The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-20


Lee ................. 1900
Gordon ................ 1900
Spooner, 5000
Faux ........ .......... $500
Late returns indicate that James A.
Peterson is running Senator knute
Nelson close race ever the state.
In 113 precincts in Ramsey county
Peterson ran only 800 behind. Pc.
terson's managers are claiming Hen.
nepn county and the nomination.
st. Paul, September f8.-Returns
up to 8 p. m. show no change from
the earlier reports. The race for
senator is close but Nelson is lead
ing in the country.
: st. Paul, Sept. 1S.-Meager returns
received from number of scattering
precincts throughout the state indi-
cate that A. o. Eberhart will be re-
nominated for governor on the Re
publican tick ct. but only by the use
OF the second choice provision
! The governor is leading in practical-
ly every precinct heard from, but only
in few of them does he have a clear
majority. Apparently not enough
voters cast a second choice to change
the result materially. $aft-
RI, Young and Lee are running close to,
gether for second place, while Gordon
and 'Spooner are running far behind,
with Falk last. ~.
Returns have been received from
only a few precincts on United States
senator, but in those received Knute
Nelson leads in all except one and if
the same ratio is kept up his vote will
be about three to two against Peter
son. his opponent.
James Manahan probably will be
the nominee for congressman at large
F. M. Eddy has run ahead of him in
places, but their strength seems to be
scattered. l.. o. Thorpe apparently
will run fourth and C. F. Dehnel fifth
On the balance of the state ticket
returns are very meager. ]. A. A. Burn
quist undoubtedly will be nominated
Aoi iiCoSOhdht 6OfCl uOI ,oNcI IL. WI
Neill. The early returns give Julius
Schmahl the best of it. with G. II
Mattson q good second and j. H. Eye
getting only few votes for secretary
Of state.
Railroad Commissioner Close.
E. II. Garfield and l. B. Mills are
running close for the long term as rail
road commissioner and c. E. Elmquist
apparently has safe lead over ]. F
Rosenwah. The returns so far do moi
show whether l.. D. Smith or Thomas
Fraser Is nominated for attorney gen
eral.
On the Democratic ticket there are
only few scattering returns. P. M
Ringdal undoubtedly will be nominal
ed by large vote over G. M. Andris
for governor. On the other candidates
for Democratic nominations there are
no figures available, but the Demo
cratic vote was not large.
Reports from all parts of the state
indicate that the new second choice
law caused no end of confusion. Ii
some places the judges were delayed
trying to study out how to figure the
thing. In other places they went aheaC
and figured it wrong. Some added uy
all the second choice votes each can
didate received
The confusion over the second choice
provision was not confined to the
judges. The voters apparently were
puzzled over the new scheme and les:
than a fourth of them, it is believed
availed themselves of the privilege.
Meager returns from congressional
districts over the state indicate tina
all the Republican members of con
gress from Minnesota have been re
nominated. Excepting in the Fourth
district, where the tabulation of re
turns was hurried, the result in mos
instances is yet in doubt. In severa
of the outlying districts candidate.
gave up attempts to learn the result:
of their fights early, closed headquar
tiers and went home.