The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-21
AVOWED DRYS ARE
FACING DEFEAT IN
ALL THREE GROUPS
Four Incumbents, Who Favored
Prohibition, Apparently
Are AISo.RanS
G. O. P. N0MINATEs BROWN
millionaire Will Make Race
Against Farmer-Laborite
For covernorship

"u'' June Z.-(P-Out.and
out drys were threatened with defeat
IN all three parties in returns Tues.
DAY from Mondays statewide primar-
les with four incumbents appearing
slated for listing among the "also-
rams"
lheodore Christensen, former GOV
ernor, fulfilled the expectations OF
most forecasters by leading the Re-
publican ticket when more than 900
precincts of the states 3,7l5 had re-
ported. Ray P. Chase, former state
auditor was a close second.
Magnus Johnson, former U. s. SEN
ator, swept to the front among the
50 Farmer-Laborites, with Paul John
kvale, incumbent, Lieutenant Cover
nor Henry Arens, and Ernest Lun-
deem. safely headed toward nomina-
tons.
Elnar Hoidale, who nearly defeated
THOMAS D. Schall for the U. s. senate
In 1880, kept well ahead In the DEM
ocratic battle with Silas M. BRYAN Of
Minneapolis, son of Governor BRYAN
OF Nebraska and nephew of the late
great commoner. w. j. Bryan, In the
top ranking group.
Selection of winners of seventh.
eighth and ninth places in all three
parties was matter of guesswork
with leads shifting as regional refer
ences impressed themselves on the
mounting pile of returns.
Victor A. Christgau, G. c. Selyi9
and Godfrey G. Goodwin. hailed by
the Minnesota board of strategy. as
out-and-out drys, trailed with chances
strong that they will be among the
eliminated.
A. G. Townley, leading spirit in the
Nonpartisan League during its heyday
in North Dakota, was given a good
chance to win Farmer-Labor nomin-
alton. Returns had him in from
eighth to eleventh place with rural
returns helping his lead.
Earle Brown, former chief of the
state highway patrol, beat back the
challenge of insurgent Republican
forces to win the party's nomination
for governor with thousands of votes
to spare.
Franklin Ellsworth, Minneapolis at
torney. sponsored as Browns oppon-
ent by Tom Davis, veteran of many
political battles on both Republican
and Farmer-Labor fronts, failed to
challenge Brown from the earliest re-
turns.
Representative returns from every
part OF the state forecast final results
would convert Browns smashing VIC
tory into landslide proportions, insur-
ing the former peace officer a conf
dent following for the general cleo
ton when he will oppose Governor
Floyd B. Olson, Farmer-Laborite. Oh
son was without opposition Monday
and automatically was nominated.
Representative John E. Regain,
Mankato, apparently was the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor with
Arthur A. Van Dyke, st. Paul, far
behind. j. P. Hegland, Minneapolis,
was in third place.
For Brown Mondays victory was
another in series Of triumphs at the
terms as sheriff of Hennepin county,
winning handily in every contest af-
ter first accepting the post by ap-
pointment after the office had been
the center OF a long investigatorial
fire.
Brown, a millionaire. a horse fan
cier. and widely famed for his capture
OF three bandits who had robbed an
Elk River bank few years ago, easily
fulfilled the hopes of party members
looking for strong candidate in his
vote-winning demonstration.
The Regan-Van Dyke battle Of
votes. following a bitter battle Of
words. proved great drawing card
for Democratic voters. Apparently
the party recorded more votes than
at any primary in which its candidates
have figured for many years.
Veterans in state politics whose
names have become household words
swept to the front in returns cover
ing congressional nominations.