The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-19
GOVERNOR IS
WINNER OVER
EIGHT OTHERS
Has Lead of $4,000 Over Os.
car HaIlam with One-Third
OF Vote In
RURAL VOTE LIGH'
Magnus Johnson, Farmer.
LabOrite, Carley, Democrat,
Also Are Nominated

st. Paul. June 19.-GovernOr
J. A. o. Preus led over Oscar
Hallam, former supreme court
justice, by $4,000 votes early
this afternoon when returns
from Mondays senatorial pri-
mary had been received from L.
93l precincts out of $3.50 in the
state. These precincts gave
Preus 44.G62; Hallam 26,497:
Sctall 22,295; with the other six
Republicans trailing.
Magnus Johnson's plurality in
the Farmer-LabOr race had
passed the 10000 mark at 1890
p. m. when returns had been
compiled from an even 1900
precincts which gave Johnson
36,52O; Fritsche 26,396 and
Lindberg, 1884.
Returns from 1929 precints
out of $500 in Minnesota in the
Democratic contest gave Carley
1886: Carey 2.O07.
st. Paul, June 19.-Gov. J. A. o.
Preus, who defeated Magnus Johnson
in the last gubernatorial contest by
a margin of $4,000, again will oppose
the latter in the July 16 final cleo
tion when successor will be chosen
to the late Knute Nelson, Mime
sofas senior United States senator.
The third man in the July 16 cleo
tion will be James A. Carley, Demo-
crat, but political observers look for
the main battle between the COVER
nor on Republican ticket and John.
son, the Farmer La borite.
The three were nominated in Mon
days state wide primary returns to-.
day showed.
Governor Preus' lead in field Of
nine Republicans continued to grow
as additional returns came in and
when one-third of the state had re-
ported representing Sossibly half
the total vote the Governor had
lead of more than 1900 votes over
Oscar Hallam, the former justice Of
the state supreme court, his nearest
opponent. Johnson's margin over
DR.. l.. A. Fritsche, mayor of New
Ulm was not so great, but much Of
the formers recognized territory had
not been heard from.
JOhnson's Lead 5000.
In third of the states $500
precincts johnson had lead of 5000
votes. Carley was an easy victor
over Francis Carey on the Democra-
tic ticket.
The primary vote was exceptional
ly light and indications were that
the total for all three parties would
not exceed $4,000 as compared to
G85,138 votes cast in the last Euber-
material election by the same parties.
When returns from 1.163 precincts
had been tabulated. including almost
complete reports from Hennepin and
Ramsey counties minneapolis and
st. PauD, the Republican con.es.
count was: Preus, 35,977; Hallam,
22,54O; Schall, 1860; Anderson,
lO357; Power, 1854; Burnquist, A.
5s5; Lundeen, 4,O59; Steenerson, L.
1856; Martin, 1886.
On the Farmer Labor ticket the
count in l,130 precincts gave john
son, 23,576; Fritsche, 1921; Lind
bergh, 6.926.
In lib precincts the Democratic
ballots were: Carley 4,331; Carley,
1,414.
G. o. p. Vote Out,
1t was evident that the large field
OF Republican contestants h a d
brought about a much heavier vote
in that party than in the Farmer
Labor primary. This was ascribed
to the harmony" campaign waged
jointly by the three candidates Of the
latter party, while the Republicans
were in marked opposition.
These votes were from "a of the
states 8 counties and were consid-
cred representative, although they
were principally village and small
city returns in addition to the Twin
City results. The strictly rural vote
however, was expected to maintain
the prevailing ratio.