The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-10
PREUS AND TICKET
GAINING IN LEAD.
Governor Now Has Is, OO(
Votes To the Good
RETURNS ARE COMING
Shipstead Has Nearly 10000 Ma
jority Over Kellogg This
Afternoon
TAssociated Press DisnatchlI

SAs FaQi, NONVUI1CE vt w
ther returns today from the
creased the margin of lead knud
representative Halvor Steiner
feated for re election. In 36e
WefaId had 26,039 votes and
Steenerson 21,13s.
st. Paul, November e.-When
1880 out of the states 3,479
precincts had reported this aft
ernoon on the governorsi1ip
c67, johnson 252,764, and In
drehus $500.
ST. Paul. November 9.--In the
first congressional district, Rep
resentative Sydney Anderson, re-
publican, bad assured his re.
election decisively by polling a
total Of 3b63s votes in 258 Of the
precincts j. r. Lynn of Waseca,
democrat, had 25,316 votes.
st. Paul, November 9i-When Da.
Iota county had reported on gov.
,rnor today, giving Preus 1850
Johnson 2,625 and Indrehus 1.1s2
he count from 2,709 of the states
,479 precincts gave Preus 252,689
Johnson 237.532, Indrehus 64,36S.
For United States senator. 2,73:
'recincts out of 3,i79 gave Kellogg
'01,457. Shipstead 269,119, OleseI
7,1So. III
Lieutenant Governor-2o22 pre-.
incts. Collins 196,760, Siegler 15S,
02; Bryan 1921.
Secretary of State-2,0 6S precincts
Iolm 22O.5oo; Stageberg 1926;
swanson 1885.
Auditor-1,913 precincts, Chase
81, $50: Deming 14s,3S7; Casey So.
Treasurer-1,s5s precincts, Rines
,03, 403: Keyes 166,0s5.
Attorney General, 033 precincts
Iilton 1888, Smelker 14S.0S4. Dor.
RA iTo ana warehouse commits.
ionef-~1, S5l preciHets, Bowen f45.s
81; Register 139,452, North 44,496.
Clerk of Supreme Court .91(
'recincts, Kaercher 162,961; Van
ear 14S,354; He'll 1883.
Justice of the State Supreme Court
-1,926 precincts, Quinn 1924: An
erson 151,70S. 4
Rural Credits Amendment-S52
recincts gave 134,7S9 for 1885
gainst. Same precincts give, occupa-
ionai tax amendment $3.50 for, IL,
so against.
This Mornings Returns
Only one congressional seat in
Minnesota was undecided today
hat in the eighth district, where
representative Oscar J. Larson, re
publican, was leading William l.
Jarss, democrat, with sligtly more
han half the district heard from.
Many of the precincts in the
Eighth district are scattered through
tut the north woods section in
Minnesota and reports
ire slow in coming in. Returns
rom 211 precincts out of 400 gave
arson 22,995 and Carss 20,269.
+, Defeat of two of M;nnesota's con
'ressmen was reported yesterday
md last night-A. ]. Volstead IN
he seventh and Halvor STEVENSON
n the ninth. The former was beaten
~ Rev. o. j. Kyale, independent
md the latter by Knud Wefald
armer- labor. + ......- "
For United States senator, DR.
Henrik Shipstead, the first farmer
abor candidate to be elected to the
PIPER house, was more than $4,000
,otes ahead of Senator Frank B
Kellogg, republican incumbent
With more than two thirds of the
tate heard from, Shipstead had
81 Alb votes; kellogg 1882, and
drs. Anna D. Olesen, democrat &c.
i39. s. p.
Governor J. A. o. Preus, republi-
an, held lead of more than $4,000
'otes over Magnus Johnson, farm
r. laborite, with two thirds of the
tate in.
Preus Increases Lead
On returns received this morn
ng Governor ]. A. o Preus increas
ID his lead slightly over that of last
hight, in the race for governor
Lgainst Magnus Johnson. In 2,446
precincts out of 3,479 in the state
he total stands Preus 230,3S0 and
Johnson PA 449. r..
The missing precincts are scat
cred with the bulk of them in the
lorthern part of the state where
have made It difficult to
collect returns. Almost impossible
Dads in many sections have made
t necessary to await mail returns.
In several instances the count
las not been completed, the ballot
,oxes being sealed up to wait the
meeting of the canvassing board.