New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-17
SPIRITED CONTEST
ON IN FIRST WARD
TWO TICKETS IN FIELD FOR
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
CANDIDATES.
NO CONTESTS IN SECOND AND
THIRD WARDS.-coNTEsT
ELECTION.

The Republican precinct primaries
for the election of delegates to the
Republican county convention at Sleepy
Eye today, developed rather spirited
contest in the first ward, there being two
tickets in the field. The primaries in
the second and third wards were yery
quiet affairs, only one slate having
been prepared in each of these pre-
cinctcs, and the candidates, whose names
were printed on the tickets, were elected.
In the Fighting First
There were no less than 10 votes
cast in the first ward, among them a
goodly number of women ballots, which
is quite a showing in view OF the decided
~ inclement weather. The judges were
kept busy during the hours balloting.
The ticket containing the names of
VIM. A. Pfeferle, w. G.. Miller, Attor-
ney Alfred W. Mueller and DR.. j. P.
Graf was victorious. The other slate
was composed of Attorney Mueller, DR..
Graft, Louis G. Vogel and Otto Oswald.
A number of other southsiders received
scattering votes, so that the result of the
contest in this ward was as follows:
Attorney Alfred W. Mueller, l09; DR..
j. P. Graf, 70; w. c. Miller, 62; VIM.
A. Pfeferle, 62; Louis G. Vogel, a;
Otto Oswald, 43; Attorney Albert Pfaen-
der, 80, and Dr.. VIM Fritsche, 2.
Will Contest Election.
County Auditor Vogel, who received.
the fifth highest number Of votes in the
fighting first" informs the Review
that he will contest the election of W. C.
Miller as DELEGATE, based on the
fact that the latter has resided in the
first ward only about a week, while the
election laws of Minnesota bar anyone
from voting or from becoming cardi-
date for any Office who has not been
resident OF the precinct for at least 80
days prior to the election This contest
will be carried to the county convention
at Sleepy Eye today.
| No Contest in "Serene Second
| There wasn't even a sign of opposi-
ton to the ticket slated in the second
ward and both candidates for delegates
to the Sleepy Eye meet received the
total votes cast, of which there were 80.
One vote was not counted because it
was cast on ballot Of the third ward.
The delegates elected are Dr.. J. H. Vogel
and Emil G. Hage, the altefnates being
Theo. Mueller and Herman Frenzel.
Turbulent Third" is Quiet.
The number of votes cast at the
Republican primaries in the third ward
was 81. As in the Serene Second"
there was only one ticket in the field
in the Turbulent Third y but a number
OF scattered votes were cast. The re-
suit Of the balloting was as follows:
Alvin Harmening, 33; Attorney Geo.
ID. Erickson, 10; Henry J. Meyer, Is;
.IB. c. Schueller, 8; John Sellner, 8;
F. IA. Retzlaff, 8; Attorney Henry N.
Somsen, 2, and Z. B. Krook, /. Messrs.
Harmening and Erickson, the slated
candidates, were, therefore, elected. For
alternates, John Backer received FIVE
votes, while three ballots were cast for
Art. Schleif.
i Hiram johnson Carries City.
/ The voters at the Republican primary
election here were given an opportunity
j to express their preference for presi-
dental candidate. The preferential pre-
| sidential primary ballot contained the
names Of the following six candidates:
Leonard Wood, Hiram johnson, Frank
o. LoWden, Herbert Hoover, Miles
Poindexter and Warren g. Harding.
The result of this feature Of the election
was as follows:
/. First Ward Wood, 81; johnson, SO;
Lowden, 9; Hoover, 9; Poindexter, O;
Harding, 2.
/ Second Ward Wood, 6; johnson, Is;
Lowden, 6; Hoover, 2; Poindexter, 0;
Harding, O.
Third Ward-Wood, 9; johnson So;
Lowden, s; Hoover, 8; Poindexter, 0;
Harding, 0.
I Totals Wood, 46; Johnson, 1O9; Low
den, IL; Hoover, IA; Poindexter, 0;
Harding, 2.
Accordingly, Hiram Johnson is the
fayorlte presidential candidate among
those New Ulm Republicans who took
part in the primary, while Miles Poin-
dexter is the only presidential aspirant