Treasurer, 1912 Election
General
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter J. Smith Incumbent | Man | Republican | 172,807 | 60.02 | +32.68 |
| Henry F. (H.F.) Wessel | Man | Democrat | 78,703 | 27.33 | |
| Jay E. (J.E.) Nash | Man | Public Ownership | 36,424 | 12.65 |
Tresasurer Smith was reelected to a second term.
Wessel was a resident of St. Paul who worked for a wholesale clothing house for 25 years. Wessel was also the the 4th CD Democratic nominee in 1924 and 1926.
Nash was a hardware store owner from Robbinsdale, co-founder of the Social Democratic Party of Minnesota and the Public Ownership (Socialist) Party of Minnesota, Democratic nominee for SD 44 in 1898, Public Ownership gubernatorial nominee in 1902 and 1904, and Socialist nominee for Treasurer in 1914.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1913 (p. 507).