Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-12-01
PROGRESSIVES
GET MAJORITY
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ing for Mum, grouped by the old con-
gressiOnal districts:
First District-Bennie Benson. Har-
mony Thy proxy: John Trisch, Gale
Costello. Wabasha: J. A. Mcintosh.
IIyota: Otto Goetsch, Brownsdale; +. A.
Peterson. Emmons.
Second District-Lester Ulrich. Am
boy; c. l.. Johnson. st. James; George
Olson. Mountain Lake; c. A. Halverson.
Lamberton: william f.. Bloom Worth
ington; John Connell: Luverne; Ralph
(by proxy: John l. Jordahl. Lake Ben
ton; Albert Pfaender, New Ulm; j. p.
Craft. New Ulm; L. j. Colberg. Redwood
Falls.
Third District-Gilbert w. Terwil-
Tiger. Red Wing: Fred A. Curtis. South
st. Paul; William Witt. Belle Plaine;
w. c. DAILY. Langdon.
ough: A. J. Samec. Harry p. Meyers and
H. c. La Bissoniere. all of st. Paul.
Fifth District-John j. McNulty. j.
a. Kodak. Roy Wier. Dewey w. John
ID. Nellermoe and John A. Weeks. ali of
Minneapolis.
Sixth District-Ernest Boberg: Foley;
Hugh =. Griffin. Cold Spring; Fred T.
Staples: Theodore Thielen. Pierz; VII
liam A. Syreen. IrOnton; Fay Cravens.
Milaca; Gustaf Erickson, SpOoner.
Seventh Decentralization b. Thor
kelson. Maynard: Edward Hagen. Milan;
Lewis Herfindahl. Benson; Fred j. FoS-
lien. Garfield; Carl J. Eastwood. Orion
vile; F. F. Moore: Wheaton; and Harold
Eighth District-Homer NJ. Carr. Du-
uth; Charles r. Wangensteen. Chis-
holm: Mark Nolan. Gilbert; L. J. Chill
Sren, Little Fork.
Ninth District-William Friederichs.
FoxhOme: Elmer G. Holm. Dilworth;
Leonard Eriksson, Fergus Falls: Will
liam F. Ost. New York Mills, by
A. J. Powers. Mahnomen; Walter r..
Day. Bagley; J. O. Melby. Oklee; Eric
Friberg. Roseau.
Tenth District-W. F. Bennett. and
Mum. Osseo; j. Fl. Nordin. Columbi;,
and Hjalmar Petersen. Askov.
Answering the caucus roll call but
not voting on speaker We're: w. J.
Smith. West Concord; Fred w. Radde.
Waconia; Michael F.. Ethel. st. Paul; w.
f. Hastings. Two Harbors. and Allen
l.. Johnson. WayZata.
A Few Switches.
This roll call disclosed some
switches from the conservative or re-
dictionary caucus of Nov. 18th to
which only a part of the representa-
tives were invited. Gilbert w. Ter
williger of Red Wing, who had voted
for Representative Andrew Finstuen
of Kenyon, in the other meeting.
voted for Mum Saturday. William
F. Ost of New York Mills, another
one who helped to nominate Finstuen,
was counted by proxy for Mum. Alex
Lowe of Hadley, in the same way
changed allegiance, by proxy. ]. O.
Melby, who had sent a proxy to the
Finstuen caucus, attended Saturday
and voted for Mum, the air having
been cleared and the progressives
seeing which speaker was represent
ing the Governor Olson program and
respecting the mandate of the people
The reactiOnary caucus of Nov. 18TH
had but 50 votes for Finstuen while
the conference of Nov. Goth which was
open to all members registered SO
votes for Mum.
On or Off With Kodiak.
When the roll was being called on
the speakership, and the name of Rep
Warren f. Hastings of Two HarbOrs
was announced by the secretary, Mr.
Hastings took the floor to vote for
Mum, but said he did so with reserv-
atoms as he did when he voted for
Finstuen at the conservative caucus
eight days previously. Mr.. Hastings
explained that the interests of north
eastern MinnesOta--his home section
are not the same as those of south
ern Minnesota, and therefore, he voted
with reservations at both caucuses
declaring his friendship for both
speaker candidates. Apparently as
Stunning that Mr.. Hastings was strad-
ding the fence and would like to be
in with the winning side, j. A. kOz-
lax, the fighting representative from
Hennepin county, and known to a