The Ely miner., 1918-06-21

st. Paul-Returns Indicate that
Governor Burnquist's majority over
c. A. Lindbergh for the republican
gubernatorial nomination will approx.
innate 10000.
Nelson 4-to-1 Winner.
Knute Nelson, Minnesota's grand
old man, was given vote of more
than four to one against James A.
Peterson of Minnesota. Peterson is
under sentence of four years in the
federal penitentiary at Fort Leaven.
worth for violation of the espionage
act In Hennepin county Senator Mel
son got 1856; Peterson, 4,037.
All of the present officeholders
have big leads over their opponents,
candidates of the Nonpartisan league.
Thomas Frankson, lieutenant govern
or, and Irving A. Caswell, clerk of the
state supreme court, both had oppo-
sition.
In the Democratic primaries Judge
Willard L. Comstock of Mankato
seemed assured of the nomination for
governor. He will be Governor Burn
Guist's opponent in the general elec-
tion next fall. Fred E. Wheaton of
Minneapolis, chairman Of the Demo
cratic state central committee, failed
to get enough votes to stop the Com
stock drive.
Democrats deserted their own pri-
maries by thousands to vote for Burn
quist. 1t is safe to say that more
Democrats voted in the Republican
state primaries than ever before.
Democratic support for Burnquist was
particularly noticeable in Minneapo-
lis.
The present state officeholders have
been renominated on the Republican
ticket, according to returns avail
able Thomas Frankson, lieutenant
governor; Clifford L. Hilton, attor-
ney general: Julius Schmahl, secre-
tary of state; j. A. O. Preus, state
auditor; Henry Rines, state treasur-
er; and Fred W. Putnam, railroad and
warehouse commissioner, have COM
Portable leads. Irving A. Caswell,
clerk of the supreme court, is being
pushed closely by George c. Magnu-
son of st. Cloud.
lundeen Defeated.
Minneapolis repudiated one of it's
congressman, Ernie" Lundeen, and
made Walter H. Newton, assistant
county attorney, the Republican nom
inee for Congress in the Fifth district.
Mr.. Newton's victory was all the
more remarkable because there was a
field of four loyalty candidates against
Lundeen in the Republican primaries.
Mr.. Newton's nomination practical
1y means his election to Congress.
The Democratic nominee is William
c. Robertson, exalted ruler of the
Elks. Since the Fifth district is over
whelmingly Republican, Mr.. Newton's
election over Mr.. Robertson is as
sured Mr. Robertson had no oppo-
sition in the primaries.
New uIm for Lindbergh.
Lindbergh and James A. Peter
son showed unusual strength in those
territories where many Germans live.
For instance, in New Ulm the vote
for Lindbergh was almost four times
what it was for Burnquist. Peterson
had 63 votes more than Knute Nelson
in these same three precincts.
One precinct in Hutchinson made a
record. Burnquist got Ill votes and
Lindbergh got just one.
The city of Mankato, complete,
gave Burnquist a decisive margin,
the count standing S25 for the Gov
ernor and 16S for Lindbergh.
In the Democratic gubernatorial
contest, Mankato, Comstock's home,
gave him 203 and Wheaton 43; Good
hue county continued to give Burn
quist strong lead, 13 precincts out
of 81 in the county showing: Burn
quist, 1881 votes; Lindbergh, 552
Many of these precincts were in Red
Wing
olmstead for Burnquist.
Olmstead conuty, in the First con-
gressional district, with more than
half it's total precincts reported, gave
Burnquist a vote of 1,446 as against
Lindbergh's 571.
Winona county, adjoining Olmstead
on the east, showed similar ratio
to Burnquist in first returns, the four
precincts first to report for instance,
giving the governor 178 and Lind
bergh SO votes
Even more decisive was the vote
given Burnquist in Mobiles county, in
the southwestern part of the state, II