St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-10-29
|ne l
RECORDER
Voters Guide
For President:

For President:
Vote for Harry S. Truman,
Democrat.
Dewey and Wallace are both
sound on American race question
but Truman faces defeat because
Of his advocacy of basic civil
rights and he has the courage not
to renounce his position. The
least Negroes can do is vote for
him.
For U. S. Senator:
Vote for Hubert H. Humphrey,
DFL. His record is far superior
to incumbent Joseph H. Ball.
His formation of Mayors Council
on Human Relations, his pushing
of the establishment Of Mime
apolis FEPC, his inclusion Of
some representative of the Min
neapolis Negro community on
each mayors advisory committee
he named and his great fight
within the Democratic party at
Philadelphia entitle him to the
vote of the thinking readers Of
this newspaper.
For Governor:
Vote for Luther w. Youngdahl,
Republican. A capable courage
Gus governor, the first state exec
utive in the U. S. to actively push
for state FEPC legislation; first
governor to attack racial segrega-
ton and barring of Negro Amer
lean youths from Minnesota Ma
tional Guard. His excellent rec
ord in advocating conservation of
states human resources entitle
him to reelection.
Orville Olson, Progressive can
didate, is friendly to interests of
Negro citizens but has no chance
of election.
Lieutenant Governor:
Vote for John T. McDOnOugh,
DFL.
Secretary of State:
Vote for Mike Holm, Republi-
can.
Treasurer:
Vote for Julius Schmahl, Re
publican.
Attorney General:
Vote for Francis Smith.
Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission:
Vote for Clifford C. Peterson,
DFL.
Representative In Congress, 4th
District:
Edward Dewitt, Republican in
cumbent has a good record on
matters affecting the Negro citi-
zen. He was the only Republican
Congressman in the state to offer
Governor Youngdahl support in
his effort to obtain permission to
admit Negroes to the national
guard. He has publicly criticized
the segregation of Negro war
dead at the Fort Smelling national
cemetery.
Eugene Mccarthy, DFL Candi-
date, is a fine and promising
young man, scholarly and earnest
of the type of Hubert H. Hum
phrey. He is pledged to work for
measures designed to give all clti-
zens equality of opportunity. The
two men are both good candi-
dates. We make no recommended
ton in this race. Voters must
make their own choice.
Representative in Legislature,
37th District:
No recommendation. Candidates
are Arthur T. Gibbons and Carl
o. Hoen.
Representative in Legislature,
38th District South:
No choice between Anthony
POdOrgOrski, the incumbent, and
Lawrence C. Merriam.
Representative in Legislature,
10th District, fourth and seventh
wards:
Vote for Louis w. Hill, Jr. Al
though Hill is against FEPC he
has worked closely in social serv-
ice projects for the benefit Of the
/ Negro community. His opponent,
Alfred J. Otto, is not known to
this paper.
Representative in Legislature,
42nd District South:
JudSOn Hilton, incumbent, vot-
ed to report FEPC out of labor
committee at last session of legis-
lature His opponent, Prof. VIM.
p. Tucker, is considered a liberal
and is for FEPC. No recommended
ton. Voters must take their own
choice. Both are good men.
Ramsey County Commissioner:
Vote for Andy RieS.
Clerk Of Ramsey County Dis
trict Court:
/ Vote for J. J. Fitzgerald.
A MINNEAPOLIS Republican rally