The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
MINNESOTA PRIMARY
SHOWS FARMER
POWER
CLOSE ELECTION MEANS VIC
!, TORY POSTPONED TO FALL
ONLY,

Minneapolis, Minn,-The Nonparti-
san league. although losing the race
tas the nomination Of its guherna-
to,,al candidate in the Republican pri-
.Aa,ies OF juno "a, has not been de-
teascs. in Minnesota. Victory has
been oasy postponed,
III" primary race was q ;tcek-2HSs-
E\k contest. At on ssiNe. as the re-
:n.r> ison anti-l ,eaxue towns and
stiles cane in, J. 4. D. preuS, the
"e;i:alnstion' convention candidate
opposing Doctor Rea.sk Shipstead.
Lacquer, had y ieast q. 3S.0tO, but as
the 'uras precincts reported this lead
was cut down 70 less than 10000.
Two Sears axo the League can,li.
uase, Charles \. l4indbergh, was de.
teAtsd in the primaries for governor
by 5u,op0 votes, So that the margin
ii the anti-league forces has been
..ssuce,i from $4,000 to 10000 ia two
years.
The opposition is not as elated at
:H..e victory, Q: it's candidate. Pmus,
as might have been expected. Poll
|.ica, experts Of Minneapolis newspa-
pe,S had privately expressed a hope
that >:.ipstead would be nominated On
the Republican ticket and Larry
:4oGSS>a. st. Paurs anti. Leaaue may
or, on The Democratic ticket.
POLITICIANS NOT EIATED
".aen. said these experts, we can
unite tn, antl-l.eague forces on Hodg-
*oo against Ship>tead. If Prus is
ae,,sinatcd. the League can do as they
Till TWO wears ago, run an ;adsSend-
IN. ssn'>t'atee, and with the anti.
.SSS--":::, "a. seS divided between Two
candidates, one on the Republican and
the o.ae, on the Democratic ticket,
she League candidate would have an
.st:!!e:lt chance tt win"
No plans f,r The general election
have as Yet been made by the M;nne-
sofia branch. 1t is possible for the
League to run candidates on the
fa:mer-labor ticket. party created
y the League two years ago in the
general election campaign. and which
rc'le,' 10 per cent more votes than
the regular Democratic nominee for
governor. AMI finished $4,000 votes
Ae::ia,! the Republican candidate.
but the League scored u big at
vance in Debating Congressman Vol
stead, one Of the proponents of the
infamous setli,ion bill and support
=. II se,,clsonary legislation in gen.
eral. Newspapers tried to blame Vol
>seati> defeat to his author ship Of
the prohibition enforcement bill, but
their dwN Washington CORES pandents
exposed this sal'acy by showing how
tne league had sArass;s the trlckerv
OF Vo'Stead in framing the law
free speech and asaemblage,
\ n!>teasl is succeeded on the ballot By
Nav. .. J. kvale. 4 progressive minis
1e..
SULLIVAN MAY WIN
30 League also EXPRESSED elation
~ the sore-tc~one victory for renom-
nation q! Congressman Oscar Keller
1t ST. Paut and the denomination of
Ceas,eS>man William Carss of Du.-
nth. y. +. Tkarno<lSon, Lacquer,
may win the no,nination from Con-
z, ssSman StsenerSt:a in the northern
part of the state wien the final re-
turns have been recheck@i The vote
9 - ,'cvy close.
Gearge Seigel o. st. PSsA, labor
and Lacquer. goes on the ballo* N the
general election for supreme e.cst
Justice Thomas Y. Sullivan, candi-
'ate :ot 0I>otuev general, may be
vlane~. Final returns are not avail
hole as this is written. and the con-
est is close between Sullivan and
clifford }, Hilton. the incumbent. Sui
ivan. by the way, carried jackson
nnnsy. :lk' scene ri the infamous ;
ran.eup against \. c. Towuley and
eSeph Gilbert, where previous to the |
|Swnley ''disloyalty" trial the League
ost by u heavy vote.
The League carried 81 Of the Sc
~ more coHnties having
wung into the League caiumn. Min
eapolis was lost by only 5000 votes.
"" years ago the League carried
our OF thirteen wards. This YEAR it
arr.ed eight Of the thirteen.