The Redwood gazette., 1938-06-23
p Petersen, F avored BY
County Voters 2 to /,
Nosed Out by Benson
SHOEMAKER CARRIES
HERE; LOSES OUT :
FOR CONGRESSMAN

y
FOR CONGRESSMAN i
Election interest which
brought cut a record primary
vote of 6,210 in Redwood
county Monday and was few
erish throughout Monday
night and Tuesday until it
was learned that Governor
Benson had won re-nomina-
tion on the Farmer-Labor
ticket by a scant $4,000 votes,
had subsidized by today as
voters turned to other inter-
ests and successful county
candidates began the PLAN
ming of fall campaigns.
Redwood county did not
agree with the Benson-Pet-
ersen decision, its voters Civ
the governor only 1,169 votes
to 2,408 for Hjalmar Peter
sen. The county was in line on
nominees of other parties, how
ever, giving Harold E. Stassen n
plurality on the Republican tick~
ct of 783 to 715 for Martin Nei-
son, 489 for George E. Leach and
"a for Harson A. Northrop. m
the Democratic primary the vote
was 178 for Thomas Gallagher,
1876 for Michael f. Murray, los
for Fred Schilplin, SO for Victor
E. Anderson and 81 each for
Charles A. Lethert and Joel +.
Anderson. ~
Erik T. Ebbesen of Revere,
candidate for Ieutenant-gover-
nor, drew a large vote in the
county, polling 1,724 to 1,045 for
John j. Kinzer, Farmer-Labor
indorsee.
Shoemaker Defeated
Proximity to the county also
counted in the congressional
races, F. H. Shoemaker leading
Paul Kvale 1915 to 1,155 in un-
official totals here although beat
en- decisively in the district. Will
liam r. Mitchell of Tracy polled
1913 votes in the Republican con-
gressionaI primary to 799 for H.
Carl Anderson of Tyler who won
the nomination, also decisively.
j. L. O'Connor of Olivia got 412
votes to "a for Frank L. Whipkey,
Willmar, in the county and
O'Connor held a big advantage
throughout the district to become
the Democratic nominee.
Harvey E. Swennes, Lamber-
ton and Aubrey w. Dirlam, Red
wood Falls, will go into the fall
race for county representative on
nearly even terms, Dirlam having
benefited in the Redwood Falls
balloting to take first honors 2,134
to 2,O75. Joe Beran of Clements
was high man in many precincts
and the lead switched from one to
another of the three candidates
as the returns were compiled.
Beran's final count was 1886.
Showing surprising strength in
his first county campaign, Tom
Reed of Redwood Falls carried "a
of the county's 43 precincts and
tied in another to poll 2,303 votes
for county attorney. Second with
,942 votes, George A. Barnes, il-
cumbent, carried ten precincts
while seven went to G. J. Fillen-
worth of Lamberton who was
third with 1853. N. r. Ryerson
of Redwood Falls ran fourth
with 819. Ryerson and Reed tied
in Morgan township with 63 vot-
es each and Ryerson was high
man in Swedes Forest. "a
Matson Nominated
George ]. Matson will oppose
L. j. Kise for sheriff this fall,
having finished second in the five
way race. KiSe led the ticket
with 2,478, .Matson polled 1,475,
Erwin A. Meierding $50, Fred j.
Carity 843 and Joseph w. Mahal
587.
A. p. Falk was the county's
best vote-getter, piling up total
of 4,167 in three man race in
which Wesley M. Sommers Of
North Redwood was nominated
with 1906 votes. Fred E. Glea-
son of Sanborn finished third in
the county treasurer race with
7O6. ~
Ira r. Rogers was only 81 vot-
es behind Falk for second cOun-
ty polling honors while Joseph r.
Pistulka was nominated also Tor
auditor with 1914. Otto Linde-
man ran third with 760.
Edwin Wells and Rud Stensvad
were nominated for county CONF
from the Redwood Falls
district in tight four way race
which eliminated E. A. Pease,
chairman of the board. Wells
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