New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-02-25
MINNESOTA BATTLE
BEGUN BY FARMERS
ATTENDANCE STRONG AT coUN-
TY CONVENTIONS; LABOR
co-oPERATEs.
SOME OF LEGISLATIVE NoMI-
NEEs REPORTED TO HEAD
QUARTERS.
SOME OF LEGISLATIVE. NoM1-

QOANl ENo.
Early indications point to record
breaking campaign in the forthcoming
political campaign of the farmers and
workers in Minnesota.
County conventions are being held
at the rate of four a day in all parts
of the state, at which candidates are
being put in the field for the legisla-
ture, probate judge and county com
missioner. Other county officers, to-
gether with the state senators, are
holdovers for two more years, and will
not enter into this campaign.
At all of the conventions held last
week the attendance was greater than
two years ago, the enthusiasm was
high and in counties that had CON
siderable labor vote the members OF
labor unions were eager to participate
in the nominations and help put the
tic ket across.
Labor Takes Part.
This is particularly true Of Free
born county, where last. election Gov
ernor Burnquist had a walkaWay as a
result Of vicious mud-slinging cam
paign conducted in the name of loyal
ty. Two years ago the Evans vote
was very small in Albert Lea, while
last Saturday representatives of the
local labor unions sat in with the Non
partisan league delegates, helped to
pick the candidates for the legislature
and. held another meeting in the eve;
ming at which representatives were
present from every union in the city
except the BARRIERS, who could not gel
away from work on Saturday evening,
At this meeting the League nominee
was vigorously indorsed and plans
were laid to nominate probate Judge
who would also receive the united sup.
port of the farmers and workers Of
the county.
AS Albert Lea, the principal city
of that county, has approximately
1880 organized workers, it will read
lily be seen how important this de
velopment will be. when the ballots are
counted. In Rice county the same
situation exists with reference to the
town of Faribault. r. A. Pomadt was
tentatively nominated for the legisla-
ture, subject to the approval Of the
union men Of that city, who are said
to strongly favor Mr.. Pomadt, a union
barber and formerly mayor of that
city.
County Manager Approved.
Conventions were held last week in
16 counties, and in most Of them the
question Of having the county organ
ization take over the organization work
was approved. This means that a
county manager will be chosen to de-
vote his whole time to the work Of
organizing the farmers Of that county,
working on a straight salary in place
Of on the commission basis as hitherto.
The county manager will be under the
control of the local county organization,
working with the state organization.
This will coordinate the work and
bring about, it is thought, much
more thorough organization in the diff
ferent counties. Among the counties
that have so far agreed to assume
charge Of this work are Mcleod, Car
yer, Sibley, Mower, Washington, Scott
and Ottertail.
Legislative Nominees.
Nominees for the legislature that
have so far been reported to the League
headquarters in St. Paul are as follows:
Freedom county Edward Flindt,
Albert Lea.
Rice county-R. "A. Pomadt, Fari-
bault, subject to ratification by labor.
Ottertail Nels E. Thormo dson,
Dalton; John Mattfald, Perham; w.
w. Sherman, Pelican Rapids; J. o.
Bjorklund, Henning. County COM
missioners and probate Judge candi-
dates also nominated
Washington county B. Bailey,
Daytons Bluff; II. O. Peterson, Copas.
Scott county Henry Arness, Jor-
dan, present member.
Dakota county George p Frei-
muth, Cannon Falls.
Mcleod county G. WEIGH. Glen
coe, renominated.
sibley county Fred v Burdorf,
Gibbon, present member.
Carver county =. a. stahlke, Wa
coma, renominated.
Preston-F ilmore counties, at-large
William Mildenstein, Browndale.