The Mankato free press., 1922-06-23
THOSE INDORSED
MADE NOMINEES
RETURNS SLOW IN REACH
ING Sc. PAUL
THOREENvERSuSDAVlS
Congressional Contest Ia Tie
Third District Is Exciting
Considerable Interest

st. Paul. June 20.--Eiectinn nd
ges, who bad turned to the
county and legislative consesrs in
their work Of tabulation, had reach
cd the state and congressional
lights early today, and 80 a rescit,
returns on these contests began
coming in greater volume
Additional returns today streng-
thened the lead established at the
outset by Senator Frank p. Kellogg
Governor J. A. o. Prers and other
candidates endorsed by the repubu-
can state convention.
Mrs. Anna Dickie Olesen4 demo
cratic state convention choice for
the United States senatorial nomi-
nation, crept into the lead again as
new returns came in, and when
172 precincts had reported, her
vote was 2,227 to the 1,725 polled
by her nearest opponent, Thomas
]. Meighen.
When 3S7 of the states a,43s
precincts had reported the demo
cratic senatorial contest stood: Mrs.
Olesen 1865; Meighen 1888; Nor
ris 1,525.
Thorecn In Lead
Reuben Thoren of Saltwater, en-
dorsed by the republican district
convention, improved his lead over
Representative Charles r. Davis in
the third district, as new returns
came in today. When seventy pre-
cincts had reported, Thoreen had
S,265 and Davis, 6,245.
Thoreen carried his home county
rf "a e. hi sr knf 49, -
one over Representative Charles R.
Davis. twenty nine of the thirty
precincts in the county giving Thor
cen 3,78S; Davis 1878.
Supreme Court Justice Vote =
When 353 precincts out of 3,433
in the state had reported on the su-
preme court justice contest, the
vote stood: Quinn, 18,406; William
A. Anderson, 8,176; Vernon, 7.153;
William B. Anderson, 5,099; Van
derburgh, 1885; Christopherson,
6,651.
denomination of Senator Frank
B. Kellogg. Governor ]. A. o. Preus,
and other state officers endorsed by
the republican state convention was
definitely indicated in returns avail
Lb'o early this afternoon.
When returns had been received
from nearly one fourth of the
states 3,438 precincts, representing
more than one third of the total es-
timated vote cast, kellogg had
6S106 votes to 37,871 for Ernest
Lundeen, former Minneapolis con-
gresham who was Kellogg's near
est opponent
The same precincts gave Cover
nor Preus 1910 and Franklin r.
Ellsworth 40, IA Returns from one
sixth of the total number of pre-
cincts In the republican clerk of
supreme court contest gave Miss
race f Kaercher 42,754 and Herman
Mueller $500. Miss Kaercher was
endorsed by the state convention.
Mrs. Anna Dickie Olesen. the first
woman to seek the senatorial toga
OF major political party, was lead
ing for the democratic senatorial
nomination when one fourth of the
states precincts had reported. Sne
then had 1891 votes to S,912 polled
by Thomas ]. Meighen, her nearest
opponent.
Davis Making Gains
Third District Congressional Rep
resentative Charles r. Davis MADE
rapid gains on Thoreen as addi-
tional returns came in this after
noon from Davis strongholds.
The latest returns, offsetting the
early precinct reports from Thoreen
territory. cut the latter's lead to $40
when 1873 precincts, exactly one
half of the 276 in the district had
reported. The count then stood:
ThOreen 1868: Davis 1I94q