The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-17

Gov. ChristiansOr,
Admits Defeat as
Majority Mounts
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votes to Kings 72,846, a scant plural
ity of 66.

votes to Kings 1885, a Scant plural
ity of 66.
Thorecn Leads Hougen
Rueben Thoreen, Saltwater attor-
ney, forged ahead of Senator John H.
Hougen of Crookston for the lead in
the many sided race for the Republic
can nomination for lieutenant COVER
nor. When 1928 precincts he'd re-
ported Thoreen had 42,857 votes to
36.213 for Kougen, with Senator
Charles A. Lund of vining running
third with 34,077. Both Hougen and
Lund are from the ninth congression-
al district and battled in the home
fields. which proved to be a favorable
factor for Tloreen.
Chase a up a larger lead for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination
as returns steadily poured in He
proved as good a vote-getter as both
of his chief opponents together lead
ing with 114.181 when 1,742 precincts
had reported, with j. A. A. Burnquist
second. with 64,972. and N. j. Holm
berg, third. with 42.092. Chase Jar
ried most of the counties. his ratio OF
support running about the same in
urban areas with an especially good
vote through central Minnesota.
Frank Matson. railroad and ware
house commissioner, apparently was
a victor for the Republican nominal
ton for reelection. When 1921 pre-
cincts had reported. he had 61,9l1
votes with Frank G. Hughes, Duluth,
his strongest contender. John A.
johnson of Preston, veteran speaker
of the Minnesota house of represent
atives, a a poor third. with %. 1898
votes.
Schall. blind veteran of Is years
congressional service and now nearing
the end of his first term in the senate,
steadily piled up a majority Of votes,
not even slackening in the rural areas
which were considered the backbone
of the strength of his chief opponent,
Gov. Theodore Christianson.
Between Gov Christensen and
Schall there was nearly complete
agreement On all national issues, both
opposing the Smoot-Hawley tariff
bill, passed by congress late last week,
and urging either the debenture or
the equalization fee as a ean of
aiding agriculture Both indicated
dissatisfaction with the agricultural
marketing act as offering little i'm
portant assistance for the farmer and
vigorously eSpoused construction Of
the proposed nine-foot channel for
the upper Mississippi river and the
st Lawrence waterway.
Bitter Personal Fight
But between the two grew up a Bit
ter personal fight, with the blind sem
ator taking the initiative in his key
note speech when he attacked the
governors administration. He charged
C~hristianson with being the candi-
date of eastern interests"
In the November general election
Nolan will have as an opponent, Silas
M. Bryan, nephew of the late William
Jennings Bryan. Democratic candi-
date who vas without opposition in
the primary. Bryan has a plank adj
vocating a referendum on the 18th
amendment but personally favors the
dry cause. Heffelfinger in the Repub-
lican nomination contest also adj
vocated a referendum.
Other congressional incumpents re-
nominated Monday, today'S returns
showed, are Melvin r. Mas, st. Paul,
fourth district; william A. Plttenger,
Duluth, eighth district. and Godfrey
G. Goodwin, Cambridge, tenth dis
trict, all Republicans.
Some without Opposition
Representatives in congress, candi-
dates for reelection who were without
opposition Monday and are AUTO
matically nominated, are: Victor
Christgau, Austin, first district;
Frank Clague, Redwood Falls, second
district; August H. Andersen, Red
Wing, third district; Harold Knutson,
st. Cloud, sixth district; Conrad G.
Selvig, Crookston, ninth district, all
Republicans, and Paul John Kvale,
Benson, seventh district, the only
Farmer Labor representative from
Joseph J. Moriarty, Shakopee, led
in scattered returns for the third dis
trict Democratic congressional NOM
ination, over Fred A. Curtis, South st.
Paul, and Charles G. Kolars, lie Seur
Center. John T. Lyons, LIE Seur Gen.
ter, and F. H. Shoemaker, Red Wing,
were the candidates for the Farmer
Labor nomination in the district with
late returns showing Shoemaker in
the lead.
Four Of MinneSota's 10 representa-
tives in congress who faced opposition
in Mondays primaries were nominat-
ed for reelection, all OF them Repub-
licans. The other six. five Of them
Republicans and one farmer laborite,
were without primary opposition.
w. !. Nolan, in the fifth district,
had the hardest contest, edging out
victory ove w. w. Heffelfinger,
who as "Pudge" Heffelfinger won
greatness on the Yale gridiron in the
'ninetieS.
Returns from 1888 precincts out Of
1898 in Minnesota give for senator,
Christianson 12s. 1887; schall 1s2,o7s:
5elb, 17,71l.
Returns from 1898 precincts give
for governor. Republican: Burnquist
30 1927; Chase 142,021: Dehnel 1884: |
Holmberg 55,225; Lagerstedt 10,424:
1870.
Returns from 1.776 precincts give
for senator, Farmer Labor:
Lundeen 22,933; Wefald 1923.
Returns from 1854 precincts give
Tor governor, Farmer-Labor: Olson
81 ,569: Taylor $3.50.
In 2,040 precincts state for auditor,
give, Republican:
Anderson 42,S85: King 8 $3.50; Lind
berg 38,901, and Rines 1852.
Returns from 2,102 for lieutenant
governor, Republican, give:
Grondahl 14,765: Hougen 50,389;
7ask 1864; Thoreen 1880; Rawley
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