The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-11-11
Entire Republican State Ticket
Assured of Election BY a
Wide Margin.
HoDGSON RUNS THIRD
Harding Carries State by An Over
wheImIng Majority Running Far In
the Lead Of the State Ticket
Road Amendment Carries.

st. Paul-With only 1853 out of the
1920 precincts in the state missing, the
lead Of j. A. o. Preus, governor-elect,
over DR.. Henrik Shipstead. Townley
candidate, now Is 132,267.
The constant increase of the Preus
lead has been one OF she striking fea.
lures in the gathering OF returns in
last Tuesdays election. The Shipstead
managers have ben hoping for some
real Shipstead strength to develop. but
it did not show up, and the precincts
yet to report are all small ones.
The vote in 3,067 precincts is:
Preus, 394,390; Shipstead, 262, 1923;
Hodgson, 77,475.
Indications are that the total vote in
Minnesota will run above 100000. Rosy
estimates had placed the possible total
at 700, 600, and 1t really was not ex-
pected that IL would pass $50. 600.
The Harding lead over Cox in Min
nesota is 357,523 in 3,040 out of the
1920 precincts. 1t is believed that In
proportion to population this is the
largest vote given by any state to the
pr~esident-elect.
For supreme court justice, closest OF
the state races. 2,013 precincts give:
Dibell. 335,So7; Siegel, $40, 500. This is
a plurality for Dibell OF 5,001. 1t was
Increased several thousand when re-
turns came in. virtually complete, from
st. Louis county, Dibell's home.
Preus Carries 81 Counties.
Apparently Preus is certain to car
~ ffty-four counties and has a good
chance to carry fourteen more. In the
primary election June 81 Preus carried
but %thirty-two of M~innesota's eighty
six counties while Shipstead carried
ffty-four.
Figures In Other Contests.
Figures on other races for state Of
fees and for Amendment No. /, the
Babcock good roads plan. follow:
For lieutenant governor, 2,52S pre-.
cincts give: Collins (Republican). $780,
99S: Maiion independently, 1891;
Mcdonnell (Democrat), 6S,499; Hub
bell (National). $50; Friedman $50
cialist). 1872.
For secretary of state. 2,40c precincts
give: Holm (Republican), 336,S70; An
derson (Farmer-Labor). 144,3S0: Bur
master ~(Democrat). 59.SS7; Hirt $50
cialist), 13.434; Copeland (National),
5,391.
For attorney general, 2,72S precincts
give: Hilton ~(Republican) 1851;
Sullivan independently II 1856; Nc
Ouaf (namrrr.tN "A col
For treasurer. 2.46S precincts give:
Rines (Republican) 35s,S93; Wagner
(Farmer-Labor) 146,9S1: Lueders
Oemecrat) 5S.176; Phelps (Socialist)
$40.
Road Act Wins by $4,000.
For railroad and warehouse commits
sioner. 1.5s2 precincts give: Jacob
son.. o s.o9s; Mackenzie. S4,192; Rob-
inson. s1,541: May. 1889. These are
from se~vsnty-three counties.
For Amendment No. 1. Good Roads
Amendment. 963 precincts out of g.
2so give: Yes, 1905; no, $685..
These returns are from s~ixty-seven
counties.
Returns Come IN slow.
Returns froin Tuesdays election In
Minnesota anne In much slower than
in previous years, and this was at
trfbuted by various county correspon-
dents to the augmented vote caused
by wsman suffrage.
In many counties. the county con-
tests, such - county commissioner
races were counted first or at the same
time ~ the preliminary count. was
made on president and governor, and
tails tended to delay the count on other
state e1ices,