Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, 1924 Election

Primary Farmer-Labor

Date: June 16, 1924
Cycle: 1924
Office: Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
A.E. Smith Man Farmer-Labor 43,021 24.71 +7.33
Fred E. Tillquist Man Farmer-Labor 30,263 17.38
Otto M. (O.M.) Thomason Man Farmer-Labor 30,081 17.28
Austin F. (A.F.) Teigen Man Farmer-Labor 21,123 12.13
Paul I.D. Ostby Man Farmer-Labor 16,074 9.23
Archie Whaley Man Farmer-Labor 12,756 7.33
Louis J. (L. Jonus) Altman Man Farmer-Labor 12,424 7.13
Alex Kanter Man Farmer-Labor 8,386 4.82

Smith was a resident of St. Paul, former St. Paul Commissioner of Public Safety, and Farmer-Labor nominee for the 4th CD in 1934.

Tillquist was a railroad engineer from St. Paul., GOP candidate for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in June 1918, and Farmer-Labor nominee for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in November 1918.

Thomason was a resident of Benson and editor of the Swift County News.

Teigen was a farmer from Moorhead, People's nominee for HD 43 in 1892, and former state Representative (HD 18, 1913-1915; HD 24, 1915-1919).

Ostby was a farmer from Mansfield Township and candidate for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in 1920.

Whaley was a resident of Moorhead, former Clay County Sheriff (1907-1915, 1927-1935), and eventual state Representative (HD 49, 1937-1938).

Altman was a resident of Minneapolis and Farmer-Labor candidate for the 3rd CD in 1936.

Kanter was an attorney from Minneapolis and Farmer-Labor candidate for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in 1934.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1925 (p. 315).