Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-16
FL. wins BIG
POLL VICTORY
Minneapolis Primary Vot-
erS Give Thomas E. Lat
inner Fine Plurality.
Present Mayor Runs A Poor
Third in Reelection
Attempt.
BY HENRY G. TEIGAN

II was a glorious victory! Mime
apolis Farmer-Laborites swamped
their opponents in the city primary
election last Monday.
Thomas E. Latimer, lifelong pro-
gressive and leader in the Farmer
Labor movement of Minneapolis
polled a huge plurality over his IL
opponents for the mayorality nomina-
ton. Mr.. Latimer received 46,48e
votes to 2O.943 for Charles F. Reyes
and TO- 99 for Mayor A. G. cambridge
Other candidates trailed the leaders
While it was expected that Mr.. Lat
inner would lead, it was not antlci-
pated that he would poll more votes
than his three leading opponents
combined He actually received 1000
more votes than was given KeyeS,
cambridge and Cation all told.
FL. Candidates Lead.
In the race for other offices the
Farmer-LabOrites also Jared well.
Mrs. Alfred Carlson and Arthur lie
Sueur, FL. endorses for school
directors, were nominated, as were
Oscar c. Hall for the office of city
comptroller. AL. Hansen for board OF
estimate and taxation, and Myrtle
Harris and Leila Witchie Harding for
the office of library directors.
In aldermanic contests the Farmer
Laborites were successful in almost
every instance. Incumbent Farmer
Labor aldermen were far in the lead
while incumbents of the conservative
variety in several cases were trail
ing their FL. opponents. Even in
the conservative wards candidates
supported by the Farmer-LabOr As
sociation were successful in obtain
ing nomination and made a showing
far out of comparison with any prev
ious record in such contests.
Scandinavians Support Irish.
AS an illustration of how the work
ing people went down the line for
their candidates, disregarding nation
atty and religion, the outcome in the
aldermanic contest in the twelfth
ward is an apt one. Michael ]. Foley,
David BlOmberg. conservative incum-
bent by vote of 4.S61 to 2,949. The
ward is overwhelmingly Scandinavian
yet this fact did not prevent Foley,
an freshman, from getting the full
labor vote. The same is true i'm the
seventh ward where Owen Cunning
ham, another Irishman. led the field
for the office of alderman by vote
of 3.147 to 2O21 for VIM. A. Hoppe,
conservative incumbent.
That Latimer has all but cinch
to be elected mayor over Charles F..
Keyes in the final election is con-
coded by every political prognostica-
tor in Minneapolis. He is immune
to the kind of attack that is only
too frequently resorted to by reaction
aries in political campaigns. Issues
will, therefore. have to be discussed
and such being the case Latimer will
have all the advantage on his side.
Election June 10.
The same can be said of other can
didates endorsed by the Farmer-Labor
Association for city-wide and alder
manic offices. 1t looks like all but a
clean sweep in the election on June 10
Though the Farmer-Labor victory
was due in the main to the excellent
organization that the party possesses
in Minneapolis. it is also true that
the party strength was greatly aug
mented by Governor Floyd B. Olson's
veto of the infamous sales tax pro-
posal. The workers and small bust
ness people have come to realize that
the conservatives who talk glibly dur
ing campaigns Of their friendship for
the common man are in reality just
servants of big business when the test
comes.
Sentiment Changed I'm State.
And as sentiment has changed in
Minneapolis SO it has changed and
is changing among the people on the
farms and in the smaller cities and
villages of the state. would sug-
geSt to Messrs. Rockne. Mckenzie
Dunn. ct al. to watch their step or
Minnesota will witness an even great
err overturn in the election in Novem-
Der. 1886. than the one which has lust
taken place in Minnesota's chief
metropolis.