Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18
NO ENDORSEMENTS
AT SATURDAY MEET

Small Attendance at County Pc
litical Endorsement Conventions
i'm Hinckley. Decided to Have
Another County Meeting on
April 3rd.
The political meeting at Hinck
ley Saturday which was called for
the purpose of indorsing candI7
dates for the Offices of represen-
tative and senator in the state
legislature was not well attended
and hence it was decided to have
another county meeting at Hinck-r
ley on Saturday, April 8, when
the indorsing will be done. Can
didates for county Offices may
also be Endorsed then.
The meeting Saturday was at
tended by 33 men-15 of whom
were from the Askov neighbor-
hood, 3 from Finlayson township
1 from Sandstone village, 1 from
Sandstone township and the bal
ance from the Hinckley neigh
borhood.
L. Mosbek opened the meeting
by briefly stating it's purpose
the desire for indorsing candi-
dates to file who are representa-
tive of the people Temporary
officers chosen were: E. B. Green
valid, town of F,inlayson, chair
man; and: H. R. Buck, town OF
Norman, secretary. :>h4.
It was suggested that later this
be made a permanent organic
ton and called a Voters League
The first name: suggested waE
Pine County Voters League H.
l.. Nelson of Hinckley, wanted to
call it Pine County Farmers Vo-
ters' League. Objection was
raised against inserting the word
Farmers, it being argued that
it would appear as class. C. l.
.Wosgaard of Askov, said Mr.
Nelson is absolutely right. If Il
lis class, let us show cur class
The. two, however, were the only
ones expressing that view and il
was decided to call it Pine Coun-
ty Voters League. q. ~
There was considerable discus
sion as to how to go about to
make the Endorsements. Carl An
derson, town, of Finlayson, made
a motion that one or two COM
mitteemen be appointed in each
voting precinct in the county
This carried. 1t was moved by
Geo. G. Wallick, seconded by "
Schott and carried that the COM
mitteemen call a meeting in their
precinct on Saturday, March 27.-
or as near to that date as posi-
BILE, at which time one delegate
should be selected from each pre-
cinct to the county Endorsement
convention to be held in Hinck-
ley on Saturday, April 3, COM
mencing at l p. nj.
Committeeman were them
chosen and In the precincts;
where none were selected the
secretary was authorized to ap-
point the town or village clerk
M. L. Nelson suggested that a
circular letter be sent by the sec
rotary to all committeeman, OUT
lining the purpose of the meet
ing. 1t was decided that a COM
mittee of three draw up this let
ter right there. The committee
consisted of Geo. G. Wallick, "
Schott and H. Petersen.
The movement having started
at Askov with C. L. Wosgaard as
treasurer, he was at this time Sc
lected as the temporary treasurer
| for the county organization, it be-
ing decided that each man give
one dollar as membership dues to
cover incidental expenses. al, :.
It was also decided that the
secretary send minutes of the
meeting and other information
regarding the movement here. In
this county to H. R. Berg, Rush
City, with a view to Chisago
county starting similar move
ment and the two counties work
ing together on the senatorship.
they being in the same legisla-
tive district-the 56-and hence
elect a senator together.
There was some discussion
about the primary system and
the old convention system I'm
which Wallick, Buck, the writer,
and others took part. 1t was
freely admitted that the stencil
of the old convention system with
its cooked and dried programs.
all made out before the meeting
commenced, was not wanted
back. At this point the writer
said that the same danger which
lurked in the. old convention sys-
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