The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-22
LIGHT VOTE MARKS
PRIMARY ELECTION
Preus, Johnson and CarIey Are
Winners-EIection To Be
Held July 10.

Ihdl NOFSTuOT y. "A. ". GTeuS, MdSuuS
Johnson ana Senator. James A. Carley
were nominated in the special primary
election Monday, Minnesota will be-
come national battle-ground, with a
United States senatorship as the
prize, during the next four weeks.
Governor Preus was an easy winner
over the field of nine republican can
didates.
Governor Preus established his safe
lead from the outset. Judge Oscar
Hallam came in second on the Repub-
lican ticket.
Magnus Johnson of Kimball, farm
er-labor nominee, and State Senator
James A. Carley, Plainview, demo-
crat, will be the opponents of Gov
ernor Preus in the special state cleo
ton July 16.
When the first returns came in the
Farmer-Labor party there were some
indications that DR.. Fritsche, mayor
of New Ulm, might give Magnus
Johnosn real run. That was because
the first reports came from St. Paul
and from some of the counties in the
Third Congressional district where
there is heavy German vote. Min
neapolis gave Johnson big lead how
ever, and when the returns started
coming in the Seventh and Ninth dis
tricts, Johnsons vote began growing
by leaps and bounds.
Judge Halam made a fine showing
in his home city of ST. Paul, which he
carried more than two to one over
Governor Preus, rounding up IL of the
II wards in st. Paul. He leads in re-
the second district, where his organi-
cation was effective.
Wherever Preus did not come in first
in the state-and he came first in
practically every county-he came
second. Sydney Anderson, first dis
trict congressman, showed some
strength in his own district but his
vote in other sections of the state was
not large. Hallam had some strength
in the second district but nowhere
else, outside of Ramsey county did he
have much.
The run made by Schall came as a
surprise to some of the other candi-
dates. Schall's chief strength natur-
ally came in his own district, the
Tenth, where he carried several coun-
ties, notably Isanti and Chisago.
Schall also received big vote in Min
neapolis even in wards outside of his
district.
The very small vote given former
Governor Burnquist was one of the
surprises of the primary.
Victor Power, mayor of Hibbing,
got big vote, on the Iron Range and
in Duluth as was expected.
Sydney Anderson got a good vote
in his home district, the first, carry
ing several counties. His candidacy
and that of Halvor Stevenson cut in
to Governor Preus, but Mr.. Steiner
son made no campaign and got but
small vote. Mr. Anderson got good
vote in Minneapolis, but failed to
come near the leaders in the state at
large.
Ernest Lundeen's vote was heaviest
in Minneapolis and was scattering in
the rest of the state. Former Gov
ernor ]. A. A. Burnquist failed to draw
many votes and finished rather poor
ly Victor L. Power ran strong in ST.
Louis county and carried several
other northern counties, but did not
cut much figure in other sections
In the farmer-labor primary, the
Nonpartisan league Endorsement, with
the backing of railroad brotherhoods,
made Magnus Johnson the favorite,
but DR.. Fritsche carried st. Paul.
Fritsche made a poor showing in Min
neapolis, however. Johnson ran away
with Hennepin in a fashion that put
him well in the lead.
Charles A. Lindberg, the third can
didate in the Farmer-Labor party
made a very poor showing.
c. A. Lindbergh discussed the fnan-
cial and railroad questions in his cam
paign.
The vote cast in the Democratic
primary was almost negligible. But
where there was vote, Senator
James A. Carley led Francis A. Cary
of Minneapolis.
The vote throughout the state was
light but the ultimate outcome was
made clear almost from the time the
first precincts began reporting.
Democratic candidates polled only
scattering vote, and James A. Carley,
with the state committees indorse-
ment won easily over Francis c. Cary
of Minneapolis.
The three victors will fight it out
July 16 for the Senate seat vacated by
the death of Knute Nelson. The sue
cessful nominee will become the
junior United States senator and will
remain in office until March 4, 1925.