The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-04-06

Minnesota's political atmosphere
was cleared to large extent by, the
actions of the three pre-primary party
conventions held in Minneapolis and
st. Paul last week. AS a result of the
first trial of the pre-primary system,
Minnesota voters will have three
tickets to place in nomination at the
June primaries, and aside from few
independents filings for scattering Of
fees no primary contests will devel-
op, and the tickets selected at the pre-
primary conventions will without ques-
ton receive the endorsement of the
various parties in June and go on the
fall ballot without change
| Kellogg Easy Winner.
The Republican convention was
held at the st. Paul Auditorium and
the Republican endorsement for Uni
| ted States Senator. Reports of a
split in the ranks, with the outcor .
! in doubt, attracted a large crowd s3sst
on the first ballot Kellogg strength
developed rapidly as the ron was
called, and the Junior Senator had 743
votes when the result was announced.
Supporters of Judge Hallam, Colonel
George E. Leach and Governor J. A.
O. Preus, who had all received some
votes, moved that the nomination be
made unanimous, which was done
amid cheering and applause. Senator
Kellogg, who was in St. Paul, was
escorted to the convention and ad-
dressed the gathering. The naming of
the state ticket was rapidly disposed
Of. and the successful candidates as
shown in the ticket above, were all
named without contest. The only con-
test of moment was over the Office Of
| Clerk of the Supreme Court, seven
candidates being placed in nomina-
ton, but after the first ballot support
rapidly shifted to Miss Kaercher. and
her nomination was made unanimous
before the last ballot was finished.
Democrats Refuse to Fuse.
The. Democratic convention was
held at Minneapolis, and early re
ports indiacted desire on the part
Of party leaders to fuse with the Non
partisan and Labor forces, naming a
joint ticket After several confer
ences had failed to bring satisfact DRY
results, the Democrats abandoned the
idea of getting together and a com
plete ticket was named, with prac,
tically no opposition developing over
; any of the Offices Mrs. Peter Oleson
Democratic, candidate for United
States Senator, has been prominent in
Democratic circles and is a member
) of the Democratic national committee
Edward Indrehus, candidate for Gov
ernor, is "dirt farmer" from Foley
and has been identified with progress
sive movements in the state
4 Nonpartisans Want Fusion.
\ The! Nonpartisan convention was
held at the Star building in Minneap
oils, while the Working Peoples Non
partisan Political League held theil
convention at Richmond halls. Thu
farmers of the Nonpartisan conven
ttion desired to unite on a :combina
ton ticket with the Democrats, bu
I the Working Peoples convention re
& fused to consent to this arrangement
8 and insisted on, an independent "F,ar
mer5Labor', ticket: "A proposition wa.
! made, before adjournment that if ths
S Democrats. would withdraw Mrs. Ole
8 son and indorse Dr.. Shipsted for Sen
ator, the Nonp artisans would endorse
! ESthe Democratic candidates for stat,
Office, but from the attitude Of the la
4 Dor men, with whom differences
EEWeres held, little hope was expressed
that such an arrangement could sb'
made, and for the first time in the his
tory OF the state the so-called rad
cal" forces Will 90 before the voter
under the ban-ar OF q third party q
Z be known farmer Labor
1fparty
Several File independent
Ernest Lundeen of Minneapolis. fOz
mer congressman filed Tor s. Sen
NJ ator 81 tho Repuhl Ican ticket. Will
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