Evening star., 1923-06-18
LIGHT V0TE|SSEEN
INM|NNES0TARACE
Ia in Free-For-AII Primary
/ Today for Senate Seat;
Big Fight.to Come.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. June 1S.-Minne-
sota voters in special primary to-
day are selecting three men-a re-
publican, a farmer-laborite and a
democrat-to contest in the July 16
final election for~the uneXpired term
of the late Knute Nelson, senior
United States senator.
Fourteen candidates are seeking ia
vor at the polls today-nine on the
republican ticket, three in the farm
er-labor fold and two bearing the
democratic stamp. 1t is one Of the
greatest election free-for-alls in the
states history.
Polls opened at am, and before
they close at 9 o'clock tonight ap-
proximately 100000 ballots are ex-
pected to be marked. Unless there
are exceptionally close races, the re-
suit probably will be known definite
ly twelve to fifteen hours after the
polls close.
Preus Among Leaders.
Recent political upsets in Minnesota
have made expert" prognosticators
cautious, but they are agreed that Gov.
J. A. o. PreuS and Oscar Dallam, who
recently resigned as a state supreme
court justice. should furnish the main
competition in the republican fight.
Magnus Johnson, one Of the farmer
labor candidates, ran only $4,000 votes
behind Gov. Preus in the gubernatorial
race last fall, and he and DIR. L. A.
Fritsche, mayor of New Ulm, are con-
sidered principal contenderS in the
tarmer-labor group.
James A Carley of Plainview, state
senator, has the Endorsement Of the
democratic state organization for that
party's nomination. and party leaders
say he will overwhelmingly defeat
Francis Carey, Minneapolis attorney.
Besides Gov. PreUS and former JUS
tice Hallam, the republican candi-
dates are former Gov. A. A. Burn
Quist. Representatives Sydney Ander-
son and Thomas J. Schall, former
Representatives Ernest Lundeen and
Halver Steenerson, Victor Power.
mayor of Hibbing, and John ]. Mar
tin. Minneapolis attorney. The third
farmer-labor candidate is former
representative c. A Lindbergh.
Predictions as to the probable size
OF the vote in today's primary are
based on the apparent lack of inter-
est In the election in the state as a
whole, compared to that shown in
most general elections. This condi-
tfon is expected TO cut the actual
voters to one-half of the 500, 900
eligible to vote.
Big Fight Later.
1t is in the July 16 election that
the main fight will come, and that
will be between the republican and
farmer-labor candidates. as it has in
recent regular elections, unless there
is an unforeseen result in today's pri-
mary.
The farmer-laborites elected their
hrst Minnesota senator to Congress-
last fall, when DR.. Henrick Ship
stead decisively defeated Senator
Frank B. Kellogg. DIR. Shipstead
Will take his seat the same time the
July 16 victor is sworn in Senator
Nelson's death lessened the repub-
lican grip on the senate and party
leaders are watching closely the re-
suit of today's primary. Before the
final election in July nationally
known spell binders" are expected
TO campaign in the state for both
the republicans and farmer labor
candidates.
The senator chosen in the final
election will hold office only until
March 4. 1925, when he will be sue
ceeded by a senator chosen for a
six-year term in the fall election of
1924