The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23
Convention
Delegates Go
Uninstructed
r. E. Barron KEYNOTE Speak
er In Place of Oscar E.
CarlStrOm
NELSON GETS OVATION
Practically All Counties Sent
Complete Delegations
To st. Paul

Over 1000 Republican delegates
and alternates attended the Re
publican State Convention in st.
Paul Saturday. Practically every
county delegation was complete
and enthusiasm ran high. Those
from this city, who attended were.
w. M. Parker and Ed L. Rattle.
delegates, D. B. Caughren and
Richard Bassett. alternates. e. Oh
son accompanied the gronp to the
city to visit with his brother who
was delegate from Virginia.
All of the delegates arrived Fri
dav afternoon to attend the dis
trict caucuses which were held
that evening. and at which many
of the problems of the convention
were decided.
r. e. Barron, of Wadena was the
keynote speaker. taking the place
of Hon Oscar f. Carlstrorn, of II
linois. Mr.. Barron charged mis-
rule besmirching the name Of Min
nesota and demanded drastic pro-
perty tax reduction and restoration
of law enforcement. His remarks
were scathing and his optimism
for victory in November was cause
for enthusiasm.
Hundreds of new faces were ap-
parent among the DELEGATES on the
convention. floor, indicating that
new blood and new energy is being
injected into the ranks of the G..
.. p. It Is estimated that APPROX
imately 35 percent of the delegat-
es were attending their first con-
vention and Injected into the ses-
sions a new spirit of the Republi-
can party which limited of conf
dence to carry on the banner of
victory in the forthcoming cleo
ticn.
A talk bv Martin Nelson. candi-
date for governor, stimulated en-
thusiasm. and the wonderful ova-
ton given him by the convention
was well-merited endorsement.
Mrs. Thos. Schall and Theodore
Christensen. both candidates for
the United States Senate. were CIV
en- opportunity to address the con-
vention. IA
Four delegates at large were Sc
lected at the convention to COM
plete the % envoys who will repre-
sent Minnesota at the Republican
National convention in Cleveland
in June. Elected bv the state dele
gates were: Mrs. Margaret Culkin
Banning, of Duluth. Harold f.
Stassen, Of South st. Paul, J. e.
Myers, of Minneapolis, and Roy
Watson. Of Rochester. Delegates to
the National convention will go
uninstructed.
Other national delegates picked
at earlier district gatherings were:
First district, Harry E. Rasmussen,
Austin, and Morris Owen, Roches-
ter; Second district, Jerry F. Koe-
hen, Montgomery and Mrs. Percil
Stephenson. Of Fairmont; Third
district, Julian Sletten, of Mime
apolis, and Reuben Thoreen, Still
water: Fourth district, State Sena-
tor Charles N. Orr and Mrs. c.
Montague, Irwin, both of st. Paul
Fifth district, Totten P. Heffelfing-
er and Walter s. Lundeen, both of
Minneapolis: Sixth district, DR..
Paul H. Andree, Cokato, and Ed
ward Vandersluis. st. Cloud; Sew
enth district, Earl ". Cliff, Orion
vile, and ]. c. Morrison, Morris;
Eight district, James G. Early, OF
Hibbing, and Roy w. Ranum, of
Cloquet: Ninth district, State re-
preventative Roy E. Dunn, Pelican
Rapids. and Mrs. T. Reep, Thief
River Falls. Mr.. Dunn also was
elected national committeeman to
replace the late Claude MacKen-
zie.