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Show Close Contest For Minnesota Office ,,-ST. PAUL. flnn.. June 21. A close contest for the Republican gubernatorial guberna-torial nomination was indicated in first returns from today's primary in Minnesota, Min-nesota, while returns from the Democratic Dem-ocratic contest were not sufficient to judge its status accurately. One hundred alxty-four precincts out of 3.1 9C in tho state gavo J. A. O. Preus, "elimination" convention choice 10.044 votes, and Dr. Henrlk Shlp-atead. Shlp-atead. endorsed by the national nonpartisan non-partisan league 9,293. vMost of these precincts were in St. Paul and Minneapolis. |