The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-09
Minnesota Governor Secures Bio
Plurality Over Evans and
Wheaton.
SENATOR NELSON SAFE
w. @. Calderwood Receives Only a
Light Vote for Seat In Senate
Clarence 3. Miller Is
Beaten for Congress.

Nelson, Minnesota's grand old man, is
running far In the lead of w. G. Cal
derwood of Minneapolis, who was
backed by the Nationalist party and
a few Democrats. 1t is estimated that
the Nelson majority will run far In
xcess of 100,0 900 votes.
Governor Burnquist has a lead of
10000 votes over David H. Evans,
In 1,776 out of 3,119 precincts in the
state. The vote in those precincts
follows: B%urnqnist, 113.067; Wheaton,
52,777; Evans, 71.139.
In 1873 out of 204 precincts in Hen
nepin county the vote on governor
was: Burnquist, 28,555; Wheaton,
14,193; Evans, 1856. Burnquist's
lead In Hennepim county will run APP
proximately 10000 votes.
All of the other Republican candi-
dates OF the state ticket have appar-
emily been elected by heavy MAORI
ties or %pluralities. For some time
there was doubt about Herman Muel-
Ter, Republican nominee for clerk of
the supreme court.
Mueller was repudiated by the Re-
publican state central committee, but
the reputation came too late. In 1893
precincts out of the 3,119 In the state
Mueller polled 45,677 votes and Charles
A. Letheart, Democrat, Endorsed by the
Republican committee, polled 1865.
Returns from SIC out of 3,119 pre-
cincts In the state indicated the re-
election of sitting members Of the
state supreme court.
Chief Justice Calvin l.. Brown re-
ceived 43.042 votes against 1854 for
his opponent. Benjamin Drake, in the
available figures.
Associate Justice Oscar Hallam and
Andrew Holt received in the same pre-
cinct 29,227 and 34.5S4, respectively,
for reelection, while w. II. Wander
burgh received 13,247 and Thomas
Frazer received 1926.
Returns for attorney general from
1,112 precincts out of 3,119 in the state
give Hilton 64.575; Davis, 36,114; Gis-
Jason, II 1916, and Haugh, 1924.
Returns for lieutenant governor
from 709 precincts increased Frank.
sons lead. The lieutenant governor
received 1866; Helweg got 1912,
and Haggard polled 1852.
The secretary of state, 652 pre-
cincts, gave Schmahl 65,165 and Indre.
hus 27,425.
Minnesota will send eight Republi-
cans and two Democrats to the nation
al House of Representatives. for the
next session.
The big feature of the election was
the defeat in the Eighth district of
Clarence b. Miller of Duluth, Repub.
lican, generally regarded as n of the
strong men of the House. w. l.. Cars
of Proctor, who was filed at the last
minute, defeated Miller.
In the First district Sydney A. And
erson, Republican, was elected with
out opposition. In the Second, Frank
lin F. Ellsworth defeated his Demo-
cratic opponent by an overwhelming
majority. In the Third, Charles r..
Davis. Republican, was returned, al.
though he was pushed hard.
In the Fourth district Carl C. Van
Dyke, Democrat, was returned by a
large vote.
In the Fifth district Walter III. New
ton, Republican. was elected over w.
G. Robertson, Democrat.
In the Sixth, Harold Knutson of st.
Cloud was reelected by a smashing
majority.
Andrew ]. yolstead, Republican, de-
feated his National opponent. K. e.
Lobeck. by a large vote in the Seventh
district.
In the Ninth district Halvor Steen-
erson, Republican, was reelected by
q heavy majority, as was Thomas ID.
Schall. Republican, in the Tenth dis
trict.
With the drys leading by approx
mately 1000 votes on the prohibition
amendment to the state constitution
In one-third of the precincts in the
state. the fate of the amendment will
remain in doubt for several days.
In 99s precincts out of the 3,1i9,
the vote stands-yes, 72.735; no, H.
COS.