Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-21
ROMBERG MADE
F.-L.tCHAIRMAN
State Senator From Sleepy Eye, "a
be Guiding Hand; Committee
Members Selected.
By HENRY G. TEIGAN

by k1EflNh1 ". i El0f1N
Frank F. Romberg of Sleepy Eye.
is the new Farmer-Labor state chair
man. He was so designated by Cover
nor Floyd B. Olson, at a meeting Of
the state and congressional nominees
on Monday of this week.
The meeting was well attended.
Most of the nominees for state and
congressional offices were present.
Plans for organization adopted at the
meeting on June 30 were approved
except that it was decided to have
each Of the Is nominees name men,
Der of the executive committee. It
was provided in the original plan that
there be selected Is members for an
executive committee from among the
membership Of the state central COM
mittee. The number Of committee
men to be named by each candidate
was changed from three to four.
Committee to Name Manager.
The matter of a campaign manager
was left to the state executive COM
mittee. While there was some dis
cussion as to who might make a good
manager it was decided that this was
not the function of the nominees but
rather of the committee chosen by
them.
Among the persons mentioned for
the position of campaign manager
were Howard Y. Williams, st. Paul,
recent candidate for congress, Harold
Hagen, Crookston, former editor Of
the Polk county Leader, and Geo. H.
Griffith, Minneapolis, who managed
the campaign for the Farmer-Labor
party ticket in 1880.
Magnus and Townley Speak.
Magnus Johnson brought up the
matter Of the campaign tour that is
being conducted by himself, A. C.
Townley, Ernest Lundeen and Henry
G. Teigan The former Farmer-Labor
senator wanted to get the reaction of
the other candidates to this plan Of
campaigning "Of course we carry on
the campaign in behalf of the whole
ticket" he said. II usually give the
names of all of the candidates to the
audience though once in while I
may forget one or two of them" The
candidates without exception voiced
strong approval Of the plan and said
that as far as they could see it was
of great advantage to the entire ticket
and would not merely operate to the
advantage of those who were con-
Quoting the campaign. Mr.. Townley.
who is in charge of the "cavalcade,"
as it has been designated, gave a
brief talk on the work at the close of
the meeting. He called attention to
the fact that as result of this cam
paign many subscriptions are being
sent in to the Farmer-Labor Leader
Soldiers for FL.
Ernest Lundeen, nominee for con-
gress, told of the fine spirit of ex-
service men toward the Farmer-Labor
ticket. He went on to say that the
Farmer-Labor party was the only one
that really offered anything to the
ex-service men and that the leaders
of the different soldier organizations
are becoming cognizant of this fact.
He told Of recent meeting at Duluth
which he attended at which strong
approval was given of the work of
Senator Shipstead and Congressman
Kvale as we'll as of Governor Olson.
In turning to Governor Olson Mr..
Lundeen said "In my opinion you
have fully 80 per cent of the support
OF the ex,service men of this state,
Judging from the fine sentiment that
have heard expressed at several of
these conventions and other gather
ings."