The Mankato free press., 1922-06-16
PRIMARY ELECTION .
INMINNESOTASOON
VOTERS WILL GO TO POLLS
NEXT WEEK
INTEREST IS LACKING
Party Candidates For Congress
and State Offices VIII
s Be Named. % '.
Associated Press Dispatch.l

St Paul, June 12.-Minnesota's
electorate will nominate party can
didates for congressional and state
offices in the state wide primary
election, June 19, after one of the
mildest campaigns IN recent years
While interest in the primary was
materially lessened by the workings
of the new party convention law
under which state conventions OF
the major parties endorsed candi
dates for the various offices, sub
ject to the primary, yet the appear
ance Of a number OF women's names
on the ballot is causing much specu
lation as to the result.
candidates endorsed by the party
conventions 60 on the primary bal
lot with this fact stated after their
names, while others fling for the
same offices are entered as "inde-
pendent" candidates for the nomi-
nations they seek.
Three parties have filed candi-
dates for the primary: Republican,
Democratic, and Farmed Labor, the
last named including factions allied
VIA |AS HoioAoi "~Nonpoi IiSoh
league, which in previous cam
Republican nominations. .
Woman For Senator
While in some cases independents
have fled for nominations in oppo-
sition to convention endorsed can
United States senatorial Democrat
II nnFtnin q tin,a &c a plnGn f1pht lnnk
ed for generally.
Mrs. Anna Dickie Oleson of Clo-
quet, endorsed by the Democratic
state convention for the senatorial
nomination, has the opposition of
two independents" Homer Morris
of Minneapolis and Thomas ].
Meighen of Preston Party leaders
believe the real contest lies between
Mrs. Olesen and Mr.. Meighen.
Mrs. Olesen, presented with a
small sedan automobile by friends
in Minneapolis, is making an ener-
getic campaign which will continue
up to primary election day, she de-
clares. She drives from town to
town. filing her speaking engage
ments.
Frank B. KeIlog. junior senator
from Minnesota was endorsed by
the Republican convention for re-
nomination and election. Ernest
Lundeen of Minneapolis, former con :
gressman, and Richard 3. Titus, OF
Minneapolis, have filed independ-
emily for the same nomination.
On The State Ticket
On the state ticket, Governor ].
A. o. Preus and all other incumb-
ents subject to party alliances, with
exception OF clerk OF the supreme
court, were endorsed by the Repub :
lican convention.
For clerk of the supreme court,
the convention endorsed Miss Grace
r. Kaercher of OrtonFiIe, who is
opposed by Herman Mueller Of st.
Cloud, incum bent, elected two years
ago with Nonpartisan league en-
dorsement- .t.. 4.
The Farmer Labor party has filed
Henrik Shipstead of Minneapolis for
the United States senate. He was
the unsuccessful candidate Of the
Nonpartisan league two years ago
in the contest for the Republican
gubernatofial nomination. 7 h e
Farmer Labor candidates include
Miss Susie W. Stageberg. Red Wing.
for secretary OF state, and MISS
Eliza Evans Demfng, st. Paul. for
SJtktc 6u0lCOt.
The Congressional Field -
In the congressional field, the
principal contest involves Congress.
man Chas. r. Davis of the Third
District, who is opposed for renomi.
nation on the Republican ticket by
Reuben Thoreen, saltwater, the lat
ter the selection of the district con-
vention.
Mrs. Lillien Cox Gault, mayor Of
st. Peter, is unopposed for the
Democratic nomination to congress
in the Third district, and the dis
trict convention endorsed her. This
convention adopted a eight wine
and beer" resolution in the face OF
Mrs. Gault's declaration, that she
was unalterably dry"
Congressman A. ]. volstead OF the
Seventh district, author of the pro-
hibition enforcement act, is unop-
posed in the primary, but is expect.
ed to meet opposition in the fall
election from Rev. o. ]. Kvale OF
Benson, who has been endorsed by
the Democratic and Farmer Labor
district conventions. and is expect
ed to file as an Independent after
the primary.