The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-24
THE MARKET FOR HJALMER PET.

ouietIv for several weeks, favored by diff
culties within Farmer-Labor ranks and fall
ure of the opposition parties to build up any
kind of boom for one of their candidates.
The turning point in the Petersen advance,
however, might easily be the Farmer-Labor
convention this weekend at Duluth.
If the party takes the course supported
bv the rank and file members, the Petersen
balloon will be punctured beyond repairs. If
it follows the trend of recent events, Peter
sen might yet succeed in what looked like
hopeless task a few weeks ago and secure
the nomination.
The central committee members ap-
parently are counting on party loyalty to
keep members in line in spite of vigorous
protests. A fact which they may be over
looking is that party loyalty is not neces-
sarily convention loyalty and conventions
can be ignored if they are deemed not truly
representative of the rank and file because
of "railroading" of platform or slate or the
failure to allow groups with just complaints
or timely warnings to be heard. Hjalmer
is in far better position to collect the dis
contented votes than a candidate of another
party.
While the wise convention course is
we'll charted in the minds of many party
men, it is not likely that certain of the fence
repairing projects so badly needed will be
undertaken.
The -Jacob-Harris triumvirate
so potent in patronage matters as we'll as
other state affairs is a storm center in the
party, still it is not likely the group will be
dislodged since they have been powerful
guiding hands in the selection of delegates.
Linked with their influence is the COM
munist charge hurled against the party fire.
quently since it first came to power but now
recognized within the ranks as disturbing
factor. A purge is needed. The farmer end
of the party has nothing in common with
the communist element.
Matters of platform and selection of
candidates are unimportant alongside these
issues for the slate is quite well defined at
the outset and the platform trainers, who
ever they are, undoubtedly will profit by the
slips in that department several campaigns
back.
Convention methods will be of more
Importance There has been considerable
reaction to "high-handed methods" as one
Farmer-Labor editor describes them, in dis
trict conventions, particularly in choosing
delegates.
If the Farmer-Labor convention results
suit the rank and file of the party, no
amount of outside support will place HAL
mer on the winning side but it is crucial
point in the campaign. If many good Farm
er-Laborites quietly express their indigna-
ton at the primaries by voting for Peter
sen, this vote, combined with that of great
many members of other parties who feel
Petersen is the only man who can dislodge
the controlling element, might put him over
EVERYBODY WHO ATTENDS MEET.
ings of the county board knows that the
same delegation which comes to one meeting
asking for cut in taxes will be back at the
next meeting asking for more roads. The
county boards are playing the same game
though, demanding that the state admins
tration cut taxes, but asking for more relief
for their county.-Park Region Echo, Alex
andria.
WHY is 1T THAT WHEN A MAN
gets drunk he wants to shake hands with
everybody?-Springfeld Advance-Press.
In this county when we see someone
shaking hands with everybody we don't sus
pect him of dipsomania but of candidatsia
an election year affliction.
A WISE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
iron ore taxes, gross earnings taxes, inherit.
ance taxes, gasoline taxes and income taxes
ought to finance the state government anC
thus leave land for the local taxing units
Long Prairie Leader.
EUROPEAN NATIONS ARE JUMP.
ing from alliances first with one country
then another like men on a raft who shift
from one group to another to prevent thu
craft being swamped.-Wadena Pioneer
Journal. ....
JUDGING FROM THE AMOUNT OF
the public debt, it is no longer much of a
compliment to tell lady she looks like a
million dollars.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
MEN WHO KNOW ALL ABOUT THE
money question and are able to prove it on
black on white or by word of mouth seldom
have any of it.-Fairmont Sentinel.
ANOTHER DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
dogs and men is that when dog doesn't
like you he doesn't let on like he does.-Fer-
gus Falls Tribune.
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