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


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 s will have thEee
tickets to place in nomination at the
June primaries, and aside from few
Independents filings for scattering Of
fees no primary contests will deYel.
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. "A ttz%
s9s. : y Kellogg Easy, Winner. t$. 1s$
The, Republican convention was
held at the st: Paul Auditorium and
the chief interest was, the fight for
the Republican endorsement fors nj
ted States Senator. !, Reports OF Ia
split in the ranks, with the outcaEs u
in doubt, attracted a large crowd s,sst
@on the first ballot Kellogg strength
developed. rapidly as the ron was
called, and the Junior Senator had 743
votes when thesresult 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 Astate 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
lrapidly shifted to- Miss Kaercher, and
her nomination was made unanimous
before the last ballot was finished :
IA Democrats Refuse to Fuse. -
The Democratic convention was
held at Minneapol and early, re-
ports indiacted a desire on the part
OF party leaders to fuse with the N ION:
partisan and Labor forces naming a
! joint ticket After several confer.
Iences had failed to bring satisfactory
results, the Democrats abandoned the
idea OF getting together and a, com
|plete ticket was named, with prac-
Itically no cpopsition developing over
tany of the offices. Mrs. Peter Oleson,
Democratic, 1 candidate for United
States Senator, has been prominent in
Democratic circles and lis a member
OF the Democratic national committee.
Edward Indrehus candi date for Gov
lernor. is q dirt farmer, from Foley,
and has been Identified with progrss.
sive movements lin the state. s 81
! Nonpartisans Want Fusion. 4,
| The Nonpa rtisan convention was
4 held at the Star bull ding Id Minneap
oils, while the Working People,s Non.
partisan Political League held their
convention az Richmond halls. The
farmers Iof the Nonpa partisan conVen
ation desired to unite on scombina.
stion ticket with The Democrats, but
1.-THE working People. convention re.
fused to consent TO this arrangement
and Insisted on an i ndepende lent sFar
inner ticket Asrropo ositiona wai
made before a1jo r1nment that &c the
Democrats would tthdraw Mrs. ole
son and indorse Dr. Sshipste for Sen
ator, the Nonpart isaIs would endorse
sthe Dempcratics cand dIdates for state
Olfice but from the attitniie 81 the IN
Thor men, q viii lloms cpnferencei
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