Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-06-21
Pine County Has Comparatively
Strong Vote in Primary Election
Olson, Nelson and Regan Win Nominations for
Governor; Shipstead Has Easy Victory
Over Shoemaker on Farmer Labor Ticket

In the statewide primary election
Monday Senator Henrik Shipstead
won the nomination for senator by
vote of three to one over Represen-
taive Francis H. Shoemaker ON the
FarmerLabor ticket. In Pine county
the vote was Shipstead 2,496 and
Shoemaker 1,O45.
The Republican nomination for SEN
ator was won by N. j. Holmberg over
Tom Davis. The Pine county vote
was Holmberg 1853 and Davis 443.
Representative Einar Hoidale cap
tured the Democratic nomination for
senator over Lewis E. Lohmann. The
Pine county vote in this contest was
Hoidale 933 and Lohmann 1862.
Returns are not all in from the
states 1886 precincts, so the final
vote cannot here be given. Enough
returns, however, have been recorded
to show the nomination of the three.
above mentioned candidates for United
States senator.
Governor Floyd B. Olson had an
easy victory over his opponent, John
Lind, in the nomination for governor
on the Farmer-Labor ticket. In Pine
county Olson received 3,214 votes to
369 for Lind.
Martin A. Nelson, the endorsed can
didate for governor by the Republic
can state convention, had an easy
victory for nomination over his three
Republican rivals.
Regain Tops Seven Opponents.
A contest that was watched with
considerable interest all over the
state was the one to decide who was
to be the Democratic nominee for
governor. No less than eight candi-
dates had filed. John E. Regain of
MankatO, who was the candidate of
the Democrats two years ago, carried
off the honOrs again this year though
hard campaigns were waged by such
men as Albert Pfaender of New Ulm,
Fred Schilplin of ST. Cloud, and Oil
yer Skellet of ST. Paul.
Representative Magnus Johnson had
an easy victory for the nomination ON
the Farmer-Labor ticket for repre-
sentative in the Sixth congressional
district over John Knutsen. The Pine
county vote on those candidates was
Johnson 1861 and John Knutsen 1876.
Representative Harold Knutson cap
tured the Republican nomination for
congress. His Pine county vote was
SS4 to 2S9 for Earl c. West.
Frank Weber apparently has been
nominated for Congress in the Sixth,
district on the Democratic ticket.
The Pine county vote was Weber 705,
Matth. F. Hummer 27S, William H.
DeParcq $50.
Hanson, Johnson Receive Good Votes.
OF the three candidates for state
senator in the seth legislative dis
trict, comprising Pine and ChiSago
counties, Frank H. Hanson of Rush
City, and c. Elmer Johnson of Alme-
lund, were nominated. Willie G.
Brach of North Branch, ran a poor
third.
Hanson received 1857 votes in Chi
sage county and 2,169 in Pine, a total
of 1926. Johnson had 1909 in Chi
sage and 1858 in Pine, a total OF
1872. Brach got but 253 votes in
his home county of Chisago, but far
ther away from home, in Pine county,
he was given 993, total in the two
counties of 1,246.
Chas. j. Swanson and C. G. Mann
are the Pine county nominees for
state representative, F.. w. Stepan
and o. B. Steen being eliminated.
The vote was Swanson 2,O11, Mann
1872, Stepan 1851, Steen 962. APP
parently the Republican organization
of the county rallied to the support
of Mann who has been identified with
that group in the past, and put forth
considerable effort to have him placed
as one of the nominees for represen-
tative. Swanson has the endorsement
of the Farmer-Labor group as has:
also c. Elmer Johnson for senator.
Therrien, GreenwaId for Auditor.
Joseph E. Therrien of Pine City,
former state representative, and e.
e. Greenwald of Finlayson township,
For county treasurer it is Frank
Poferl and Erwin L. Nelson. HanneS
Rypkema and John H. Cunningham
received the nomination for sheriff.
Jens P. Miller and Arthur E.. Gustaf-
son were nominated for superintend-
ent of schools.
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