The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
8linnesota Straw Votes.


Wilmar. MINI. March 15.-The
preferential straw vote for president
In connection with The township cleo
tions in forty-eight townships and
about twenty village elections in this
neighborhood last Tuesday. Ballots
were printed and distributed at each
polling place and the election offi-
GERS certified to the returns except in
schools had election boards of pupils
detailed to take the straw vote at
the polling places. The returns are
being received by mail.
The thirteen villages-Booten. New
London. Maynard. Spicer. Murdoch.
Atwater. Starbuck. Grove City, PEN
mock. Kandiyohi. Kerkhoven. Clara
Ing vote: First choice: Bryan. 81;
Clark. 8: Debs. 20; Harmon, z; La
Toilette. $50: Roosevelt. $3.50: Taft.
81: Underwood, s; Wilson, Al; prohi-
bition. "a. Second choice by the
same votes: Bryan, so; Clark. z: Debs.
-; Harmon. 8; LaFollette. 172;
Roosevelt, 110; Taft, 81; Underwood.
.; Wilson. So: prohibition. 4:
ing vote for governor: Eberhart.
800; Gordon. 1870: Lee. So: Lobeck.
Ill; Morgan. 81: democratic. 1S. Sec
ond choice expressed by the same
voters foot up as follows: Eberhart,
~: Gordon. IS; Lee, 65; I1obeck. IS:
Morgan. "a; democratic, 6.
AZ indicative Of sentiment Of the
rural districts the eight. townships Of
st. Johns. Green Lake, Roseville ana
Lake Andrew foot up as follows on
the same ballot: First choice: Bryan,
30; Clark. s; Debs. IA; Harmon. L:
LaFollette. SO: Roosevelt, 147; Taft,
: Wilson. 6; prohibition. 8. The Sec
ond choice expressed by the same vot-
ers were: Bryan, 81: Clark, 4: Debs.
welt. 81: Taft, II; Underwood. 2; Will
son. 20: prohibition, 4.
The same townships give the follow
ing vote for governor: First choice,
Eberhart. 81; Gordon, Sc; Lee, 35;
Lobeck, Ga; Morgan. II: democratic.
3. The second choice expressed by
the same voters were: Eberhart. 49,:
Morgan. 6: democratic, 1.
Wheaton. Minn.. March 15.-At the
annual village election mere a straw
vote on presidential candidates was
taken and practically every voter at
the election voted for one candidate
or another. The result Of this vote
was as follows: Rooevelt, 96; La
Toilette. AZ: Taft, 6; Wilson, 81; Har-
mon, 1; Clark. 3; Bryan 80: Debs,
Morgan, Minn.. March 15.-A straw
vote on president at the village cleo
tion resulted as follows: Roosevelt, 66:
Wilson. %; Debs, 13; Taft, 8; LaFol.
lette. 3; Bryan. 1.
Kimball. Minn. March 15.--A straw
vote was taken on president here with
Taft, l; LaFollette, 1: Bryan, 20;
Debs. 6; Clark. L: Wilson. 3.
Lamberton, Minn., March 1b.-At
the village caucus a straw vote was
taken on choice for president, result
ing as follows: Taft. 2: LaFollette,
IS; Roosevelt. Is; Wilson, o; Clark, 4;
Bryan. q; Debs. Q.
Cannon Falls, Minn., March 15,-A
presidential preference vote taken in
Leon township resulted in 81 for
Roosevelt. z for LaFollette and 1 for
Taft.
Monticello. MINI. March 15.-A
straw vote here resulted in 103 bal
lots for Roosevelt: 20 for LaFollette;
II for Taft. . for Wilson and . for
Bryan.
Both At Work.
Washington, March 16.-Unusual
activity was evident at both the Taft
and Roosevelt campaign headquarters
here today.
As the result Of general inquiries by
Director Mckinley the Taft headouar.
ters gave out nearly a score Of reports
to show growing Taft sentiment
throughout hotly contested states.
Senator Dixon. manager Of the
Roosevelt campaign. engineered for
the newspaper men a personal inter.
view with Governor Glasscock Of
West Virginia: Governor GlasacocJe