The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 5, 1920, Page 5

has refused to date to passl’. . o cided by the court within * five months. The five “months was up 2 week be- yet as this is written, after | -r_not yet' decided. A reg'nlantles ‘and ‘sttempts - 4 . to intimidate farmer and = ~_“labor voters were reported. e . At Browersville,Todd coun- = . ty, State Senator Stepan "~ found advxsory -ballots, ' marked for Prens and the e ehme, left about the poll~ s - ing place.’ ‘At Brainerd - i . ' woters were refused Repubhcan baflots in vmlatxon' ; . of the law, though they offered to take affldawt that™ - theéy had supported the Republican ticket: generally R S the last election. - At Collinwood precinct, Meeker ' county, ‘N. M. Anderson’ reports :this year. 17 wotes for Burnguist and 11 votes for- - Lindbergh, the League candidate. This : am sending you the election report of two o i ceeded in rolling up a nice majority.” . “their districts the League vote has showo. a ~ how the Leaguers voted in the country dis-: : ’-tncts. o - i .11l, Preus; 12: ; __‘.cmct—-Sh:petead 4; Preus, 0. . »'" Vstead 14; Preus, ::stead 21; Preus, 0. ‘b \'stead, 116; Preus 140 ) "hxpstead 27; Preus, 2. : : '.”-‘-Shlpstead, 8; Preus, 0. S thpstead, 94; Preus, 7. 5 i41stead 123; Preus 8: | © Shipstead. b Pt » “'th(pstead, ‘553 Preus; 4 : “cmct-—Shlpstead, 273 Preus; 0. - who durmg his campmg'n cntmzed most blttet‘ly the -tactics of Prosecutor Nicholas and J udge Dean, car- gt i is worth whlle notmg that Judge Dean, before whom - the ' trial was_held, upon Mr. Townley’s appli- - “cation for a new trial. This + = = ; Japphcat'xon ‘was made in . Jannary.:' The Minnesota law provides that a motion - i, for a new trial must be de- fore the pnmary election, the election; the - motlon g umerous cases of ir-. - rest of ‘the Republican ma- osters ‘advising votes for Preus directly in front of the pollmg place, in’ du'ect vwlahon of the law. How They Voted ?»A Few Sample Returns Showing HOW the; Leaguers Stuck number of precincts: which ‘Burnquist carried in 1918, but' which switched to the League column- 3 ~Henry Ettestad, a logalr Leaguer of - Wildwood; Kooclnchmg county, sent in the * : vote of his px‘ecmct with a comparison of_" o two years ago. In 1918 this precinet cast | year it cast 16 votes for Shlpstead to 6 for. ‘Preus. Mz. Ettestad says in his letter: 41 years ago just to show how: ‘the. League | has grown. With your papers and 4 little: work by League menibers we have sue-. Hisa notable fact that wherever’ League . farmers have establisked: Jreekly papers in b:g gaim. 5 ‘ ‘Here are a few other preomcts that sl‘ow a5 “Seott county, Pendy preemct—-Shlpstoad Ty - Washington’ couuty, Forest «-Lake"pre- “Hubbard county, Arago precmct—Shlp- o "'A-. 3 Hubbard county, Clover precmct——-thp- S ot Scott county, Sun Cree precmct-—-—Sknp- ', 36 Preus, 12: Oxctr E. Keller, x'enommated for eon- d{-y St. Paul hbor ; Shipstead, 68; Preus, 10. - Shipstead, 128; Preus, 8. ...~ Morrison. county, One of the blg‘ features of the electxon was' the‘ : Shlpstead 37 Preus 4. Heavy rain: prevented many : »'voters from' gettmg to ‘the polls in this precinct; ‘ried the county by 195 votes. It was a verdict: that. - 'showed clearly ‘what the voters of Jackson. county, ‘who had the best chance to judge, thonght of the 2 - tactics that were used to: secure a ‘convietion last : L oyear. /Nobles county, _W'lmblet townshlp-—shxpstead 70, Preus, " Brown county, Mulhgan precmct—Shlpstead 60; j ; Preus,4 ; N v 84; Preus;, 4 Browiis Creek precmct—thpstead .20; Preus, 0. Jackson county, Rost precinct—-Shlpstead 100 thpstead b8 Preus, 2 - Marshall “county, Shlpstead ‘765 Preus; 0. : -thpstead 44; Preus, 3. stead, 47; Preus; 3. Chlsago county, Wessell pre- : cmot-——-Sthstead 18b; Preus, 23. “Mille Lacs county, Borg-. i holm precmct—thpstead, 204' ok Preus, 39. ) Tl Chlppewa county, Mandt:.» precinet — thpstead 109 ‘Preus, 1. Clearwater county, Eddy 3 townshxp — thpstead 107; ‘- Preus; 10, © & ~ . Ottertail - county, ' lea pre—l- ) L cmcb~Sh|pstead o1; Preus, 2 ‘Sibley’ county——Moltke pre- cmct—thpstead '184; Preus, 2. - - Kittson county, Tuen pre- iR cmct—thpstead 67; Preus, X o Peumngtorr county, Numedal precmct : .—Shipstead 24; Preus, 1; A Marshall county, New. Salem preomcb—' S Gourte Siezel s indorsed by " League and: labor. fo}ees for supremd. - Preus, 0. . coutt igstice, “who' was nominutcd Beltrami county, Ottertail county, Leaf Lake townshlp—- Mornson county, Elmdale precmct-—-thpstead ~ 1553 Preus, 283, Nicollét: county, Lafayette precmct——Shlpstead . 