The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-09-17
VOLUME SEvENTY-NUMBER SIXTEEN
Sauk Centre People Attended
Martin Nelson Celebration
Gubenatorial Candidate Ad-
vocates Rigid Economy
In State Government

Approximately seventy-five men
and women from Sauk Centre mo-
tored to st. Cloud Saturday to at
tend the Martin A. Nelson keynote
celebration, and to take part in the
large parade which preceded the
speech. The Republican club, Of
this city, employed the local boys
and girls band to head the Sauk
Centre delegation in the parade.
A number of the local delegation
attended the Martin Nelson ban
quet at the Breen Hotel at six
o'clock. The major portion Of the
delegation gathered at the Library
corner, in this city, from where
they transported the band to the
Granite City to take part in the
festivities.
Flares and fireworks, bombs and
zooming airplanes heralded the Re
publican candidates visit to st.
Cloud The st. Cloud Times, in it's
write-up, says as follows:
Liberalization of Minnesota's old
age assistance law, rigid economy
in state government and continu-
ance Of steadily increasing" state
aid to public schools were advocat-
ed by Martin A. Nelson, Republi-
can nominee for governor, in his
keynote address here Saturday
night.
Nelson asserted the Republican
party has not and will not take
any stand on the proposed consti-
tutional amendment to abolish the
state tax levy on property to be
voted on in November because the
people should be allowed to decide
1t wholly apart from political ap-
peal"
The Republican party stands
vigorously committed" the speak
er said, to increasing of taxes on
industry ito the limit which may
be safely levied on it without be-
coming brake upon industrial re-
vival and returning prosperity"
He raped Farmer-Laborites for
failing to include mention either Of
economy or law and order in their
platform and advocated giving to
the state conservation commission
er adequate powers" and removing
him from the possibility of politi-
cal interference with his duties.
Much Of Mr.. Nelson's address
was a scathing announcement Of
the wasteful administration of
state affairs under the guidance of
the Farmer-Labor party since 1880.
His talk was delivered at the Cen
trail Junior high school auditorium,
before a crowd of about 1000 per-
sons. 1t was broadcast over all ra-
do stations in Minnesota.
The talk by Mr.. Nelson was the
finale of an evenings program
which commenced with a banquet
at the Breen hotel, where hundreds
OF guests enjoyed talking to Repub-
lican friends, and INDUCED in
healthy denunciations of the prin-
cipals applied to present day gov
ernment Of state and nation.
Ripley Brewer was POSTMASTER
at the banquet, and presented the
distinguished guests-Mr. Nelson
and other candidates for office on
the Republican ticket. Several who
are not candidates were presented,
because they are Republicans new
ertheless, and their influence has
been felt in the administration of
state affairs in past years. One of
these was the Hon. o. p. Jackson,
who, despite his advancing years, Is
still a great Republican, and who
served his partv and his state well
in the years gone by.
Flags and bunting, the blare Of
huele and the roll of the drum,
heralded the entry Of the Republi-
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