Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
PINE IS STRONG
FOR GOV. OLSON
Chief Executive Receives
Unanimous Endorsement
at Pine FL. Meet.
Other Candidates Endorsed.
Resolutions Passed, Dele
gates Chosen.


the Pine county Farmer-Labor con-
vention in Hinckley Monday after
noon presented the name Of Cover
nor Floyd B. Olson 20 be endorsed
for reelection, there was spon-
taneous response. 1t was a unan1-
nous vote for the governor with every
one of the rs delegates rising.
u. s. Senator Henrik Shipsuead was
also endorsed for reelection, but
there was some debate on this en-
dorsement. Delegates chosen to the
state convention, however, will 90
there with the knowledge that about
Is per cent of the delegates to the
county convention approved the SEN
ator's endorsement.
Attorney General Harry H. Peter
son was endorsed for reelection and
Representative Hjalmar Petersen who
was endorsed by the Hennepin county
convention Sunday for the office Of
lieutenant governor, also got the APP
proval Of his home county convention.
Representative C.. Elmer Johnson
of Almelund, in the Seth legislative
district, was endorsed for the office
of senator and Chas. ]. Swanson.
Rock Creek township, for representa-
tive from Pine county.
Twelve Delegates Chosen.
Pine county is entitled to six dele
gates to the state convention to be
held in St. Paul on March 81 and %,
but chose to send II delegates, with
each a half vote. Those selected
were Nels Hokstad, Sandstone; E. j,
Prochaska, Pine City; Charles ].
Swanson. Rock Creek; Oscar Ander-
son, Sturgeon Lake; Mrs. Alex THE
man. Pine City; Hjalmar Petersen.
Askov; e. B. Greenwald, Sandstone;
Rudolf Klatt, Willow River; X. P.
Christensen, Sturgeon Lake; Hjalmer
Sandell, Hinckley; Richard Downing,
Royalton township; and John Percy,
Pine township.
The convention opened with the
selection of e. ]. PrOchaSka, Pine
City, county chairman of the Farmer
Labor Association, as chairman of the
meeting, and Hjalmer Sandell. Hinck-
ley, was chosen secretary. The chair
man selected committee memberships
as follows:
Credentials-Ervin L. Nelson, Pine
City, chairman; Carl M. Madsen,
Askov; and Mr.. Linruth of Hinckley.
Resolutions Chas. J. Swanso
chairman; John Percy, and Mrs.
Alex Thieman.
Nominations Hokstad, chair
man; Oscar Anderson, and Richard
Downing.
Resolutions drawn by the committee
and presented to the convention were
accepted and adopted. They are the
following:
Resolutions Adopted.
I'VE. the delegates at the Pine
County Farmer-Labor convention, in
meeting assembled, March IL, 1894,
desire to thank the officers of this
convention for the services rendered.
I'VE desire also to thank the Hinck-
ley Farmer-Labor Club for the privi-
lege of converting in the hall used
as the regular meeting place.
I'VE endorse the record of Mime
sofas outstanding statesman, Cover
nor Floyd b. Olson, and trust that he
will be reelected by the biggest ma
jority ever given a candidate for gov
ernor in our state.
I'VE commend the legislative rec
ords of the representatives of the Seth
legislative district-Hjalmar Petersen
and c. Elmer Johnson.
I'VE favor the continuance of the
present auto tax law; pledge the sup
port of our legislative candidates for
the repeal of the Brooks-C Coleman act;
favor state and federal legislation
giving the farmers at least the cost
of production on all farm commod-
tiles; approve efforts made to I'm
crease the state tax on oleomargarine;
endorse the proposed Stockwell con-
stftutional amendment permitting the
state to initiate a statewide power
program; favor the passage by con-
gress OF the Frazier bill for the re-
financing of farmers loans at low
er rate of interest; approve the pay
ment of cash bonus to the veterans
of the World war; and we endorse
federal legislation calling for an en-
barge on oil fats and meat products"
Several Talks Given.
Chas. johnson Of Jackson county,
who has been endorsed for the office
of state senator in his district, spoke
on the Importance of organization,
having done organization work the
past 16 years. Chas. j. Swanson
spoke on progressive legislation and
the records made by the governor, at
torney general, and other public men.
Representatives Hjalmar Petersen and
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