Askov American., 1930-05-22

voted with the big navy crowd
against limitation of naval arma-
ments, while Shipstead voted for such
limitation" The vote on this propo-
sition came on February 4, 1929.
Wefald to Oppose Winner.
There is surely plenty for Schall
to talk about in connection with Chris
tianson's record as governor of the
state, and it is equally obvious that
the governor has like opportunity
in showing up Schall's peculiar rec
ord in the senate. 1t is safe to state
that whichever one of the two wins
the Republican nomination on June
16, will be minus the support of the
other and the latter's friends in the
fall campaign.
In the Farmer-Labor contest it
is pretty safe to figure that Knud We
fald, the regular endorsee of the
Farmer-Labor association, will come
out victorious in the primary. The
Farmer-Labor papers are all but
unanimous in giving Wefald their
support. Ernest Lundeen, the other
candidate, is carrying on a radio
campaign which may get him some
votes.
Lundeen speaks supposedly on
American Politics" each evening of
the week at II o'clock, except Sun
day. Up to last week these talks
dealt with politics in a general way
OF n q
ship in particular. The more recent
talks, however, have taken on more
the color of partisanship, not alto
gether of the Farmer-Labor variety,
but rather in behalf of Tom Schall
and against Governor Theodore Chris
tianson. On Saturday evening, Mr..
Lundeen read an editorial from a
country paper in which the governor
was taken to task for his bitter criti-
cism of the Germans, the Scandinav-
ians and others during the war. This
same criticism of the governor was
made in 1926 and again in 1923, and
is based upon editorials which ap-
peared in the Dawson Sentinel edited
by Mr.. Christianson during the days
of the war;
Lundeen Boosts Schall.
Farmer-Laborites take exception to
anyone claiming the right to Farmer
Labor votes to engage in battle be-
tween two Republicans fighting for
the senatorial or other nomination.
If Mr.. Lundeen is desirous of seeing
Schall nominated for senator he ought
to withdraw from the Farmer-Labor
ticket and go out on the stump for
the man who is apparently sponsoring
his talks on the radio. The Farmer
Labor party is not interested in either
Mr.. Christianson or Mr. Schall and
will fight one or the other of them
at the general election in November
The thirty-eighth legislative dis
trict. comprising the eighth and ninth
wards of st. Paul, presents a unique
who has had the backing of the Farm
er-Laborites since he became a MEM
Der of the senate, has no opposition
either in the primary or in the gen.
eral election. The same is true of
Frank T. Starkey. floor leader of the
Farmer-Labor group in the house.
who represents the north part of the
district. Mr.. Starkey was elected two
years ago without opposition and will
have no opposition at the election in
November. Apparently the people of
the thirty-eighth district know when
they are well represented.
Hemming Nelson Endorsed.
The Farmer-Laborites of Kandiyohi
county have endorsed Hemming s.
Nelson as their candidate for the
house. Mr.. Nelson also has received
the endorsement of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men. Mr.. Nelson served in the house
for several terms but was defeated in
1928 by DR.. H L. Wahlstrand of Will
mar. who was alleged to be "just as
good as Nelson" Wahlstrand's rec
ord during the 1929 session demon
strated conclusively that he is far
from being just as good as Nelson.
He voted with the Nortonites on many
important roll calls and opposed the
Stockwell water power bill which
would put the state in the business of
developing hydro-electric current as
Ontario is now doing. This vote is
entirely inexcusable in view of the
fact that Wahlstrand's home city,
Willmar, has a most successful mu-
nicipal light plant.
Victor E. Lawson, who has repre-
sented the Kandiyohi-Swift district
in the senate since 1926. has the en-
dorsement of the Farmer-Labor or
ganization as we'll as of the railroad
organizations for reelection to the