The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-20
: Olsen for Judge.

T. M. Olsen of Sleepy Eye, Senator
Somerville s law partner, carried every
one of the five counties Of the ninth
judicial district over A. J. Eckstein
and L. &. Davis, and is the republican
candidate to succeed Judge Weber.
He will now contest with NJ. E. Math
ews of Marshall, the Independent can
didate, and Albert Steinhauser of New
Ulm, who got the democratic nomina-
ton unopposed.
One Of the surprises of the primaries
is the defeat of Dan Shell. He car
ried Murray county, but s. B. Bedford
of Rushmore, his competitor, got a larg,
er plurality in Mobiles county than Shell
could muster in Murray.
In five townships surrounding Rush
more, Bedford got $40 votes to 81 for
Shell, and he carried Mobiles county by
nearl y 500. while Shell only got mar
gin Of about 60 in Murray. 2.~
Another senator retired is H. W.
Stone Of Benson, who was defeated in
close race by Michael Ferch Of Odes-
sa, former university "strong man.
Ole Mausten Of Aitkin was also laid by
the wayside, Dan Guin Of Grand Rap
ids being the next senator from the
ffty-second district. Senator Laugen
was defeated in Houston county by J.
G. Briggs.
8. A. Nelson Of Lanesboro, member
in a four-oornered fight in Fillmore
county. D. E. White Of Claremont
succeeds Samuel Lord in Dodge county.
J. R. Morley, a veteran member of the
house, was beaten for denomination in
Steele county.
Southwestern Districts.
In the Martin Watonwan district w
A. Hinton Of Truman appears to have
defeated A. R. Allen Of Fairmont in a
close fight. Hinton carried, Martin
and Allen led in Watonwan: L. o.
Teigen Of Jackson was beaten for the
| senate in the Jackson-C Cottonwood dis.
trict, by H. E. Hanson of Window
Pipestone county Is without a represen
| tative. Rock county captured both
places in that district nominating E. II
Garfield Of Luverne for the senate and
| Harrison White of Luverne for, the
house.
In the seventeenth district. Lincoln
county is shut out again. Virgil B
Seward Of Marshall gets the senatorial
nomination, defeating Marcus Laurit
sen and two other competitors Igor
county gets one house member and Vel
low Medicine the. other. SAM Pc
terson of New Ulm won in a three
cornered fight for the house in Brown
county. Ole Peterson was beaten b1
T. 0. Haugen in Nicollet county. :
Close Finish in Renville,
There will be two Dales in the sen.
ate and one Dahl. In Renyille county
J. II. Dale seems to have beaten Da1
Hall in q close finish, getting 1886
votes to 1926 for Hall.
! Julius Collier is returned to the sen
ate from Scott county, beating two
democratic rivals. J.. A. Anderegg wa.
fooled in his aspirations to go to tn,
senate from LIE Sueur county. C. w
Babcock of Kasota is the winner. =
A. K, Ware Of Mortified, leader O.
last session, was defeated for renomina
ton, apparently because Of his hostil
ity to Senator Nelson. Two Faribaul
men, George w. Thompson and E. A
Orne are the Rice county nominees
A. B. Kelly Of Northfeld won the sena
torial nomination, and he is anti-Nel
son.. Senator Durant of Saltwater wa
beaten by George H. Sullivan.
The fight in the big thirty second dis
trict was close on the house. Pin
county's candidate, H. P. Webb, wo1
easily, but there was tight finish be
tween Henry Rines and Charles f. Ser
line, both Of Mora. Victor Z. johnson
Of Center City won the senatorship il
a walk. 4
There were few surprises in Ramsey
E. s. Durment will succeed Hitler Hor
]! ton in the senate, having beaten w. H
Lightner. and Ambrose Tighe defeated
8 Gideon 8. Ives for the house. Franz