The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-22
JOHNSON IS
1900 AHEAD
OF. TOM DAVIS
ST. Paul Prohibition MOdifica-
tiOn Advocate Nominated
For Congress
LEADS FIELD OF THREE
Governor Christians0n Has
Big Lead in Minneapolis,
Leach Stronghold

Leach Stronghold
st. Paul, June 22.-[R--Minncsota
voters yesterday nominated their
first prohibition modification advo-
cate for congress and renomiHatcd
their Republican governor.
Melvin J. Mas Of st. Paul, who Il
only 2S years old, and the youngest
man ever to be chosen by the ciec-
toratc to run for congress in this
state. polled as many votes as his two
opponents together to win the Re
publican nomination in the fourth
district.
Governor Theodore Christianson,
running again on the Economy
platform which elected him two years
ago. defeated Mayor George +. Leach
Of Minneapolis for the Republican
gubernatoriAl nomination by good
margin. Mayor Leach early today
conceded defeat.
Maas Gusts Keller
Mas, who favored modification of
the Noktead act to permit light
wines and beer, but no saloons, Gust
ed Representative Oscar +. Keller IN
the fourth district. which includes St.
Paul and Ramsey county.
Keller ran poor third in field
Of three. He and Fred A. Snyder,
the other candidate, came out in sup
port of the present prohibition law.
Mas polled $4,000 votes to slightly
more than 5000 for Snyder and 500
for Keller.
Mas has been engaged in the in
surance business here. He is a grad
uatc Of the University of Minnesota
and served with the marines during
the World war.
Governor Christiansons victory
was conceded by Mayor Leach after
the states chief executive had car
ried Hennepin county, which includes
Minneapolis. by nearly 2 to l, and
regarded as Leach's stronghold. May
or Leach, in congratulating the gov
ernor early today, pledged his sup
port to the entire Republican state
ticket.
Farmer-Labor Race Close
In the other major state race. for
the Farmer Labor gubernatorial
nomination. Magnus Johnson, former
United States senator from Minneso-
ia, and Tom Davis, an attorney Of
Minneapolis, were running close
race, with Johnson in the lead.
The Democrats had an unOpposcd
slate and therefore did not appear on
the ballots in the primary.
All present state officers, with one
exception, were re-nomlnated by good
ma jorities.
+. W. Stark, state treasurer, was
beaten on the Republican ticket by
julius A. Schmahl, former secretary
Of state.
Governor Chrstianson pollcd two
to one lead in returns from Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Duluth.
In 959 precincts out of :;,5S9 in the
state, one fourth of the states total.
Mr.. Christiansol pollcd y0,924 votes
to 46.Gl7 for Mayor Leach.
Included in this total were 1877
precincts in Hcnnepin county. most
of them in Minneapolis, which gave
Christianson 2O,17O as against 1l,82O
for Leach. and 2i2 precincts in Ram
| sey county. all of them from st. Pau,
which gave Christianson 1888 and
Leach only 10.1a7.
Lost His Own County
Thus the Minneapolis mayor, who
had claimed Henncpin county by
| $1,000 votes, lost his own county al
most two to one and Ramsey county
by from 5000 to 10000 votes.
With returns from nearly one
fifth Of the state compiled early this
morning Magnus Johnson had q lead
| Of nearly 1000 over Tom Davis,
| Minneapolis attorney, for the Farm
er-Labor nomination for governor.
The figures for 839 precincts out Of
the 1859 in the state were Magnus
Johnson 2O,S99; Tom Davis l6,967.
| Here again there wns q surprise
for the politicians who had expected
that Davis might carry Hennepin
county. his home county, over John
son. In 1877 precincts in Minneapo-
lis, Johnson polled 4,805 to 3,441 for
Davis. In 212 precincts in St. Paul
Johnson maintained better than a
two to one lead over Davis, another
surprise, inasmuch as labor leaders
expected that the city labor vote
would 60 to Davis. In these 212 pre-
Johnson 5,4O1 and Davis 1859.
II In the Twin Cities and over the
state generally the Farmer-Labol
vote was extremely light.
Vote Unusually Light
4 The whole state vote was light
due to apathy over the election and
to storms Saturday and Sunday which
made roads difficult Of passage in
!. certain districts. Heavy rains IL
other districts were followed by clear
weather Monday, which led many o1
the farmers to remain at work and
forget the election.
Along with Governor Christianson
the remainder Of the present Repub
lican state ticket rode into nonlina
ton. W. I. Nolan, Minneapolis, lieu.
tenant governor, was an easy victor
over Lloyd 'Ahlstrom of Minneapolil
for the Republican nomination. Will
) returns compiled from only 3l8 pre-
. cincts Nolan had received 17,S45 I,
: 6t777 for Ahlstrom.
Julius A. Schmahl, former secre
D tary of state and president Of tn.
Cosmopolitan State Bank in St. Paul
assumed the lead in the race for th,
t Republican nomination for stat
treasurer both in the city and coun
! try voting.
With returns totaled from ara pre-
| cincts, Schmahl had 25,57O votes q
against 15,454 for Edward w. Stark
present state treasurer, 1896 70
: Kelsey Chase and S.5O3 for Oscar II
Smith.
: A light vote was east thrOughOu
! the state yesterday. but the total Q
CONTINUED on pass thres.)