The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-09
County Campaign in
Last Stages; Voters
Get Inning June 20
ROMBERG JOINS OTHER
LEGISLATORS IN TAX
CHANGE SUPPORT

With little more than a week
remaining before voters will go
to the polls June 20 to decide
their political fates, candidates
for office in Redwood county
were making a last effort to
strengthen their fences in various
parts of the county this week.
Next week the bulk of the
campaigning will be done in Red
wood Falls where a heavy part
of the vote is cast and where
many candidates in the past have
gained or lost leads which meant
victory or defeat.
Legislative candidates held the
limelight at meeting of the Red
wood County Taxpayers associa-
ton at WabaSso last week at
which their answers to a ques-
tionnaire dealing with tax mat
tiers sent out by the association
were read.
Romberg Replies
All the senate and representa-
tive aspirants had answered. the
questions favorably except Frank
Romberg of Sleepy Eye, senator
from the district for many years
who has no primary contest but
is opposed by Alexander Seifert
of Springfield in race to be de-
cided in November. Mr.. Rom
berg's reply came quickly We'd
nesday when he learned his neg
lecting to answer had been inter-
preted by d. L. Crimmins, asso-
citation president, as meaning that
he opposed all the resolutions.
The senator stated he was in fav-
or of all IL of the associations
suggested aims.
Resolutions favored decentral-
ization of government, that gas
taxes be paid direct to each town.
ship, condemned hidden taxes
and urged that publication of
welfare bills be made compul-
sorry, among other things.
''Take it from me, am in favor
of all IL items" Mr.. Seifert stat
ed in his letter to the association.
81 must, however, call your at
tention to the fact that in my
opinion you are only scratching
the surface with the II points set
up. First of all we should dis
miss at least 5000 state employees
and then cut the salary of the re-
mainder Is per cent; and cut all
the fool departments, boards,
commissions and shoppers, none
of whom own property, pay tax
es or know what 1t means to keep
up the government"
Cali relief should be given
back to the county board where
they can administer it far cheap
er than it is now dole," he add
ed.
3 Opponents Agree
Agreeing with the resolutions,
Harvey E. Swennes of Lamberton,
candidate for Redwood county re-
preventative added, 81 believe in
an economical, common-sense and
business-like administration"
Joe Beran, candidate for the
same office, said in part, 81
heartily support the resolutions
set forth. / have always main
tanned that smaller units of gov
eminent function more economic
ally and effectively than far away
government"
Aubrey Dirlam, also a candi-
date for county representative,
replied, 81 am in agreement with
the general detectives as outlin-
ed in these resolutions. I feel we
should have more local control
over relief, but I also believe that
if our local governments are to
assume the control they should
also assume more of the expense.
Otherwise the result, no doubt,
would be false economy"
John M. Zwach, unopposed. in
cumbent representative-at-large,
the resolutions for. the
most part but commented, Most
taxes cannot be made visible. I
favor it where possible"
Zwach was elected permanent
secretary of the organization at
the Wahasco ,r1ooffn0