Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-06-24
ABOUT {

NeXS u especial interest 10
Minnesota Readers.
An apparent error in reporting the
vote for state auditor from Kittson
county is expected to cut down the
total vote for Henry Rines, candidate
for the Republican nomination, by
600. re-. ss.. 7. .ss.
The figures in one Of the hottest
fights at the polls ever staged in the
state now are: Preus. 64.638; Rines.
s4.4S5. Preus Is leading by 1853 first
choice votes. The second choice COM
pilation to date is Preus 2,942, Rines
1887. On the second choice ballot
Preus leads with 105. The total lead
for Preus is 258 votes.
w. s. Hammond moved up to 1913
majority over d. w. Lawler in the
race for the Democratic nomination
for governor. 81.
The Official returns on Hammond
and Lawler differed slightly from the
newspaper figures in number Of
counties and the addition Of the off,
cial figures In fifty-three counties to
the newspaper figures on the remain
ing thirty-three gave Hammond H.
1856 and Lawler 20,213. =.
Lees Plurality Over 1900. 1t
William E. Lees plurality In the
contest for the Republican nomination
for governor now exceeds $4,000. In
2,472 precincts the vote is: Eberhart
S1.794. Lee 95,e13. -.
All other contests have been settled
and 1t Is now only questions of ma
jorities for Irving A. Caswell, clerk
of the supreme court; J.. A. A. Burn
quist, lieutenant governor; Walter ].
Smith, state treasurer; Lyndon A.
Smith, attorney general; O. P. B. ia
cobson, railroad and warehouse COM
missioner, and Justice George L.
Bum and Albert Johnson of Red
Wing for the two nominations for the
vacancy on the supreme court bench.
Charles B. Elliott of Minneapolis, q
former member of the court, and Judge
P. w. Morrison of Norwood are In
third and fourth places, respectively,
with Judge William Watts of Crooks.
ton and Hunt of Litchfield trailing.
The complete tickets of the two lead.
ing parties follow:
Republican.
Governor-William E.. Lee, Long
Prairie.
Lieutenant Governor-J. A. A. Burn
euist, st. Paul.
| Secretary of State-Julius Schmahl
,edwood Falls.
State Auditor-J. A. o. Preus, Min
neapolis.
State Treasurer-Walter ]. Smith
| Eveleth.
| Attorney GENERALIZATION A. Smith
Montevideo.
Clerk Of the Supreme Court. A
Caswell, Anoka.
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner-0. P. B. Jacobson. Fergus
Falls.
Democrat.
Governor-W. 8. Hammond, st
James. =. - .l@S =, Is
Lieutenant Governor-C. M. Andrist
Minneapolis.
Secretary of State-N. N. Berkheim
Little Falls.
State Auditor-Andrew Busch, Man
kato.
State Treasurer-E. M. Engelbert
Benson.
Attorney General-Neil M. Cronin
Minneapolis.
Railroad mmissioner-Loren A
Smith, Truman.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
First-sydney Anderson, Lanes
boro.
Second-F. F. Ellsworth, Mankato
Third-C. r. Davis, st. Peter.
Fourth-F. g. Stevens, st. Paul.
Fifth-George r. Smith, Minneap
oils.
Sixth-C. A. Lindbergh, Little Falls
Seventh-A. J. Volstead, Granite
Falls. .s.=
Eighth-C. B. Miller, Duluth.
Ninth-Halvor STEVENSON, Crooks
ton. - 49, --..
Tenth-L. E. Jepson, Minneapolis
Democratic.
First-H. H. Witherstine, Roches
ter.
Second-Jean Flittie, Mankato.
Third-Carlos Avery, Hutchinson
Fourth-C. G. Van Dyke. st. Paul.
Fifth-M. G. Bowler, Minneapolis.
SIXTH. A. Du Bots, Sank Center
Seventh-No candidate.
Eighth-Andrew Nelson, Duluth.
Ninth-No candidate.
Tenth-Harry Swensen, Minneap
oils. -. II 49,.
CONDUCTOR ON GRANT TRAIN
Northwestern Line Veteran Had Civil
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