St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-11-04
FOR NOVEMBER 8, 1860
ELECTIONS
FOR PRESIDENT

ELECTIONS
FOR PRESIDENT
This newspaper favors Senator
John f. Kennedy, Democratic can
didate for President. See editorial (:
who Can Lead Best" on page 2.
This newspaper enthusiastically
endorses Senator Hubert ii. Hum
phrey, Democratic Farmer-Labor
candidate for reelection to the US.
Senate.
Humphrey is the principal prop
onent of human rights in the US.
Congress.
The civil rights planlxs Of both
parties read like Humphreys long
time views. He is one Of the most
capable statesmen the nation af-
fords.
He has been a leader in the Sen
ate almost since the day he first
set foot in the capitol If his party
is returned to power in the Con-
gress and this is most certain, he
will be one of the three principal
leaders in his party's caucas giving
Minnesota and the Midwest a pow
erful position in the federal legis-
lature.
There's absolutely no COMPARE
son between the ability, experience,
Imagination and political courage
of Hubert Humphrey and his Re-
publican opponent, Mayor P. Ken
meth Peterson, who really feared
to run against Humphrey and had
to be pressured into doing so.
Peterson, still a young man, no
doubt has a political future ahead
of him but there has been nothing
in his record as mayor of Mime
apolis, a place once filled by dis
tinction by Hubert Humphrey,
which would recommend him over
Senator Humphrey who has
brought prestige to the state and
this area of the nation, in the Sen
ate of the United States.
FREEMAN FOR GOVERNOR
Regardless of what you have
heard in the heat Of the state pol
itical campaign which is now draw
ing to a close both of the guber-
natorial candidates are fine men.
The present Governor, Orville l.
Freeman has been one of the most
hard working, active, aggressive
and dedicated governors the state
has ever had.
His opponent, Elmer L. Andersen
is a high type businessman and
served with distinction in the Min
nesota state senate. He can be
classified as a Republican liberal,
so liberal in fact many of the con-
sentative Republicans really did
not want him as their candidate
for governor, but had to take him
because he was the best man avail
able.
As state senator Andersen sup
ported the state F'EPC measure de-
signed to combat discrimination
against racial and religious min
critics by employers and labor
unions.
He had the courage only last
year to appear before the st. Paul
city council in behalf of a open
occupancy ordinance which would
have made 1t unlawful to refuse
to sell, rent or lease property sole
ly on account Of an applicants
race, color or creed.
Gov. Freeman however receives
this newspapers endorsement for
reelection because Of his long re-
cord of support and real interest
in civil rights.
His position on this problem
was first dramatically shown at
the 1913 Democratic national con-
vention when he urged the then
Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey to
lead the fight for a strong civil
rights plank, a fight and speech
which caused the walk-out of
southern delegations, but also In
sured the reelection of Harry Tru-
man. Freeman was a co-author of
the Minneapolis FEPC ordinance
while a member of Mayor. Hum
phrey's staff.
Freeman showed great courage,
and indicated he practiced what
he preached when he appointed
a Minneapolis Negro attorney,
! L. Howard Bennett, to the mum
icipaI court bench In Minneapolis,
an unprecedented action in Min
nesOta- His appointee was later
defeated in the 1859 city cleo
tons when the Republican party
state chairman, Ed VIeman in
tervened and got through a mo-
ton TO have the Republican party
In Hennepin county endorse Ben
nett's opponent.
However the added status which
the Negro community received
from the elevation Of one Of its
members to the bench was not
wasted upon the total community.
To the credit Of many white
citizens, many Of them liberal Re-
publicans, Bennett received over
81, 900 votes. In the DFL labor
wards especially ON the Eastside,
Bennett lost heavily.
There are many facets Of Free
mans service as governor which