Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-22
OLSON WINS BY.
72,453 VOTES.
Recount Looms to Decide
Accuracy of Count for
State Auditor.
Farmer-LabOr G aims are
Made in the State
Senate.
BY HENRY G. TEIGAN.

Governor Floyd B. Olson, Farmer
Labor, received plurality of 72,453
votes over his Republican opponent
in his race for reelection on Novem-
Der 6.
When viewed in the light of the
sort of campaign conducted against
him and the Farmer-Labor party.
Governor Olson has every reason TO
feel highly gratified over the result.
Not since 1920 has the enemy con-
Quoted a campaign so vicious and
villianous as the one just concluded.
The vote for governor was Floyd Oh
son. Farmer-Labor, 46S,S12; Martin
Nelson, Republican, 396,S59; John E.
Regain, Democrat, 176,92S.
Other Farmer-Labor nominees who
were successful in the election for
state and congressional offices are the
following.
Henrik Shipstead, United States SEN
ator: Hjalmar Petersen, lieutenant
governor; Harry H. Peterson, attor-
ney general; Charles Mum, railroad
and warehouse commissioner; Russell
o. Gunderson for the office Of clerk
of supreme court.
The successful FarmerLabor NOM
inees for congress are:
Ernest Lundeen, Bird district; Paul
j. Kvale, 18th district; and r. T. Buck
Ter, 9th district. Lundeen and Kvale
were reelected while Mr.. Buckler was
elected for the first time.
Congressman Magnus Johnson and
Henry Arens were defeated for re-
election. This is most regrettable
and yet not wholly unexpected. A
little later the writer will make an
analysis of the conditions that oper
ated to bring about the defeat of both
Johnson and Arens.
Lyons May Win.
There is one other contest that may
not be lost to the Farmer-Laborites.
In my opinion a recount Of the vote
cast for state auditor will in all prob.
ability show John T. Lyons, Farmer
Labor nominee, was successful in de-
feating the incumbent, Stafford King,
Republican. The official returns gave
King a margin of GAS votes in a total
of nearly 100000 votes cast. The
vote as reported follows: John T.
Lyons, Farmer-LabOr, 379,654; Stat
ford King, Republican, $50, 302; Pat
rick j. Delaney. Jr, Democrat, 221,-
221.
A recount will no doubt be asked
by Mr.. Lyons. In view of the fact
that Republicans had charge of cleo
ton boards in most districts in the
larger cities it seems highly probable
that enough false totals were re-
turned to the county canvassing
boards to give the small margin
credited to King. 1t is we'll to recall
that four years ago Roy Smoker,
Farmer-Labor nominee for clerk of
supreme court, gained approxim ately
500 votes in a recount of Hennepin
and Ramsey counties. And these
gains were not made entirely on the
basis of unavoidable errors by local
election boards.
FL. Gains Senator's.
In the legislative contests the
FarmerLaborites have made gains.
This is especially true in the senate
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that body has been increased by sew
eral senators Notwithstanding the
loss of few splendid members run
ming for reelection. Perhaps the most
costly defeat among the Farmer-La-
borites was that of Senator Emil L.
Regnier of Lyon, on whom vicious
personal attacks were made which
resulted in his defeat
Among the conservatives who fell
by the wayside are, Elmer E. Adams
of Ottertail, defeated by T. H. John
son; Harold J. Peck of Itasca, de-
feated by DR.. j. Lawrence Mcleod;
H. c. Hanson of Carlton. defeated by
Harry Wing; A. L. Lennon Of Mime
apolis, defeated by Joseph A. Kodak;
p. w. Morrison of Carver, defeated by
A. L. Rupert; Charles F. Serline of
Kanabec, defeated by Representative
Fay Cravens of Milaca; Edward Smith
of Pope, defeated by Representative
Fred Foslien of Douglas; Thomas H.
Smullen of LeSueur defeated by Will
liam F. Dietz
All of the above are Farmer-La-
borites except Harry Wing who is 4
liberal but not affiliated with the
FarmerLabor party.
Thirty FL. Senators.
There are approximately thirty
members of the senate that may he
counted upon to support the Farmer
Labor legislative program. On the
whole it would seem that the net
gain for the Liberals in the senate is
four or five.
The House situation is at least as
good as two years ago and may be