108; Preus, 14. S . Sibley county, Kelso precmct-thpstead 124 AR Preus,4...,» 40, Preus, 2. . Pope. county, Rolhng Fork premnct—-—thpstea.d 112' Preus, Red Lake county, Gamer precmct—-—Shlpstead THEY DIDN’T COME UP ‘Miarshall county, Mud L$ke "recmct-—i o ' Crow. Wing county; Bass Lake precmct Swift county, Camp Lake precmct-—— G Stearns county, Farming precmct—Sth- S L Ot‘tertml ‘county, Pme Lake prec 'ct-—-_ “Pennington county, Kratka precmct Pennmgton county, Polk Cen i pr ~ Clay: county, Cromwell precmct——thp-_ 30 two years ago, and the.; ntl-League m : has been cut from 50,000 to 10, Pennmgton county, Smxley precmct»—-_ Aitkin ' eounty, Pine: River precmct—- Agram precmct—-—-Shipstead ; Beltram1 county, Roosevelt precmct—-Shnpstead 4 49; Preus, 4 Pennmgton county, Runer precinct—Shipstead, 148; Preus, 6 Pope county; lechnst precmct——thpstead 80; ‘ Preus; 11, Vega “township— Pine county, Norman precmcb——Sh.lp-v : ‘Preus, 16. Scott county, Spmng Lake precmct—-thpstead 107; Preus, 17 Polk county, Eden ;precmct-—\Shlpstead, 102; -St.. Louis county, stead, 29; Preus, 3.". Douglas county, Leaf Valley precmct—Shlpstead 89; Preus, 9 Carlton county, Eagle pre- cinct — Shipstead, 86, Preus, 8. Douglas county, Moe: pre- cinct — Shipstead, 126, Preus, 13. Isanti county, Spring Val- ley precmct——Shlpstead 1255 Preus, 18. bany precmct — Slupstead 64; Preus, 7. : Ottertall county, Newton precinct — Shlpstead 138; . Preus, 17, Ttasca ‘county, Garden pre- clnct——Shlpstead 26; Preus; 1. - Hubbard county,” brecinct — Shipstead, ' 42; : Preus, 2 Renville precinet—Shipstead, 39; Preus,3 Wilkin: county, Mitchell precmct—Shipstead 37; . Preus; 0. Downhearted ? Never! Shlpstead Would Rather Lose With People * Than Win for Trust 58 “I would rather 20 to defeat with the toilers of “Minnesota than march to v1ctory with the ‘kaisers to “Kill ‘the ' et result ‘has been that ‘the Leaguef place of the steel trust.” Sthstead candidate of ‘League and labor forces for governor of Minnesota, when he - plurality: of about 8000 for Preus, steel trusd; .candidate. statement prmcxples and issues affecting Minnesota and I'lay my defeat to the handicap of lack of newspaper support and lack of money “for ‘publicibty’ purposes. ‘But I bow to the truth will go marching on to final victory. “Personally ‘I -have mo rancor. the people of Minnesota well. This fight heel. " ‘The iron heel is on top. : . tory’ with the kaisers of the steel trust.”’ & Shipstead’s honie county, Pope; whxch was ‘| -‘in the Burnguist’ column two years ago, rallied strongly to “the support of the .and gave him a handsome plurahty The League opposition is worrying more > Repubhcan machine. to' throw 1ts support “to the Democratxc ‘candidate’ for governoy, ‘Mayor Lawrence Hodgson - of St. Paul, “backed by. the - notorious 0O’Cornnor machme, . cans,'as'the Democrats did in:1918. : i, : on a thxrd paz'ty txcket? Cedar Vale precinet—Ship- Wabasha county,’ West Al- 6 Clover, precinet —. S'.bJpstead 2155 Liberty : 2t This was the answer of Doctor Henrik. _ was informed at his home at Glenwood . that final returns: probably would show a . “Doctor Shipstead. made the followmg o 1 have condueted a clean campaign on. ‘will of the people, firm in the belief that ; I wish - -was a strugg]e of workers against the iron I %I would rather igo: to defeat with the 5 toilers of Minnesota than march to vie- It is. worth while ‘moting that Doctor - League candidate for governor this year: .| since the primary election than' before.. . The plan that had been laid, was for the ' . was the winner in the Democratxc prima- - ries.. Hodgson will not withdraw. or allow - ‘i his support to, be: thrown to the Repubh- : ; o —Drawn expressly for the Leader by‘Wfi C. Morns._ : The: steel trust has invested hundreds of thot : ‘nulhons, in organizations and publications’ ‘promising League” in Minnesota. And the n ; has carned 54 ‘ont of 86 counties ‘in anesota,; in. 'I'he question: with Minnesota po]ztlclans: R now is ‘this: With Hodgson ‘running ‘and . drawmg anti-Leagne Democratic votes and - ‘Preus’ drawing anti-League Republican "“votes, what will happen if ‘the falmers and. e i"labor forces indorse a candldate runmng‘.;' ot nthe, .event of * Shipstead’s nomination. L