The producers news., 1920-06-25
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TWIN CITY VOTE
BEAT LEAC(ES
(AENlDATE
CARRIES MINNESOTA tltTSlNE
OF MlNNEArOllS AND 81,
PAU.

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st, Paul, Minn., juno 2S,--J. A, q.
PteaS, state auditor and endorsed BY
the statewide ~climinaticn" ccnVcn~
ton, received the Republican nemira~
ton for governor Of Minnesota IA
Mondays primary election, virtually
complete NcnsnS tonight showed,
4 &etNrns from Ss0SS PRECINCTS cui ct
S,lSS gave FreaS a lead cf l0,eaS ,cc-
or Or, Henrik Shipssead, the Ncnpar-
tisan iesgae candidate, the totals
standing: freus lSa,7SS; Shipssesta
l2l, ,7S$.
In the Ninth congregational district,
Congressman Haivor Ssecncrson mss
nomination BY n. r. Thelmedson, OF
Dalton, the Nonpa,siSan leasrac
choice, 470 precincts out Of Sal CIV
ing S.ecnerson l4,SaS and Thcrmca-
son 1878,
| Reverend Q. }. kvalc al RenSon
strengthened his lead over Congress
man A. J, \elStcad in the Seventh
district. Other congressional in,nm-
hcr,S w.rc successful in gaming &c
nomination.
st, Paul, Minn, June !S.--~RrturD>
from the Minnesota Republican prM-
airy, thoumh not complete, show that
DR., Hcnlak ShipStead carried ths
state outside OF ST. Pau and Minnc,
apohs, Duluth also went against hin
by more than 3,000 votes,
II On TIE fAte u Jhe, Nn6lRcsaa -
Mfns Shipsteaa carried more THAI
twice as many counties as 'nreaS.
| With a majority against him al
| $4,000 votes in Hcnnepin, Ramsey an,
! St, Louis counties where tho three hiS
: cities are situated Shipstead won tn,
> state by several thousand votes.
, Tho small vote cast, especially II
St. Paul, helped greatly in ShipSteadS
, defeat. William Mahoncy, laher can
itaidate for mayor Of st. Paul in tht
spring election, pciled 1900 votes
ShipStead received 6,000, The Vcecrs
; simply did not so to the polls.
, Cak of CNatest
The closencSS Of the contest he
tween ShipStead and PreuS and rum
,, ors Of fraud from various sections a;
i the state caused considerable taR Q.
, contest here tonight.
Whether Shipstead will agree u
. the bringing Of contest proceeding:
, probably will depend upon tho on
, cial count which will rot he repcreet
: for several days and upon whether
any charges Of fraud can bc suhssNn
tiated.
Supporters Of Shipstead arc point
figures slightly less than that pole,
by lindbergh two years ago hecaus'
. Of the smaller vote in the state, Show
a gain in that he received a }ssgc'
t percentage OF the total vote than th,
E i,indbesgh,
t PreuS a, best will he a minorit,
candidate. He did not receive ii,
majority Of tho votes cast IN the Re
publican primary by several Thousand
Fyankson was the only other can
didatc for the Republican nominatio,
for governor to make any showing
He polled approximately 21,0eo vote
and withou, question drew aaEgel,
4 from ShipStead,
FrankSon made regular Ncnpartl
san League speeches during his can,
paign, adopting rs his own tn
League Labor platform atrnsS, in it
entirely,
r Machine Vote Drops
c The vote for PrcuS, which repro
sentS the strength OF the machine Re
0 puhlicans will show falling off fron
I the BurnquiSt vote Of two years ag
: of $4,000 to 10000 or a decrease q
: nearly 25 per cent Even if ever,
i vote cast for candidates other thai
d ShipStead were counted the anti
e League and labor vote would not b
as large as it was in 1918.
O Thomas Sullivan, Republican cand
= date for attorney general on tn
d farmer-iabor ticket has made spier
:, did race and tonight his supporter
e had not admitted his defeat.
The leaders OF the farmer-'abe
e forces express satisfaction at tn
+ showing made. The nomination Q
r two and perhaps three congresSme'
= of candidate for supreme judge an
# possible victory in the race for al
torney general combine TO make tn
farmer-labor showing far more i,r
pressive than that made two yea,
. ago.
, | Nels NJ Olson nfuminent farme