New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-21
DR. DR. FRITSCHE IN
RACE FOR GOVERNOR.
ELECTED NEW ULM
MAYOR FILED ON REPUB-
LIcAN TICKET.

ACTION INDICATES THAT POR-
TIoN OF LEAGUE is COOL
TO SHIPSTEAD.
| DR.. Z. A. Fritsche, recently reelected
Mayor of New Ulm, sprang big surprise
on his friends as we'll as on his adver-
saries by filing for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor of Minnesota. The
nomination papers were filed with the
secretary Of state last Thursday
| A number of Senator La Follette's
friends in the Twin Cities prevailed upon
the Doctor to take this step. It is his
intention to run on a La Toilette plat
form as adopted by large majority re-
Gently in the state Of Wisconsin when
the Republican delegates of that state
to the national convention at Chicago
were instructed to vote for this platform.
DR.. Fritsche will add a number of state
planks covering state issues and his
whole platform will be forthcoming in
about ten days.
/ Akerson's Opinion.
George E. Akerson, political writer Of
the Minneapolis Morning Tribune, says
by way Of Analysing the Doctors move,
in part:
DIR. Fritsche's strength rests almost
wholly in certain counties in the Mime
sofa river valley where the Nonpartisan
league found much of it's strength two
years ago. Brown county, the home of
DR.. Fritsche, for instance, gave Charles.
A. Lindbergh, author of ''Why is Your
Country at War; an overwhelming vote.
Other counties near there, with large
population Of those who were not in
sympathy with the war against Germany,
also gave Lindbergh large vote.
Discussed at Secret Meeting.
At the recent secret convention of the
Nonpartisan league in St. Paul efforts
were made by certain men formerly con-
nected with the old Peoples Peace Coun-
Gil to have the name of DR.. Fritsche con-
sidered. 1t was intimated at that time
that this particular element did not want
Professor Willis Mason West because
he had written pamphlet for the govern
ment exposing certain pro- German plots
and so-called German propaganda. Fac
smile copies of the title page Of the
pamphlets which Prof. West helped to
prepare for the government on those
subjects were circulated. With them was
circulated sample ballot with the name
Of DR.. Fritsche at. the head.
/ For some time it has been rumored
that Ernest Lundeen or DIR. Fritsche
might be filed for governor. It is now
believed certain that Lundeen will not
file for governor but will file again for
congress in the Fifth district against
Walter III. Newton.
Want Platform.
1t is understood that the adherents
of DR.. Fritsche are particularly dis
pleased because the Nonpartisan league
failed to put forth platform. They
want platform similar to the one re-
Gently promulgated in Wisconsin by
Robert M. La Toilette. That platform
denounced espionage bills.
DR.. Fritsche has as yet not given out
a platform. It is understood that he
will do so in a few days. 1t is assumed
that he will not go into the Republican
convention on May 8.
Political observers believe that the
Fritsche filing will upset some of the
plans Of A. G.. Townley in Minnesota.
The New Ulm mayor is bound to cut
into the Townley vote
Asked Recognition.
A similar analysis Of DR.. Fritsche's
action was published by Charles b.
Cheney, political staff writer of the
1 Minneapolis Journal. We quote from
this writer as follows:
The Fritsche filing came as sequel
to long negot iations between the Town
LEY organization and the extreme anti
war element Of New Ulm and elsewhere.
| This element wanted ToWnley to put up
either Lundeen Of Fritsche, and they put
out tentative ticket, carrying Lundeen
for governor and Fritsche for lieutenant
governor. Townley did not dare take
on the burden Of another campaign on
the war issue after his experience with
G. A. Lindbergh in 1918. He wanted
+. p. Ellsworth, but the New Ulm CON
tingent protested 50 loudly that Ellis
worth was dropped. They also put a
veto on Willis M. West, and made it
effective, after he practically had been
agreed upon. Now, it appears, they
are not better pleased with DR.. Henrik