The Monmouth Inquirer

JOHNSON SENATOR

FROM MINNESOTA

Governor Preus, Republican, Concedes Victory to the Farmer-Labor Candidate.

St. Paul, Minn. - Minnesota's representation in the United States Senate has been turned over to the Farmer-Labor party as the result of another political transition the State went through in the special Senatorial election.

Senator-elect Johnson will sit with Henrik Shipstead, who was elected last fall over Frank B. Kellogg, Republican. Both Johnson and Shipstead are Farmer-Laborite, and have announced their intention to affiliate with the followers of Robert M. La Follette.

Though jubilant over his victory, the "real dirt" farmer was more concerned about "getting his haying done" than things political, and he sought to postpone statements incident to his election, but did let drop a few remarks.

"Well, boys," he said, "I put it over: I beat Jake Preus, as I said I would. Now I can go home and help my sons get the haying done. After that I can do some more organizing before I go to Washington."

Pressed for details of his organization plans, he repeated an excerpt from his campaign keynote speech: "I will do this because I believe the farmers and the workers and the business men can, by united action, better their conditions."