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"Preus" is a German name. The
Norwegian ancestors OF the family
came from Germany via Danmark
nearly two hundred years ago. There
have been many prominent and gift
ed men among the Preus' in Norway.
In 1880 or 1851 the Rev. Herman A.
Preus. a graduate of the University
OF Norway and the grandfather of our
candidate, came TO America and
settled in Columbia County, Wis
consin. and at once took up the work
of the ministry among the Norwegian
people III this county. He was a
pioneer preacher and did pioneer work
III organizing and establishing many
churches throughout Wisconsin and
the adjoining Northwestern states. In
the middle ffties he was one OF the
chief men engaging in organizing the
leading synod OF the Norwegian
Lutheran Church in America. OF
which he soon became the presiding
othcer and continued such till the
time of his death. One of his sons,
Prof. {. X. Preus, a native OF Wis
consin and now President OF Luther
College, Iowa, is the father OF our
candidate, who is also a native OF
Wisconsin.
Our candidate. Mr.. J. A. O. Preus.
is a college graduate, has studied law
and been admitted TO the bar and has
had considerable experience in the
public service. He served several
years at Washington as assistant sec
rotary to Senator Nelson and then
became executive clerk to Governor
Eberhart. From this he was pro-
NOTED TO Insurance Commissioner and
finally in 1914 became State Auditor.
In all these places OF trust he has
proved himself of fine executive abil-
lty, very efficient, entirely trustworthy
and reliable and scrupulously upright
and honest. There is no other place
IN which a man can be so thoroughly
informed of the economic. fiscal and
financial affairs OF our state as in the
Office OF State Auditor. where a record
is kept OF all the business transac-
tons OF the state. Our state will be
very fortunate in getting such trained.
tried, efficient and reliable a man for
Governor. Few OF the former Gov
ernors have come into the office with
such experiences and preliminary
training in public affairs as our can
didate. No one who has the welfare
OF our state at heart can find a valid
ground for opposing such a candidate.
How much better to have such a man
III the Executive Chair. than one $50
has had no experience in publ. af
fairs and knows nothing abort the
hScal, financial and industrial business