The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-29
CHAS. A. LINDBERGH
DIED AT CROOKSTON
SERVED SIXTH MINNESOTA DIS
TRICT IN CONGRESS FOR
TEN YEARS
RAISED NEAR MELROSE
DECEASED WAS PROMINENT
FARMER-LABOR CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

Crookston, May 24-Chas A.
Lindbergh, former congressman from
the Sixth district, died at 1O:45 to-
day a! the st. Vincent hospital after
a ltEg illness. He had been suffering
fire m brain tumor and after examina-
ton at the Mayo clinic at Rochester
it was decided he could lot live AID
an OF Grafton was declared impossi-
lie.
He was brought to st. Vincent
hospital here recently and seemed
somewhat better. He lost conscious
ness at 10 o'clock last night, how
ever, and relatives were summoned.
Mrs. Geo. w. Christie of Red Lake
Falls, daughter, was with him
when he died. Frank Lindberg of
Crosby, brother, was notified and
word sent to his son, Chas. A. Lind
bergh, Jr., with the United States
Flying corps in Texas.
Chas. A. Lindbergh has been an
outs landing figure in Minnesota poll
ties for a quarter of century.
He was born January 20, 1859, in
Sweden. When a year old he was
brought to this country by his par
ents and they soon located at Mel
rose, MINI.
He was educated in Minnesota pub
lie schools, at Grove Lake academy
and the University of Michigan.
In 1886 he located at Little Falls
and began the practice of law. He
served as county attorney and in 9th
er public positions until in 1906 he
vas elected to congress from the
Sixth Minnesota district.
For 10 years he served as con-
gresham, being reelected each two
years with an increased vote. In
1916 he announced that he would not
again run for congress. Harold
Knutson, st. Cloud, was elected in his
stead and is still representing the
Sixth district.
His next political move was to be-
come candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor. He had his
campaign plans we'll under way
when he went into conference with
]. A. A. Burnquist, then governor,
and at once announced his withdraw
al in favor of Governor Burnquist.
Next Lindbergh became a candi-
date for United States senator, seek
ing the Republican nomination. He
was defeated at the primary by
Frank B. Kellogg, st. Paul, now
American ambassador to Great Bri-
tain.
When the Nonpartisan league
movement spread from North Dako-
ia into Minnesota early in 1917, Lind.
bergh was one of the first public
men of Minnesota, and the first
prominent Republican to align him
self with it.
In the primary election of the fol
lowing year the league attempted to
capture the organization of the Re
North Dakota. Lindbergh became its
candidate for governor against j. A.
A. Burnquist. The campaign was
one of the most bitter ever fought
in the state of Minnesota. Coming
as it did in war times, it gave OPP
portunity for, political plays on pa
triotism, and indident to these were
many spectacular demonstrations.
Defeated, Lindgerbh returned to
his home in Little Falls to resume
law practice. Later he tried to get
back into congress but was easily de-
feated by Representative Knutson.
He did not seek political office
again until the summer of 1923,
when he became candidate for the
Farmer-Labor nomination for United
States senator at the special election
called by Governor J.. A. O. Preus
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Knute Nelson. Lindbegh
was defeated at the primary by Mag
nus Johnson, Kimball farmer, who
fcont;nnad On last paoal