The Twin City star., 1912-09-21
.EBERHART HAS
SAFE PLURALITY
Additional Returns Show Min
nesOta Governor Wins.
NELSON LEADS FOR SENATOR

Of AndrIst for Democratic Nonnina
tIon for Governor.
st. Paul, Sept 19.-Returns from
$50 precincts outside of the Twin
Cities, with Ramsey complete and
about two-thirds of Hennepin counted
give Governor Eberhart a plurality
which it will be impossible to over
come by the process of elimination
and counting second choice votes, al
though he does not have a majority
Returns from approximately the
same number of precincts establish
Knute Nelson's victory over J. A. Pc.
; terson of Minneapolis for the nomina
! ton Of United States senator and
. Manahan for congressman at large is
q trifie behind Frank Eddy in the
country precincts so far reported, but
, Manahan is so far ahead of Eddy in
! Minneapolis that his nomination prac'
tically Is certain.
In S19 precincts outside of Hen.
nepin and Ramsey counties Senator
Nelson had 24,69S votes and Peterson
| 1880. Including Ramsey county and
118 precincts out Of 1862 in Hennepin,
making a total Of 1,068, or about two
fifths of the state, Nelson has ap.
proximately 36,7O0 votes to 2S,900 for
Peterson. As the same ratio has been
maintained in most of the counties it
II figured that their total vote will
run about 10000 to 10000.
Governor Eberhart in $50 precincts
outside Ramsey and Hennepin, but in
cluding 80 precincts in st. Louis coun-
ty, had 20,344. Lee 12,949, Young 10,-
502. Adding the Ramsey vote and the
112 precincts of Hennepin, Eberhart
has approximately $4,000 votes to 49,
500 for Lee al 1890 for Young, with
the other candid. W trailing.
Eberhart May Have 10000. -.
Should the same ratio be main.
tanned in the rest of the state Eber-
hart would have about 10000, Lee
about $4,000 and Young about $4,000
1t is probable, therefore, that 1t will
be necessary to use the second choice
method and eliminate all the can
didatcs except Lee before Eberhart
has majority.
Returns from $50 Of the 2,7OO pre-
cincts of the state indicate that about
% per cent Of the voters who cast bal
lots in the Republican gubernatoriai
fl sht expressed a second choice vote,
Their total vote on governor from the
$50 precincts is 41,418. There were
8 937 second choice votes cast in the
$50 precincts.
On congressman at large, Frank Ed
dy had 11,766 votes to 11,215 for Mana
han in $50 precincts from outside the
two big counties, At this ratio Eddy
would have approximately 1000 more
first choice votes than Manahan out
side the two cities. But Manahan had
a plurality of about 5000 in 112 OF the
152 precincts in Hennepin county and
over 1000 in Ramsey county, so that
his plurality will probably be from
5000 to 5000 over Eddy in the total
first choice vote. Thorpe Is running
third outside the cities, but Eustis'
vote in Minneapolis will probably
make him third In the totals.
Eddy's total vote in $50 precincts
outside the cities with Ramsey com
plete and about two-thirds of Henne-
pin is 14,500 to $4,000 for Eustis and
q, 200 for Manahan. Here, as on gov
ernor, it is not believed that the count
ing Of the second choice will change
the result.
Contest for Chief Justice.
A tabulation from returns from 263
precincts outside the Twin Cities gave
c. w. Stanton Of Bemidji for chief
Justice $3.50, c. M. Start 1882 and
Stewart Of Minneapolis 8,22S. An ex-
animation of the tabulation, however,
showed that the returns were largely
from the northern part of the state.
where Stanton has his home and gets
his largest vote. Under the new non.
partisan law, however. the two highest
will 60 on the ballot and It is almost
certain that Stanton and Start will bs
the two candidates.
Neill Of Red Wing is making a bet
ter run for lieutenant governor than
the first returns indicated, 523 pre-
cincts outside st. Paul and Minneap-
oils giving him 12,004 to 1902 for J.
A. A. Burnquist of st. Paul. Burn
quist, however, started with a good
sized lead in the Twin Cities and
seems certain to have the nomination.
For secretary Of state 397 precincts
outside Ramsey and Hennepin give
schmahl 1863, Mattson 1853 and
Ege 2,374.
Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
apparently has safe lead over Thorn.
rs Fraser Of Rochester, having l2,O74
TO 7,709 in 400 precincts outside the
big cities and plurality in both OF
the cities also.
The race for railroad commissioner
caused the greatest surprise. In 397
precincts outside Of the Twin Cities
ira B. Mills had 9,944, against 1856
for Z. III. Garfield Of Luverne for the
four-year term. Mills also has q small
lead In the two big counties. For The