The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-07-16
The n. p. L. Was Not
So Badly WallOped
in Minnesota Fight

Organized labor and the Farmers
Nonpartisan League won a real vic
tory in the Republican primaries
held in Minnesota, June 21, notwith-
standing press reports to the con-
trary. Practically complete returns
indicate that in II out of SO coun-
ties the labor and farmer candidates
for the Legislature were nominated.
DR.. Henrick Shipstead, the farmer
labor candidate for governor, has
been defeated by the narrow margin
of 5000 votes. He was opposed by
j. A. O. Preus, State auditor, who
had the support of the steel trust
DR.. Shipsteads vote is 10000 greater
than received by the farmer-labor
candidate for governor in the Re
publican primary two years ago.
Other candidates for governor
running on the issue of a tonnage
tax on iron ore, the same issue on
which the farmer-labor candidates
ran, divided the workers vote in
the city, drawing from Shipstead
heavier than from Preus, although
such opposition had been expected.
Carried Fifty-fOur Counties
The outstanding feature of the
primary was the way organized
farmers and labor swept the State
outside the three big cities. Two
years ago the farmer-labor candi-
date carried only 80 counties. This
year DR.. Shipstead obtained plu-
ralities in 54 counties, a gain of
"a counties. Had labor in the
larger cities voted as unitedly for
the farmer-labor candidate for gov
ernor as did their brothers in the
outside districts, the victory would
have been complete
Coupled with the nomination of
their legislative candidates in II
counties, observers here say it is
certain that the farmers and work
ers viii capture the lower house
Of the State legislature in the No
vemer election. No members of the
Minnesota upper house were up for
reelection this year.
Keller and Carss Win
Labor held its own and the farm
ers gained in the Congressional con
test Congressman Oscar E. Keller
Of St. Paul and William L. Carss
of Duluth, the States two labor
Congressman, We're renominated by
wide margins.
Congressman Andrew J. Volstead,
Of the Seventh District, author of
the Noistead prohibition enforcement
act, was defeated for denomination
by the Rev. 0. J. Kvale. a Nor
wegian minister endorsed by the
farmers and labor. Volstead was a
strong supporter of the Cummins-
Esch bill in the House and this was
tho rNrirafTNo1 L I,F.
as his opponent is a strong pro-
hibitionist.
SteenersOn Defeated
In the Ninth District. Congress
man Halvor Steenerson was defeated
by Nels f. Thormodson, farmer-la-
Der candidate, according to returns
that are practically complete but not
official. Steenerson likewise sup
ported the Cummins- -Esch bill.
Districts still to be heard from are
few, however, and are considered to
be safely for the Nonpartisan League.
Other Minnesota Congressman up
for reelection were successful, in
cluding Walter H. Newton. of Min
neapolis, who defeated Earnest Lun-
deem, formerly representing the Fifth
District.
SIegel Tor Supreme Court
Other farmer-labor candidates for
State offices were defeated with ex-
ception of George L. Siegel, who
was nominated for the State Su-
preme Court.
Thomas l.. Sullivan, candidate for
attorney general, has been counted
out on a recheck of votes in st.
Louis county, of which Duluth, home
of the steel trust organization, is
the county seat. Newspapers op-
posed to the farmer-labor movement
had announced Sullivan's nomination.
Taken as a whole, the farmer
labor political movement in this State
has reason for considerable satisfac-
tion over the result.
Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
10c Cigar.