The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-11-18

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On the other hand, Magnus John.
sons vote on Nov. 2, last, was close
to 100000, whereas Floyd Olson il
| 1924 polled 100000 more.
Do these figures bear out Ma
honey's statement as to the "rela
tive decline in voting strength? Mo-
as you would notice.
These figures represent the officia
returns from 80 of the 81 counties
in the state, and conservative esti
mates as to the vote in the remaining
| five counties, partially based on the
1924 vote.
According to these same figure:
Gov. Christianson carried II coun.
ties and Magnus carried Is.
The counties carried by Magnus
with his pluralities, follows:
Brown, 104, Chippewa. 1913; Clear.
water, 1856; Douglas, 406; Isanti
25S; Kandiyohi, 1852; Lake, 305
Marshall, 469; Meeker, (his home
county,, 1855; Pennington, 1,021
Roseau, 3; st. Louis, 1,012; Swift
383; Yellow Medicine, q; Koochich-
ing and Mahnomen (official returns
not yet available).
Had it not been for the unexpect-
eddy light vote in Hennepin and Ram
sey counties, Gov. Ted would have re-
ceived a higher vote than he did two
years ago. Although he carried both
these counties by a considerably in.
creased proportion over 1924, he had
25,905, less in Hennepin and 1884
less in Ramsey than two years ago.
Johnson polled 35,O78 votes less in
Hennepin than Olson did in 1924,
and 1874 less in Ramsey. In st.
Louis county, however, the situation
was somewhat reversed. Christianson
getting 8,573 less this year and john
SON only Ito less than Olson.
Yet. in view of Editor Mahoney' s
claim anent the relative decline
suffered by the two parties, it is in
teresting to note that of the 81 coun-
ties whose official returns are in, the
governor received larger vote IN 6O
than in 1924, while Magnus's vote
was larger than Olson's in only eight
counties and in five of these the gov
ernor also showed gain.
In only three counties did johnson
show a gain over the 1924 vote and
the Republicans loss. These were
(the first figure being the Farmer
Labor gain, the second the Republi-
can loss): Itasca, 955; Lake, II,
1903; Steele, 98,289.
From the above it will be seen that
Itasca and St. Louis are the only
counties showing any important trend
away from the Republican ticket II
would be interesting to know the
real explanation.
g.
A close study of the vote of the
last two elections also shows really
tremendous turnover" in many
counties. If the Farmer-Labor lead
ers find much basis for an optimistic
view of the future from these COM
parsons, then they win the leather
medal for rose-colored vision, with
the rest of the field distanced.
r.
Take for example, these counties
in the 9th district:
Otbertail, Republican gain over
two years ago, 692, Farmer-Labol
loss, 1,941; Polk, Republican gain.
1,128, FL loss, 1,121; Kittson, 5Oe
and 521; Roseau, 342 and 316; Nor.
man, 751 and 99s; Becker, s41 and
982.
Or these in the 7th district: Big
Stone, 526 and 489; Lyon, 1876 and
894; Swift, 582 and 1888; Pope, 389
and 1872; Yellow Medicine, 442 and
$50.
Or these in other sections; Carver
LAB and 1.311; Wabasha, GIT ano
829; Wadena, 267 and 1877; Blue
Earth, 222 and 1918; Brown, l..
ZIG and 991; Dakota, 1918 and GIG
Mcleod, LOTT and sos; Mower, 9s
and 1880; Redwood, 204 and 1,102
Sibley, 586 and 1,431; Waseca, All
and 1924; Washington, 379 and l..
226; Murray, 472 and 545; Goodhue
SO and 1903. (The first figure II
each case is the governors gain ovel
two years ago, the second the Farm
er-Labor loss).
In Lac qui Parle county, Gov.
Ted's home county, both parties show
a loss as against two years ago, bu'
while the governors vote was onl,
IS less, Magnus got 1,024 less thar
Olson did in 1924. In Winona thu
respective losses were 698 and l.,
236; Grant, 73 and $50; Freedom
1872 and LOTT; Anoka, 1872 and TO
Crow Wing, 101 and 651; Renville
6 and I'll.
In spite of such illuminating fig
ures Editor Mahoney solemnly as
sures his readers that ssthe Republi
can party suffered a decline relative
ly as great as that Of the Farner-La
Dor partq!'
Rep. Frank Starkey, st. Paul, vii
be the Farmer-Labor candidate TO