Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
DELEGATE-AT-LARGE RACE or
BOTH PARTIES TO BE DECIDED
BY OFFICIAL COUNT.
LARSON AHEAD OF MANHATTAN
Stevens Has Chance According to Fig
ures Made by Secretary Of State
Lawier, King and Nelson Sure
OF Places on Democratic
Ticket.

St Paul, While Minnesota Repub-
licans cast their lightest vote In many
years in the presidential primary the
Democratic vote was the largest ever
cast by the party in nominating con-
test. The intense feeling shown In the
factlonal Democratic vote evidently
served to keep Democrats In their
own primaries for once, and the indi.
cations are that more than $4,000 vot-
publican vote is not likely to show
over $4,000, less than half the usual
turnout.
Race for Fourth Place.
Until the state canvassing board
makes the official count of the ballots,
In the delegate-at-large race Of both
parties. On the Republican side, A.
o. Eberhart, s. r. Van SAINT and J. r.
Jacobson arc unquestionably winners.
James Manahan, who forged ahead of
Fred G. Stevens on Thursday and Fri.
day figures, was passed later by 0. j.
Larson OF Duluth, when an error was
found In the compilations. Another
| set OF figures, made by Julius A.
Schmahl from 63 official returns In the
Office OF the secretary OF state, shows
4. c, Stevens leading both Larson and
Manahan, but with st. Louis county
not included, which will help Larson
Austin Pressed by Weiss.
On the Democratic ticket, Dan w
Lawler, c. M. King and b. f. Nelson
fourth place, but Is closely pressed by
A. c. Weiss. and the complete count
| might yet change the result,
The Twin City press bureau at the
state capital compiled the totals from
II counties complete and IA counties
county OF Cook being the only one not
heard from. There are 1884 precincts
reported. and only about 1870 small
ones are yet to come In. The Repub
lican totals follow:
Cummins. 50357; Estabrook. 9.S44
Eberhart. 47,760; Jacobson, 35.s67:
NJ Johnson. 1874: Larson. 24,s40:
Manahan, 23,9l5; Rain. 1927: Stew
ems. 1s,461; Van SAINT. 3o,979.
Shows Lead for Larson.
These figures show decided lead
for o. J. Larson as fourth man. Sec
Rotary Of State Schmahls total of SO
counties, official. includes Hennepir
and Ramsey but not st. Louis county
or several other northern counties
where Larson In strong. The Schmah
figures are: Eberhart. 3s,145; Van
SAINT. 30.al0; Jacobson. 29.iS4; Stew
ems, 1894: Manahan. 1854; Larson
lT,Tb9: G. o. Lundquist. 1884: Nj
Johnson, o.494: A. A. d. Rain. 1850
The Schmahl figures for the SO coun
ties show the Democratic race for del
egate,atlarg standing thus; Lawler
2T.TAl: King. l9.493. Nelson, 1886
Austin. 1884; Reiter. 1905; Vessel
1898; Just. 1859; Weiss. 1919
On adding in st. Louis and othe
northern counties Mr.. Weiss will gair
heavily, but the press bureau figure,
show him just little behind Austin
| In ASA precincts. These totals are
Lawler. SS.Ss9; King. 24,392; Nelson
| 23.4S6; Austin. 20,992. Reiter. 2o,42T
| Vessel. 2o.4TT: Just. 1910: Weiss
| 2o,S9S.
| The Democratic vote totals 1884, 31
| Allowing that each Democratic vote
marked four ballots, this would mea
46,00S Democratic votes cast. ur
doubtedly many marked less than fou
names. and allowing for more tina
| 100 precincts yet to report, 1t Is CIV
dent that over $4,000 Democratic vote
| Mnra cast