The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-26
c. O.P. SWEPT THE STATE
MINNESOTA GAVE GREAT
VICTORY TO HARDING
Secretary Schmahl Has Com
pIeted Tabulations; ! reus
Proved Splinter w
tA,.oc,ated Press pispatchl


Minnesota gave president elect w. u.
Harding an overwhelming pluraIity
of 276.447 votes N the November
eIeotion. nearly three times as great
a. the plurality of Governor eject
A. o. Preus, which was 13+,49S.
THESE totals are shown in compha-
tions made by the Secretary oil State
IuIius A. Schmahl from comIaete
maiI returns. and confirm the unoqn-
al tabulations made by The Asso-
dated Press Immediately after tne
Solection. The canvassng Doaru E
sexpected to make the secretary VI
ietats's figures official at It's meetins
hare November 23.
warehouse commissioner, reeiecleu
on the republican ticket, led the state
sf3cket In pluralities as he had lead
81 a6S. 901 over his nearest opponent.
Other contests that attracted more
Han usual interest were for attorney
2eneral, in which c. l.. Hilton. N
%nmbepS Republican, received
6iuraliH OF 1s6,24s: and for associa-
"a Justice Of the supreme court In
tHAAch Homer B. Dibell, incumbent,
Won out by q majority OF 95,33S Inc
pesl votes cast was 7s7:S4o. nearly
~. 900 more than the highest estl.
6Sfes made before the election. II
{h6wed. according to Mr.. Schmahl,
II tremendous turning out or women
"a their first opportunity to vote tor
III state and national officers.
Voting Was Intelligent
~The vote was the most intelligent
lsvnr oast IN Minnesota" Mr. Schmahl
Id, "This was particularly true OF
NE vote on amendments, more than
EVEN eights Of the voters marking
heir ballots on the good roads l,
The aumoer of votes necessary for
hztt6oation Of an amendment, which
- more than half Of the total vote
ast for the office receiving the
eatsst vote, was 3e8,973. Three
Srnerdments were adopted and the
ether one defeated. Those adopted
IRE Amendments Nos. !, 2, and 4,
providing. respectively, for system
Of state highways to be established
and maintained from funds provided
By motor license fees; extension
from two to four years OF the term or
probate judges. and empowering tne
legislature to pass laws for assess
ment of railroad property for ada
cent local improvements. The third
amendment, which was defeated.
would have empowered the legisla:
ture to fix income and occupational
taxes and make certain exemptions
In other taxes. /,
The closest congressional contests
were on the seventh and eighth dis
tricts. In the seventh district. the
Nonpartisan league threw its sup
port to the Rev. 0. j. Kvale OF BEN
con and one Of the bitterest cam
raigns IN Minnesota,s history result
ed Congressman A. j. Volstead, au-
thor of the prohibition act. won out
by plurality OF 1882. In the eight
v-t-sct Congressman w l.. Carss,
independent, was defeated for re-
eIeclion by O. j. Larson republican.
by a majority OF 1.023 votes.
Vote Shown In Full
The complete vote on president.
state offices, congressman. and dis
trict judges follow:
against iss.eos.
Amendment No. 2: For. 446,05s:
against, 171,414.
Amendment No. 3: For. s31.1o5;
against, 21T.S5s.
Amendment No. 4: For. 4ss.4s7;
against, sS,015.
For president. w. @. Harding,
republican, b1sx21; James M. Cox,
democrat, lI2,ss4; W.. w: Cox, indus
Hial, 6,s2s; Dugene Debs. socialist.
G4ss. Harding's plurality 37s.447.
For governor: J. A. o. Preus, re-
pubiioan, 416.so5: L. O. Hodgson,
bemocfat, s1.39s; Henrik Shipstead.
Independent and Nonpartisan league
Dhoioe. 2sd, &07; Peter ]. Samson.
SOCIALIST Ella. Prsus' plurality
For lieutenant governor: Louis L.
Collins. republican. 432,22s; James p.
MCDONNELL, democrst 7s.414: Q. Fl.
HubbeIs national. 6.6s6; George HI.
h s.ssop IHfsnsn S.aman N0np Dscis
d0,6ss. Collins plurality 2o7,825.
For secretary OF state: Mike Holm.
republican, ls(.1s2; Lily ]. Anderson,
burmastsr, democrat, 1884; John NJ
Cooeland, national, 1908: ]. N. Hirt,
socialist. 1895. Holm's plurality
FOR state treasurer: Henry Rines.
republican, 4ls,313; John P. Wagner,
farmer labor, 1s1.429; H. .. Lueders,
cialist 2s.464. Rines' plurality 25e;ss4.
Hilton. republican, 44s,736; R. A. Nc
Ouat. democrat, 53,73s; Thomas ".
Sullivan, Independent nonpartisan,
251, 48s. Hilton's plurality, 1928.
For railroad and warehouse COM
missioner: O. P. p. Iacnbsor ~e~q'h-
lican, 445,557; Emil G. Mckenzie,
farmer labor, 171,2o6;f Ralph w.
Robinson democrat, 1864: Tom May
socialist, $4,000. Jacobson's plural
fly, 268,301.
court: Homer B. Dibell. 375,1SS:
IeOrge l.. .1ISSC-
majority 95,33S This Office is with :
out party designation, but Siegel
was endorsed by the Nonpartisan
league. III Al
Ballots For Congress
For representative in Congress-:
First district: Sidney Anderson.
republican, 50.387; julius J. Reiter,
farmer labor, 21,15S.
Second district: Frank Clague, re-
publican, 49,1S1; Frank Simon, dem
ocrat, 1894; H. A. Fuller indepen-
dent 1924.
Third district: Charles r. Davis,
republican, 41,67S; James NJ MiIlett,
democrat, 1916; R. A Pomadt. In !.
dependent, 1904.
Fourth district: o. E Keller. repub-
lican and nonpartisan choice, 38,792 !;
Thomas j. Brady, democrat, 22,610;
Carl W. Cummins, (name written IND
4, 702.
Fifth district: Walter H Newton.