The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28

ELECTED DELEGATE
End District Delegates instruct
ed for LOwden. Record of
Clague is Commended.

The city hall at Mankato proved
small to contain all the delegates at
tending the district Republican Con-
vention last Friday, although the full
quota from all counties, one hundred
and eighteen in all, was not present.
A. C. Dolliff of Redwood Falls, chair
man of the district committee, was
chosen temporary chairman, and w.
A. Sanborn of Mankato secretary.
o. E. Ferguson was named to head
a credentials committee CS five, and
a resolutions committee of seven
members was headed by l.. J. john
son of Ivanhoe.
A. C. Dolliff and George Barnes,
representing the 4th commissioner
district of Redwood County, were in
attendance at the convention, going
from there to the state convention at
St. Paul on Saturday. Mrs. A. E.
Laidlaw and l.. P. Larson were dele
gates to the state convention from
Redwood Falls.
The district convention opened its
session shortly after ten o'clock, but
the committees were out long time,
and it was about noon when the re-
ports were received.
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee, was unanimously adopted.
The McNary-H Haugen farm relief
bill was endorsed, including the
equalization fee.
The Great Lakes st. Lawrence
waterway was endorsed, and district
delegates were instructed to work for
a plank favorable to its development.
The resolution declared that lack OF
waterway facilities was placing IAN
undue burden on agriculture in the
Northwest and driving industry to the
sea coasts"
The administration of Governor
Theodore ChristiansOn was "approv-
ed and commended" for efforts Ito
secure reduction in the cost of gov
ernment and consequently lessening
of the tax burden"
The administration of Congress
man Frank Clague of Redwood Falls
was approved for his efforts ION be-
half of agriculture and the people
of the second district
T. o. Streissguth of New Ulm and
Roy Crowley of st. James were un-
opposed at the second Congressional
district convention for election as
delegates to the national republican
convention at Kansas City. Both
were elected by acclamation.
A resolution endorsing the candid
acy of Frank o. Lowden for presl-
dent and instructing the second dis
trict delegates to support him, also
was passed by acclamation.
Delegates from the thirteen coun-
ties of the district went to Mankato
with varying opinions on choices Tor
Kansas City, but in ut-of-cOnvention
meetings Streissguth began early to
loom as strong candidate. The
process of selection also brought out
Crowley.
Mrs. Emma Daffer of FairmOnt,
who was in the running, was chosen
as an alternate with Mrs. George
Warren of Window. George Gurley
of Pipestone, was selected as presi-
Dental elector. Senator F. +. Put
nam withdrew from the field.
All elections were unanimous, and
no opposition ruffled the smoothness
of action on the convention floor.
Claude II. Mckenzie of Gaylord
was endorsed for national republican
committeeman. and Mrs. Manley L..
Fossen was endorsed for reelection as
national committee woman.
Mrs. Winnefred Campbell of Slay-
ton was endorsed as candidate for
delegate at large to the national con-
vention.
While waiting for committee re-
ports and to proceed with the cleo
tion of delegates. the convention was
entertained by A. X. Stauning of
Tyler.