The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
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ENTIRE STATE TICKET EN-
DoRsED YESTERDAY
S e nator Kellogg; Governor
Preus; Lieutenant Governor
Collins; Secretary of State
Holm; Auditor Chase; Treas
urer Rhines; and Railroad
Commissioner Were Named.

st. Paul MINI. April 1.-Republi
cans of Minnesota, meeting in state
convention here yesterday. endorsed
complete state ticket for the
June primary election, headed by
United States Senator Frank B.
Kellogg and including ore woman.
Senator kellogg received the en-
dorsement on the first ballot, poll
ing $50 of the 1,0SS convention
votes. His opponents were Oscar
Hallam, associated justice of the
Minnesota state supreme court, and
Colonel George e. Leach, mayor OF
Minneapolis. ..
Before the result of the ballot
had been announced, a motion to
make the endorsement unanimous
was presented by Ramsey county,
hich had backed Hallam, and this
motion prevailed.
Incumbents were endorsed for
state office with the exception of
clerk of the supreme court. which
went to Miss Grace F. Kaercher Of
Ortonville on the second ballot. and
then was made unanimous. There
were seven candidates for. this Of
fee. The other candidates en-
dorsed, for this office.
Governor, J. A. o. PTeus: lieu
tenant governor. Louis l.. Collins:
secretary of state, Mike Holm; au
ditor, Ray P. Chase; treasurer,
Henry Rines; railroad and ware
house commissioner Ivan Bowen;
attorney general Clifford l.. Hilton.
Tribute To Kellogg.
In tribute to the senator the en- y
tire convention hall arose as he
left the stage. Calls for Judge Hal
lam went unansw cred, as the Judge
had left the hall. Similarly Colonel
Leach was not available
Nominations for state treasurer
then were called for by the chair.
Henry Rines was placed in nomina
ton and his nomination seconded.
W. c. Briggs of Pipestone also
was placed in nomination.
When Sherburn had been reached
on, the roll call, Mr., Howard arose
and moved that the nomination o.
Rines be made unanimous. and
this was carried by reclamation.
Judge Hallam Appears In Hall.
Clifford L, Hilton was nominated
for attorney general. and by motion
duly seconded and adopted. the
chair cast the unanimous vote OF
the convention for him.
Ivan Bowen was placed in nom
ination for railroad and warehouse
commissioner. E. NJ Erickson of
and chairman Rockne was about to
call for the, roll can when Judge
Oscar Hallarn entered the conven
ton tall.
Judge Hallam was escorted 10
the convention platform and thank
ed those who had given him Their
support He said he felt no bitter
ness toward the convention. He
said ne had congratulated Senator
kellogg on his endorsement as he
entered the building, and sail
far as he was concerned the boo
were closed. and said that in the
future Senator kellogg would find
no more ardent supporter than
self. He expressed a wish for r.
success of the candidates endorsed
today and as he left the stage the
convention arose in tribute to him.
The roll cali on railroad and
warehouse commissioner then pro
ceeded
Mr.. Erickson, though Lot a dele
gate. received the unanimous con
sent OF the convention to make
motion and when this was granted
he moved that the secretary be in
struction to cast the unanimous vote
of the convention for Bowen, and
this motion prevailed.
Dsltrami county presented the
name of Miss Noise Calihan for
the endorsement for clerk of the
supreme court Other nominations
for this office included:
George M. Stowe, Wadena; Mrs
Nina Limpcrich, ST. Cloud; F. 4.
LindsIe- Willow River: Miss Craze
F. Kaercher, Ortonville: O. E. Fer
guson of Layerne: and Geo. w. Ro
denberg. st. Paul.
The nominations all we're see
ended and declared closed and the
roll call proceeded
Miss Grace F. Kaercher of orion
Vile was endorsed for clerk OF
court.