Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-28
ferent political complexion. Many
Farmer-Labor candidates for the state
opisl ature fell nv the waySide at the

legislature fell by the wayside at the
primary in districts that will return
majority vote for the FL candi-
dates in November. Those candidates
were defeated mainly because their
supporters did not participate in the
primary. And the FL voters did not
go to the polls to vote because of the
lack of any active contest within the
party at the primary.
Has Full Slate
The Farmer-Labor party has a full
slate of candidates for state and con-
gressional offices this year. This is
in fact the first time since the party
was organized that a full slate of
nominees has been put into the field.
In all but the fifth, sixth, eighth and
tenth districts there were no party
contests for the nomination for con-
gress.
In the fifth district Ferdinand
Johnson defeated v. r. Dunno and
Ruby Smith-Dehnel. John Knutson
of st. Cloud defeated Carl E. Taylor
in the sixth. Congressman William
L. Carss was renominated over J. w.
Anderson in the Eighth and G. r. He'd
lund won the nomination over John
Gabriel Soltis in the tenth.
Oppose Shipstead
Farmer-Labor Congressional NOM
inees who were named without con-
test in the primary are: P. I. D. Ost-
by of Mansfield in the first; Austin
Kershaw of Minneapolis in the Sec
ond; Henry Arens of Jordan in the
third; Howard Y. Williams of st. Paul
in the fourth; o. ]. Kvale of Benson
in the seventh; Knud Wefald of Haw-
ley in the ninth.
Senator Shipstead will be opposed
by Arthur E. Nelson of st. Paul, Re-
publican, and G. F. eastman of st.
Cloud, Democrat, at the general cleo
ton.
The situation is quite satisfactory
to the Farmer-Labor folks. The lines
are going to be closely drawn. That
is what is most desired. Christianson
and Nelson will work most harmon
iously together. 1t is we'll known
that the Governor was anxious to
have Nelson named instead of Rockne
or Burnquist. The perfect alignment
on the Republican side will be met by
just as perfect an alignment on the
Farmer-Labor side.
Norton Dominates
Of course there are plenty of Re
publicans who are not enthusiastic
over either Christensen or Nelson.
Both of these men belong to the new
faction dominated by w. 1. Norton and
that fact does not appeal to either
big Ed. Backus or big Ed. Smith.
These two powerful politicians look
upon Norton as an intruder and de-
spise the Governor for his failure to
recognize them as the voice of auth
GRITTY But it must be said in defense
of the Governor that he has more
correctly sensed the source of author
ity and power by holding his seances
with Mr.. Norton than would be true
if he sought out either Backus or
Smith. In the writer's opinion the
proper man to tap the interests for
funds in behalf of Republican can
didate for Governor or Senator in the
year 1928, is w. I. Norton rather than
either of the gentlemen named above.
Hoover A Handicap.
The Hoover candidacy for president
will not be an asset to the Republic
cans in Minnesota this year as the
Coolidge candidacy was four years
ago. Hoover is an enemy of farm re-
lief. He will veto another bill of
the McNary-Haugen variety just as
Coolidge has twice done. And the
farmers know it.
The Republicans will find shedding
tough in Minnesota next November.
Conditions are far from favorable for
them putting it over the farmers once
more. A united effort on the part of
Farmer-Laborites from candidates to
precinct workers will, however, be
necessary to do the business next
November