiQ hNQthara rnnnaNfiNn IN, a
national democratic way. Fred
Lynch is an admitted organizer of
ability while his brother Ed is the
very opposite. He is absolutely
without tact.
In connection with the talked off
merger OF the democratic and Non
partisan league forces 1t Is said that
the Farmer.Labor party will with
draw its candidates from the gener-
al election contest.