The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-12
TOWNLEY STR ONGHOLDS
WON BY JAKE PREUS
TWenty-Three Taken From tho
Gar Since Primaries Held
Last June
GEORGE AkERsoN, POLITICAL WRIT
Err FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS
TRIBUNE

GEORGE AkERsoN,. POLITICAL WRIT
Err FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS
TRIBUNE.
When the smoke Of battle cleared
away. Townley's Nonpartisan league
found 1t had left in ITS fold fold nineteen
out Of the eighty six counties in Mime
sofa as result Of the election of Tues
day.
In the June primaries Townley con-
trolled forty-two counties. between
June and November he lost twenty three
OF them.
In determining the counties controlled
by the Townleyites last June, the vote
cast In the republican primaries for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was taken "a the
basis In that contest there We're only
two candidates. one indorsei by Town
vote for the gubernatorill nomination
could not be taken as a basis, Tor there
were six candidates in the field.
elections OF last week the Vote on the
governorship was tasen as the basis.
for there was an out and our tight. The
democratic nominee did not carry a
These are the counties that were re-
claimed from league control since June:
kittson. Beltrami, tioorhichins. Nor
Meeker. Carver. lie sueur. Crow Wing.
Aitkin, Todd, Morrison. Mile Laos,
Kanabecs stearns, Pope. Trlverse. Wa,
basha, Weseca and Nicollet. Tney all
sepubiican. for governor. Last Tuesday.
"FaIthful Nineteen"
The counties that still remain In the
Tcwnle gro columnthS f1ithul nineteen ea
water, Douglas. Isanti. Kandiyohl. Lake
Mcleod, Mahnomen Marshall. Feuning
ton; Red Lake, Rsnyill:, Roeeau. Scott.
The accompanying map gives vivid
picture of the gains made against
rownley. 1t will be noted that the
asa ' Sse Wner the Ninth Mn
movement nrst made its appea snce in
Minnesota: is fast dwelling; POLK ok
over in those elections. SO Il mas a
record now of having twice turned
down the Townley appeal. Reclaiming
son, Norman. Clay and Becker, shows
showed with the Townley candidates.
These Red River counties have natur-
against the league OF North Dakota.
Ground Lost In Seventh.
still remains the league stronghold but
in this district that Andrew J. Vol
the Rev. O. j. kNale, Tor conSGess-
1t Is really only in the seventh and
ninth congressional districts that the
league seems to have any strength
instances OF league strength IN any of
the other congressional district.
In the first district the league cid
not carry a single county: in the pri,
mortes II had carried Wabasha ana
waseca. III the second district only
Brown county, of which New Tim is
the county seat, was left In the league
column.
LEAGUE Suffers Heavi,y.
In the third district the league SUI
fered heavily. This has been strong
hold for Townley. But lie Sueur Car
yer and Nicollet broke way. ,eavins
only Scott. sibley and Mcleod in the
The fourth and fifth districts are in
st. Paul and Minneapolis. respectively
The sixth district registered Dig losses
for the Townleyites. The League lost
every county In this district thai IL had
ssred II IN. Iyne s Exsn safn'
Three Counties Redeemed.
In the seventh district, where most
Of the league strength still remains
Meeker Pope and Traverse were re-
deemed In the eighth dtstricr only
Carlton and Lake remained in the
rownley colmun and the Vote In both
of those counties is very small.
Another big blow TO the Townleyites
came in the ninth district. klffson;
Norman. Clay. Becker and Sttcrtaii all
In the tenth district. Ksnabec and
Mile Lees were reclaimed leaving Isan-
II, the lone league stronghold.