The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-11
Candidates Windup Primary
Campaigns; Election Monday
LEGISLATURE, CLERK OF
COURT, COMMISSIONER
POSTS AT STAKE

Candidates for county and state
offices are girding themselves this
week for the final stretch in the
first race, the primaries Monday,
the outcome of which will decide
the field of political opponents in
the final race, the general election
next fall.
Office seekers are making their
last drive for votes and cleaning
up on rallies and other engage
ments. Monday it will be every
man for himself and the list of as
pirants will be simmered down to
the survival of the strongest in
vote polling.
Polls in Redwood Falls will open
at 6:30 a. m. and close at p. m.
with voting to be done in the usual
places, Drogosch's plumbing and
heating shop in the first ward and
the city hall in the second ward.
Judges in the first ward are Mrs.
Carrie Smithers, Mrs. Edyth By
ram and Paul Weis, while the
clerks are Mrs. Irene Muetzel
and Miss Luverne Murset. Second
ward judges are Charles H. Whit.
ing, Mrs. C. A. Lauterbach anc
A. M. Dennistoun and the clerks
Mrs. Casper Olson and Mrs. Viii
liam Jackson.
In the county election incum.
bents face competition lined two
and three deep. There are foul
candidates for representative il
the legislature from Redwoot
county, three seeking the office Of
clerk of court and four and five
county board aspirants RESPECTIVE
ely in the first and third district.
and three up in the fifth.
Republicans are optimistic owe.
their chances of ascending to su
premacy in state offices and re
capturing the gubernatorial ant
senatorial posts and hold high ex
pectations for the primary result
Their ticket is one of the stronges
vote appealing states the part.
has presented since the admins
tration of the state government
passed into Farmer-Laborit,
hands.
Split into two factions each sup
porting different candidates tn,
Democratic party, the success O
whose candidates at the polls il
Minnesota has been almost nil, i
a long shot in exceeding the mum
Der of votes it is predicted the 9th
er two parties will receive.
The expected strength of tn
Farmer-Labor slate is probabl,
not as pronounced as two year
ago when the organization score,
heavily but is still a mighty powe
to contend with. -.s1.s.ss- -
Here is minute biography o
some of the many candidate
whose names voters will see on tn
ballots when they go to the polls:
/ Farmer Labor candidates TO
state offices:
United States Senator: Floyd B
Olson of Minneapolis, three time
governor of Minnesota and Hene
pin county attorney for man,
years. He is the party's indorset
candidate. Carl E. Taylor of Pal
isade is Olson's opponent for tn,
Farmer-Labor nomination.
Governor: Elmer A. Benson O
Appleton, indorsed candidate
Present United States Senator
having been appointed last winte
to fill the vacancy caused by tn
death of Thomas D. SchaIl. Wa
state bank commissioner and for
merly banker at Benson. Mag
nus Johnson of Kimball, forme
United States Senator and con
gressman-at-large. Has served i
other state capacities and in tn
state legislature. A farmer, h
has been active in the Farmer-La
Dor party since the Non-Partisal
league days. Edgar B. Barnard O
Elk River. A farmer, ran for tn,
Republican nomination for cover
nor two years ago. Adolph W
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