Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-21
Minnesota Governor Leads Lind.
burgh for denomination by
About $4,000.
COMSTOCK IS LOSING
Fred e. Wheaton Gains in Race for
Democratic Gubernatorial Position
Mueller May Defeat CasweII for
Supreme Court Clerk

Minneapolis, June 20.-Late returns
on the primary election of Monday
made the victory of the loyalists OF
Minnesota and Minneapolis more
striking.
These are some of the high lights
in the never such" primary that are
giving loyalists cause for rejoicing:
Minnesota rebuked in no uncertain
terms the Nonpartisan league, by CIV
ing Governor Burnquist a majority
of $4,000 votes in more than two
thirds of the precincts already in.
Senator Knute Nelson, MinnesO.
ta's grand old man, fought by the
Nonpartisan league, is renominated by
a vote of more than four to one over
James A. Peterson.
In Minneapolis, J. E. Meyers, draft
ed by the Republican conference to
run for mayor, leads the other NOM
inee, Thomas Van Lear by 1900 votes.
Ernie" Lundeen, pacifist Congress-
man, is eliminated altogether and
Walter H. Newton, loyaist, is the Re-
publican nominee for congress in the
Fifth district.
Lynn Thompson, Socialist member
of the Minneapolis school board, is
hopelessly lost his fight to be one
of the nominees for sheriff of Henne-
pin county
Late returns showed several sur
prises. The lead of Judge Willard L..
Comstock of Mankato for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor was
melting so fast that there was strong
possibility that Fred E. Wheaton of
Minneapolis, would be the nominee.
In 1888 out Of the 3,119 precincts the
vote was: Comstock, 1878; Wheat
on, 1898.
The Wheaton strength is showing
up in the rural sections. Comstock
got his first big lead in Ramsey
county, where he came out with al
most 5000 to the good Blue Earth,
his home county, gave him 500 ma
jority. Wheaton is gaining steadily.
One of the present office holders
will likely give way to Nonpartisan
league candidate. Two others are in
Jeopardy.
CasWeIl In Danger.
Indications were that Herman
Mueller of st. Cloud will eliminate
Irving A. Caswell, clerk of the state
supreme court. In LAG precincts
the vote for the clerk of court was:
Caswell, $1,000; Magnuson, 50,260:
Mueller, 60,761.
Returns from 1882 precincts out
of tse 3,119 gave Clifford l.. Hilton,
1926 and Thomas V. Sullivan, S0,487
in the race for attorney general. Hill
toms lead included his big lead of A.
900 in Hennepin county. Friends of
the attorney general were concerned.
in 1,445 precincts, Thomas Frank
son, lieutenant governor, is only 10,-
600 in the lead over Ralph Crane.
That lead Is expected to dwindle. The
vote was: Frankson, 1886; Crane,
$685.; Stephens, 39,042.
The total vote On governor in these
precincts was: Burnquist. 1923;
Lindbergh, 117,755. Complete returns
from q counties were included. some
Of them Nonpartisan league strong
holds. Every county was represented
with comparatively heavy returns.
Office Holders In Jeopardy,
While Governor Burnquist's nom
nation had been assured by tre-
mendous majority and Senator Knute
Nelson was assured of a four to one
vote against James Peterson, there
were several of the present state Of
flee holders who were placed in jeo.
pardy by the late returns