The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-10-20
IN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT CON

IN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT CON-
gressional campaign two years ago, Paul
kvale polled almost half the votes in three
way race. The Republican candidate got
two-thirds of the opposing vote while DR..
C. L. Cole, Democrat, got the remaining one
third, or about one-sixth of the total.
On the basis of these returns, j. l..
O'Connor of Renville who held the comfort
able position of county treasurer, might
have been judged foolhardy in giving up his
office and trying for Kvale's Job on the
Democratic ticket.
Perhaps O'Connor had looked into the
matter more carefully and discovered that
Kvale's 1886 vote was 5000 less than in
1884 when he got almost 60 per cent against
strong coalition candidate, Richard T.
DAILY. The trend away from Kvale in dis
trict predominantly liberal would ordinarily
be to Democrat and with thorough cam
paign a Democrat should have a chance,
O'Connor figured.
While Kvale is still a "best guess"
there is no doubt that O'Connor is making
Roadway. His strong support in his home
county has awakened interest in other coun-
ties His ability to make friends by per-
sonal contact and in talks has inspired con-
siderable enthusiastic support. There are
Redwood Falls Republicans right now who
are predicting his election for several rea-
sons: 1. OConnor's personality and repu-
tation 2. The fact that Republican can't
get very far in northern counties of the dis
trlct. 8. The primary fight carried on by
+. II. Shoemaker against Kvale which left
it's scars even though Francis is now for
Kvale.
A FRIEND WHO GETS AROUND A
great deal among farmers and residents of
towns and small cities says that in no other
state he has visited do the people generally
take such an interest in politics as they do
in Minnesota
Here everyone, apparently, knows who
is running and what for. They take sides
and are usually ready to defend their stand
The general knowledge of campaign issues
is really surprising, he says.
Out in South Dakota recently, he was
sitting in hotel lobby when an important
looking gentleman registered, chatted with
the proprietor minute and went to his
hotel room. No one paid much attention.
yet the man had been governor and was
candidate for United States senator.
In this state, our friend says, a dozen
fellows would have come in with him and
everyone in the lobby would have shook
hands with him before he went to bed. The
hotel boys probably would have Dragged
about having shined his Shoes
1T WAS ALMOST INEVITABLE THE
way these pension schemes were growing
that someone would perfect PENSION
EVERYBODY system. We expected the
idea would come from California, but here
it pops up right in our own seventh Mime
sofa district.
The Townsend plan agitation brought
up the pension matter more insistently than
ever before and was partly responsible for
the laws enacted. The $50 every Thursday
panacea has stimulated talk of revision up
ward of schedules. What the pension every
body scheme will promote remains to be
seen.
AS political issue, the pension outdoes
the bonus of a few years ago. Candidates
unwilling to go along find sizeable group
OF oldsters opposing them. Few persons be-
grudge reasonable pensions to deserving
oldsters without other income but we do
resent political schemers making political
capital of the issue and using falsely arous-
ed hopes as a springboard to important
positions.
WE ARE STILL WONDERING wheth-
er parity prices for agricultural products in