Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
522 Precincts Outside Twin
Cities Give Governor A.
443; Lindbergh 1928.
NELSON ALSO May win
Senator Establishes Wide Margin Over
j.. A. Peterson, His N%onpartisan OPP
ponent-Comstock Named for
Governor by Democrats

st. Paul, June 1S.-Returns for gov
ernor from o22 precincts out Of 2,74d
in the state outside of Hennepin and
Ramsey counties give:
Burnquist, 42,443; Lindbergh. 1925.
Fifty-eight precincts III of 225 in
Hennepin county give Burnquist S,437;
L%indbergh 5,99S.
One hundred and thirty-three pre-
cinctS out of 14S in Ramsey county
give Burnquist 11,O71; Lindbergh 9,167.
Total Of 713 precincts out of 3,119 in
the state give BurnquiSt 61,951; Lind
bergh 34,423.
st. Paul, June 1S.-With partial re
turns on yesterdays primary received
early today from ifty-two of the
eighty-siX counties in Minnesota, prac-
teal observers declared it seemed GER
tain that the outcome of the three
principal contests had been determ-
lned.
The available returns forecast the
denomination of Gov. J. A. A. Burn
Quist over Chas. A. Lindberg and the
denomination Of knute Nelson for U.
S. Senator over JAS. A. Peterson, both
on the Republican ticket and the Sc
lection of w. L. COmlstock as the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nominee.
Returns from 400 precincts out Of
S,ll9 in the state gave Burnquist 3d.
SGT votes and Lindbergh 1897; Sena-
tor Nelson had Il three to one lead over
his opponent and his denomination was
conceded, while the same ratio was
being maintained by Comstock.
When returns had been received
from PIP precincts out of 3,119 in the
state, scattered through - counties,
the vote stood:
Burnquist 21,3351; Lindbergh 1926.
While he earlier lead established by
the governor was not fully held pro-
%portionally in returns available shortly
before midnight he did maintain his
ratio in the reported districts outside
Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
Ramsey vote in 101 precincts out of
AS was Burnquist $3.50 and L%indbergh
1888 while % out of 225 precincts in
Hennepin county showed Burnquist
1852 and L%indbergh 1850.
While only a few precincts had re-
ported in any of the ~ counties. ex-
cepting Hennepin and Ramsey. sup
porters of Governor Burnquist We're
confident that the complete returns
would give him a majority in proper
ton to the ratio he had at midnight.
Lindbergh'S friends claim the later
country returns will heavily decrease
BurnquiSt'S present lead ever if it is
not entirely overcome.
Senator Nelson seeking renomin-
alton on the Republican ticket and
bearing the endorsement of the Demo
Gratis had Il big lead over james A.
Peterson when 81 precincts had re.
ported.
BurnQuist polled a two to one vote
over %Lindbergh in the first precinct
which reported primary election re-
turns tonight. The first % precincts
of the state to report gave Burnquist
2,159 and L4indbergh 1882.
The first precinct to show strong
Lindbergh strength was in" Kandiyohi
county where the vote was Burnquist
S, Lindbergh 1877.
kandiyohi county was the only coun-
ty showing a Lindbergh majority at
midnight. Nine precincts out of 33 in
the county gave him IT'S votes and the
governor 265.
Other counties Joined Kandiyohi in
tht1NnS 90 Ilv t01Ov in r;1;rr r ;ollor-I
a majority over Burnquist. Q
lsanti county, with two precincts re.
ported gave Lindbergh 227 and Burn.
quist 1876; sever precincts in Sibley
county gave Lindbergh 655 and Burn.
quist 327. Five precincts in Lake
county gave Lindbergh 421 and Burn
quist 800.
Comstock Far in Lead
Returns on the Democratic contes
for governor from ia precincts out O.
S,1l9 in the state give Wheaton 2,174
Comstock SIG. This includes 1873 pre-
cincts of Ramsey county.
One hundred and one precincts on
of 14S in the fourth congressional dis
trict, st. Paul, Ramsey county, give
Burnquist $3.50, Lindbergh 6,G33.. Thir
ty-seven precincts out of 145 in tn,
fifth congressional district, Minneapo
lis, Hennepin county, gives Burnquis
5,42S, Lindbergh 4,O79.
Twelve precincts out of 457 in tn
sixth congressional district Lindbergh'
home district. gives Burnquist 1885
Lindbergh $50.
lundeen in Lead
Minneapolis, June 1S.-Nineteen GU