The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-20
REUs POLITICAL MACHINE A COMPLETE WRECK

,r,renoIis. MINI. July 18.-Mag-
~. Jobnson. farmer of Kimball,
vrr candidate of the farmer-labOr
.ty is elected United States sena-
r. r. irom Minnesota to fill out the I'M
s,rirad term of the late Knute Mel
~ by landslide that has left the
Minnesota G. 0. P. and the Harding
sfrinistration at Washington, D. c.,
qprsed and stunned.
Johnson won by a plurality that will
sr,aqi 10000. carried IA Of the 81
mties of the state over Governor
Ppus the returns indicated Wednes-
i2y night.
The Farmer Labor sweep was felt in
every Congressional district of the
tate. although Governor Preus sue
osied in carrying a majority of the
EHt district counties. He came out
Of the fight with only two Congress
sonal districts on his side, the First
and Fifth. The Second, ordinarily a
msevative Republican district, went
70 Johnson By a good vote, and in all
he rest he had substantial margins.
CARLEY POOR THIRD
In 2913 precincts in the state, James
A Carley, the democratic candidate,
lad only 1876 making him a poor
tird, as expected.
Johnson carried st. Paul by over
1000, and lost Minneapolis by only
81 votes, whereas the republicans ex-
leted Preus to pile up a 10000 lead
n Minneapolis.
LIGHT VOTE is INDICATED
The total vote, with only GOT pre-.
drcts still to come in, is 462, ,528, anC
Is now doubtful if the final figure.
vii show that 100000 voted in the
special election.
TWO FARM-LABOR MEN
Johnson will take his seat in tn,
senate beside Henrik Shipstead, ais,
Z larmer-labOr man, giving Minneso
me only two farmer-labOr part,
MEMBERS IN the upper chamber of con
tlssS ShlpStead was elected last fall
ANlmg former Senator Kellogg.
u. 0. P. DISAPPOINTED
according to dispatches this morn
ny news Of JohnSon's big victor
q received with CONSERVATION i
" national capital, Washington, [
ii ana was a big disappointment t
M 'iI,Sloeat Harding, who got the new
5-Ie on MS Alaska vacation trir
.l5h was backed by the Harding ad
V.- .--lsIIIauon, I and Senator Moses O
wv hampshire, administration leaC
SAO is IN charge of the republica
!, senate campaign committee, wa
p,a, E state to direct the fight fc
LINEUP IN SENATE
~ .s..So1 IN the senate will line u
ue La Follette-Brookhart grou
5i.' GGIgehts, who now number, b,
81. Johnson, La Toilette and BrooI
~ r Ladd and Frazier of North D;
~., aaa Senator Wheeler of Montar
rs,,'a,I,lOlA'S EYES ON VOTE
me whole country w9s T,a+oli,-
y
minnesota + election becauea # w.
leaders in all parties that
y. g T an indication of the etrengt
rsr IN llialdng administration in ii
srr.,,. -.o g straw showing how II
a-r5. WI 80 in the PRESIDENT
-tagn IN 1924 07iN'eil' u
ns ANA MACHINE PASSED
,. ,.'IiIl.aaJlon -lI..l of Preus from Mi
s n t%gluls mark, the passinp,
,a.rAe Ae most efficient poIific
g.a5ne-oo5 - any state. Preus, sin
srr r.~1,ed e4d from college. has new
EJoGsae JoGsaer occupation than that
IA, f,r 's' Ills resulting MACH
po.; years supreme. He start
's Sa5sfo'. 0faIeeI as secretary to t
ical rr.e.N n.y. mute Nelson. whose q
tonsI So ne was, and whose Sc
S elect;9g1 "e sought to assume
sd poi;t:eolII' Following that. Pre-
re s1cb b'al 81 JOBS appointive and elt
&c and s,,5!l ~ commissioner of insu
ecte5 go,,o o.untor, and finally w
Joad term, nor, being elected to ]
a His H'a IN IN the 1929 general el1
este5 margin, Magnus .Io5ns"n o%I mas "
yo foJ .s, MN Monday, "a almost TU5itsIn, 6ast; "
s w T,s governor V in NovembSssrO lliITSs Oe3EI 19.
ae P,lae the first jolt iI''9Ii, in MINES -.
he totaius olgus organization -''''ieS'
m pro5sI,. I.5l vote Monday in the e.
10 6tt0aOiy tSs y reach 525.O00. a, ,lif a fai1; ~;
Eelogss s0}sl gsn vote s5s when Shipsta Isl5l
s5e.tsota sS total vote was s'%Toe cIoea last IS ~ +;
q tBso gVO In as big S'gF ss Iofa Afflogg : . :.
ii ~. as Is big a vote s'99oSg ae Syin w3l nst,
ialDgI The he, smaller Job0soni nos indie 7,16 !
JofrsosS,, sotS, as the total aiIineso[a TefS All ?
'doaai' i'foni Ia tsIee lesser margin tD'G i zen n