The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-05-30

The spectacle of public official in
Minnesota burning his political bridg-
es behind him before he enters the
field for another political office, is so
unusual that it is bound to attract at
tention.
Yet that is just what Oscar Hallam,
distinguished jurist and associate
Judge of the Minnesota Supreme
Court, has done.
At the Republican state convention
in 1922 Mr.. Hallam was a candidate
for the nomination against the then
junior United States senator, Frank
Kellogg The convention named Mr.
Kellogg and Judge Hallam showed his
bigness. When called upon to address
the delegates he pledged his support
to his successful rival. (This pledge
he carried out faithfully
Following the death Not Senator
Knute Nelson, Mr.. Hallam's friends in
sisted that he should again enter the
field as candidate. The calling of
the special election by Gov. preus
cleared the way and he has laid aside
the ermine of the Supreme Court and
has filed as a Republican candidate
for the senate.
Mr.. Hallam was born on a. farm at
Linden, Wis, Oct. 10, 1865. He re-
ceived common school education and
in 1882 he entered the University Of
Wisconsin to take up the study of law,
graduating in 1889. He came to Min
nesota in 1889 and located at ST. Paul,
where he has since resided. He be-
came District Judge of Ramsey cOun-
ty Jan. 1, 1905, and was named as a
nonpartisan candidate for associate
justice of the Supreme Court in 1912.
He was reelected for a second full
term of six years in November, 1918.
Judge Hallam's record both on the
district and supreme bench ranks very
high. His decisions have been just to
! labor and fair to capital.
| The statement given the public on
his decision to become candidate for
! the United States senate is character
istic of the man.
/ A summary of this statement says:
| IT shall work:
ITO secure the reduction of the bur
l den of taxation to the lowest level con-
sistent with the proper conduct of gov
eminent and for the elimination OF
| pork barrel methods of finance; to Sc
cure better adjustment OF the bur-
ITO secure a better adjustment OF
/ the problems of railroad transporta-
i. ton.
ITO secure for Minnesota and the
/ Northwest better water transportation
| to the sea.
ITO secure to agriculture a bette.
and wider market for its products.
4 ITO reopen European markets tc
! American products.
81 shall endeavor at all times to ac-
| complish what legislation may do Il
I put a fair profit into the hands of tbs
i bulk producers, TO secure to agricui.
| ture and labor the returns to which
4 they are justly entitleds to relieve tn.
I consumer from excessive profiteering
4 and, particularly, TO secure the public
Il against excessive taxation in the pur-
i chase of fuel. sugar and other staple
i necessities of life. and generally Il
i protest against oppression Of the grea
mass of common people who have NJ
4 axes to grind, no special interests Il
serve. but who want only a fair ane
square deal.
at shall at all times be mindful Of
the obligation which the nation owe.
to the men who have fought its wars
and especially to those who have suf
fered disability in its service"
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