Treasurer, 1914 Election
General
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter J. Smith Incumbent | Man | Republican | 173,198 | 54.46 | +25.91 |
| Eric M. (E.M.) Engelbert | Man | Democrat | 90,810 | 28.55 | |
| Jay E. (J.E.) Nash | Man | Socialist | 28,486 | 8.96 | |
| Peter (P.G.) Jacobson | Man | Progressive | 25,534 | 8.03 |
This was the 20th consecutive Republican victory for the office of Treasurer.
Treasurer Smith was reelected to a third term. Smith resigned on February 12, 1916 after a grand jury indicted him for irregularities in the handling of $28,000 in permanent state trust funds. Governor J.A.A. Burnquist appointed Arthur C. Gooding, president of the First National Bank of Rochester, to fill the office.
Engelbert was a resident of Benson, former state Reprensentative (HD 18, 1891-1893), and People's nominee for HD 63 in 1900.
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 1912.
Jacobson was a resident of Madison, president of the Madison Board of Education, and director of the Louisburg State Bank.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1915 (p. 537).