St. Paul recorder., 1962-06-15

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Republican
Hotel bennington enthusiasm displayed at
this meeting considered
oen the DF in for tough campaign in the coming Fall cleo
tons.
fully accept
candidate L. governor
morning when the convention moved the Minneapolis
In his speech TO the convention Friday Andersen reminded
convention of its 1860 uewarm the cheers the
meeting
majority delegates recognized
Ramsey county attorney
Stephen Negro duty presiding
convention with convention cocharman John Mooty Hennen
county.
Maxwell the first Negro Republican in the state to be so hon.
perhaps political
ventons in the history the country where member of the Negro
group welded the convention gavel
Negro delegates practically
We think addition prevent
the convention from endorsing strong civil rights platform
grass Maxwell to contest
the attorney squeched
Maxwell Ramsey delegation
as his reason the fact that there was not enough time to make
effective campaign The nomination went Kg
has only been in the state S months
orator and campagne He'll need to be- to beat Attorney General
Fritz" Mondale,
Representative Peterson won the
lieutenant governor spot the ticket in the opinion of number Of
veteran political radio strength
the ticket independents
who admire Elmer L. Andersen.
Peterson younger Peterson
neapOs opposed the fair housing law both House
mttee and by vote against when the
Andersen working night
The Republicans in the convention seemed to take delight
candidacy Sandy governor
theory opponent the
candidacy RoVaag gubernaoa
liability to the Rolvaag candidacy Apparent COP
strategy reputed Rovaag
couldn't win in November campaign ammunition.
speculation pointed
that the nomination Peterson
for alleged harm the DF nomination of Keith would
party's
The this correspondent talked to thought Wheeloc
Whitney the businessman brother party
worker Sally Psbu would have been the better candidate than
Peterson Wtneys attributed
the race earlier in the year. dropped out and then reentered it again
shortly before the
competence, and
with which Robert Forsythe the convention Forsyt has the
ability to party huI enthusiastic pitch with
his long
The big banquet which National Chairman Congressman
liam Miller of NY spoke well staged show odme
reporter said the best
194S Henry Wallace meeting the Minneapolis
MAJ
This correspondent found that every little detail of this banquet
perfection night big slipped
in before the banqueters heard
Crabee the mike directing the
before the doors thrown open
Unlike most of the DFL conventions
ing the of the sessions
years press boys
girls complained about facilities
affair remember there available
distribution the working upon political organizations
depend to get the of the the
At last weeks COP only
press room with sufficient typewrers phones and refreshments
press
Lou Geerman state COP chief hand for questions
and ROeer the chief the job around the
clock helping the media representatives their stories
Our represented Bell the writer We
sona always have take certain amount of good nared kidding
COP meetings because the time have supported
liberal candidates candidates
are still found in the DFL party
Republicans appear accept
reluctantly possibly they deep
statewide offices.
While happy Negroes participating in the political
life of both political parties still startled and bedered when
been the nrnched
In every American ife.-Cecl Newman