Evening star., 1922-06-20
KELLOGG FAR AHEAD.
Leading in Minnesota Primary
Race by 2-to-1 Vote.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. June 20.-Addi-
tional returns today from Mondays
primary election in Minnesota
strengthened the lead established at
the outset by Senator Frank B. Kel-
logg, Gov ]. A. o. Preus and other
candidates indorsed by the republican
state convention.
Mrs. Annie Dickey Olsen, democratic
state convention choice for the United
States senatorial nomination, crept
into the lead again as new returns
came in, and when 3S7 precincts had
reported her vote was 4.96S to the
3,S93 polled by her nearest opponent.
Thomas ]. Meighen.
Reuben Thoreen of Saltwater, In
dorsed by the republican district con-
vention. improved his lead over Rep
resentative Charles r. Davis in the
third district as new returns came
had reported. Thoren had S,265 and
Davis 5.245.
denomination of Gov. Preus and
other republican state officers, with
the possible exception of clerk of
the supreme court, was indicated in
reports from 200 representative dis
trictS.
Contest for Clerk.
The contest for clerk of the supreme
court. between Miss Grace F. Kaerch-
er, indorsed by the state convention,
and Herman Mueller. incumbent
elected two years ago, with Non-Par-
tisan League Endorsement, seemed
close as tabulation of returns was re-
sumed today, although Miss Kaercher
then had a four-to-three lead.
Mrs Olesen or Meighen was pre-
pared to make statement that they
preferred to await compilation of
more reports.
First reports gave Mrs. Olesen a
marked advantage, and for some time
she held a lead, only to lose 1t as the
Ramsey county est. PauD vote began
TO come in. Then first she and then
Meighen would take first place. 1t Is
the first time in the history of the
state-local politicians say it is the
first time in the history of the coun-
try-that a woman has sought the
senatorial nomination of major po-
litfcal party. and in Mrs. Olesen's case
she had the Endorsement of the demo-
cratic convention.
I Lived on n Farm.
Born in Minnesota thirty-six years
ago, Mrs. Olesen lived on farm in
the southern part of the state until
she married Peter Olesen, now super
intendent of city schools at Colquet.
They have one child. Mary. fourteen
years old, who has taken an active in
terest in her mothers entry into pol
itics.
In the republican senatorial race
Ernest Lundeen of Minneapolis, for
mer representative. gave Senator
Kellogg the closest race. although re-
ports from the first 200 precincts
showed Kellogg leading 2 to 1. The
same ratio was maintained by Gov.
Preus, whose opponent was Franklin
F. Ellsworth.
Further reports today from the
third congressional district indicates
that the contest between Representa-
tive Charles d. Davis and Reuben
Thoreen, the latter indorsed by the
district convention, would be closer
than first reports had indicated.
The republican congressional nomi-
nees, aside from the third district
candidate, apparently were as fol-
lows:
First district, Sidney Anderson; Sec
ond, Frank Clague: fourth, Oscar
Kellar; fifth, Walter H. Newton; sixth
Harold Knutson; seventh, Andrew ].
volstead; eighth. Oscar ]. Larsen;
ninth, Halvor Steenerson, and tenth,
Thomas D. Schall.
There were no contests for the dem
ocratio congressional nominations In
the third district Mrs. Lillien Cox
Gault, mayor of st. Peter. Is the
nominee.