The Redwood gazette., 1932-11-03
GOLDBERG, ALDRICH
KRAMER, PFAENDER
TALK HERE FRIDAY
Voters Face Real Task; Must
Mark Ballots 56 Inches
in Length
70 NAMES TO CONSIDER
County Battle Ground of Three
Parties in State Race;
Weigh 5 Amendments

Redwood county voters will go to
the polls Tuesday to wade through
Sc inches of ballot, mark favorites
among 70 names listed, decide the
merits of five proposed amendents
and return home to await news of the
outcome.
Few elections have stirred the in
tense interest manifested in national,
state and local politics and as a re-
suit, the record of 1880 votes cast in
the 1928 election in Redwood Falls
and the 1892 in Redwood county are
expected to be equalled if not exceed
ed.
Four years ago Redwood county
gave Herbert Hoover 5,111 votes to
2,899 for Alfred E. Smith while Red
wood Falls gave Hoover 886 to 294
for Smith. These figures are consid-
cred misleading as to what may hap
pen this year, however, as Franklin
Roosevelt sentiment is admittedly
strong throughout the county, espe-
cially in rural sections.
Almost as interesting is the guber-
material race in which supporters of
three candidates expect to poll heavy
votes. Leon H. Brown, head of the
Olson for governor forces in this Sec
tion, predicts sweeping victory in
the county for his candidate. Earle
Brown supporters are making a last
hour campaign which should improve
the Republican candidates chances
while John Regan enthusiasts point
to the rump Democratic nominees
surprise victory over Arthur Van
Dyke in the primaries and hint of
possible upset. Van Dyke polled
more heavily than Regan in the pri-
maries here but the latter has made
a strenuous campaign, touching on
topics such as taxation which are
close to the voters heart this season.
Plan Voters Meeting :.
Overshadowed but still of vital in
terest are the legislative races, the
clerk of court and judge of probate
contests and the election of county
commissioners from the first, third
and fifth districts.
Mike Kramer who has been elected
to the legislature as representative
at-large from Brown and Redwood
counties since 1923 usually without
opposition, is opposed this year by
Albert Pfaender, New Ulm attorney,
who has made vigorous campaign,
especially in Brown county.
Kramer and Pfaender are to speak
in Redwood Falls Friday at a meet
ing arranged by the League of Wo-
men Voters and open to all voters at
the court room in the court house at
7:30 p. m. Also on the program are
L. j. Colberg, Redwood county re-
preventative and DR.. F. H. Aldrich of
Belview who has held the office.
Colberg defeated Aldr:ch, who was
then a candidate for reelection, two
years ago and the two were nominat-
ed in a close race at the primaries
this summer. Both have waged Wig
orous campaigns and are considered
of about equal strength in the rural
sections. 1t is not unlikely that the
candidate who carries Redwood Falls
will win this race.
The office of clerk of court which
was held by w. G.. Weldon for many
years until his death recently, has
two aspirants; Frank Baldwin who
entered the race last spring and DON
aid Gold who is said to be the first
"sticker" candidate, to seek a Red
wood county office. Both have made
every effort to secure favorable de-
cision from the voters.
In the race for judge of probate, A.
r. A. Laudon, incumbent, is opposed
by R. v. Ochs of Redwood Falls. Both
are well known throughout the coun-
ty and a close race is expected.
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