The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-06-22
Hodgs0n Ahead

1AOuSSOll Allcdu
The democratic gubernatorial
proved L. C. Hodgson, the St.
Paul mayor, a marked favorite,
returns from 700 precincts CIV
ing him 6,262 votes as against
2,0l4 garnered by his nearest
opponent.
There were no upsets in the
congressional districts so far as
returns this afternoon showed,
but it was recognized that final
returns might completely alter
the standings. ~.
Labor for Preus .t.
sPreus ran far ahead of Shipstead
! in, the cities. The labor vote which
had been claimed for Shipstead did
not swing for him, it was apparent
from the returns. In the first three
hundred precincts reported mostly
from rural communities Shipstead
| gained about 5000 votes, cutting dow.l
! Preus's lead but in the next 200 pre-
cincts reported Preus gained 1000
votes. +"
! The total vote of the Republican
candidates opposed to Shipstead was
over 100000 beyond Preus's leal
| early this afternoon Repu blican
workers for Preus were elated over
the showing of the candidates for
state office, where there was not the
great number of candidates that
sought the gubernatorial nomination.
They ran far ahead of league-indors-
ed candidates.
First returns of the morning after
increased slightly the lead maintain
ed from the outset by Mr. Preus.
While it was realized that fuller
returns from the rural precincts ma
turally late in reporting might serve
to cut down the ratio Of Preus' lead,
close political observers took the
view that representative rural vote
had been received and that Preus
would maintain decisive lead.
The first dozen precincts heard
from today added to Preus' total and
made the county in 1,06S precincts
out Of 3,l95 in the state as follows:
Preus, 70,297; Shipstead, 46,544;
Frankson, 1880; Ellsworth, zoos;
lverson, 1858 and Keefe, 1,4O6.
Mayor l.. c. Hodgson of St. Paul
who polled big plurality in this city
and was leading the seven candidates
for the democratic nomination for
governor. Returns from 48O pre-
cincts gave him 4,S39 votes. Robert
w. Hardogine, also of st. Paul, was
credited with 1,7O2, and Oliver J.
Duane, of St. Peter had 1880. The
other candidates trailed.
All of the congressman seeking re-
nomination were holding pluralities
on the face of incomplete returns,
with the exception of c. r. Davis.
republican of St. Peter, in the third
| district.
w. r. Molliston, of Fairabault, had
slight lead, but Davis county had not
been heard from. Judge Frank
| Clague, Of Redwood Falls, was lead
ing H. A. Fuller, of Mankato, for the
republican nomination in the second
district. Representative F. Ellsworth
who did not seek nomination, pre-
ferred to participate in the guberna-
torial struggle.
Shipstead began to show gains
from some rural precincts.
The first reports from Randall
county showed the following vote in
II precincts out of 26: Shipstead,
1,l31; Preus, 873.
1t was estimated that in counties
where only fourth or less Of the
i total precincts had been heard from
the vote represented towns and viii
lagos and probably did not include
any strictly rural districts.
Where the precincts reported rep
resentatives from third to half
of the precincts in the county it was
indicated that probably half Of those
heard from were farm precincts.
This calculation on all available re-
turns would indicate that probably
not a fourth Of the total vote was
from precincts outside of municipal
tiles.
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