Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-11-17
ELECTED
NORTH DAKOTA GOES REp,BLlcA~.
Latest Returns Indicate n RepuS-
lican Majority of About 5000
Legislature Republican

Fargo " D.. Nov. 10 = Latest rr.
turns indicate that the Republican ma
jority will reach 1850 and the total
vote was about 1900. II now seems
that Joseph Halland has been elected
by Il small majority. The legislature
is now assured to stand "a Republic
aus out Of o.. with still in doubt,
Ca>S county promises to he the ban
ner Republican county in the state this
year. Forty out Of E3 precincts give
Spaldin2. LEO: Crcel. $40: Fanrher.
1.12j: Holmes. $50: Halland. l4So.:
Schafer, ] ,551. Based on last wears
returns the majority will be over loo.
Eight Republican members We're elect
cd TO the house and one Republican
senator. the other senator elected this
year being Il Democrat to complete the
uncXpircd term of United States Mar
shall Haggart. AS eN-MarShal Crouon
was the man he and Hassart have
merely snapped positions \ Hcpub-
lican will be elected to succeed Scna-
tor Roach.
Grand Forks - In Pembnla county
the Republicans carry the state ticket
by about $50 majority. except Halland,
who will have less than 80 majority.
The vote on the county ticket is very
close. Republicans probably elect the
entire ticket except register OF deeds.
EusionistS claim one or two members
of the legislature
Bottineau county is very close Part
of each ticket is elected. Treasurer.
auditor, sheriff. states attorney and
county judge 90 to the fusionists by
majorities ranging from 10 to 100. The
legislative ticket is elected by fusion.
lists.
In Nelson county. with three pre-.
ciDcts to hear from: Spaldin" 62S;
Crecl, 547: Fanchcr. 500: Holmes, o722;;
Young. 5G5; Fisk. :,:I6: Halland. G43:
Shafer, G19 Republicans elect the
sheriff. register Of deeds and states
attorney. Fusionists elect treasurer
and county judge: balance in doubt.
-Aas probably wins over Fairbanks fof
the legislature.
In Ramsey county Creel has 100 ma.
jority over Spalding: Fancher POO ma
jority: Halland. 100. Republicans
elect entire county ticket by good ma
iorities.
In Walsh county the Republicans
elect Frank Walsh sheriff, +. d.
Brown clerk Of court and Roger Allen
for county judge by majorities Of 100
to 300. The fusioniSts elect the bal
ancc OF the county ticket and carry
the state ticket, Crecl having q majori-
ty of 60 over Spalding and Holmes POO
over Funcher.
Valley City-Twenty- out Of At
precincts in Barnes county. including
Valley City. give Spalding Rep) for
rr;f,. 'r,1
GuS>. The same precincts give Fanch-
or. for governor, 2G3 over Holmes.
This means 800 majority for the state
Republican ticket. Thirty-two pre-
cincts out Of forty-siX give Cox RepD
400 majority over Logan for state sem
ate. Both Republican representatives
are elected. Shafer and Campbell
(|us.) were defeated by H"lland and
Harrison in their own ward and coln-
| ty. Republican railroad commission
ers have 400 majority. Fusionists win
the treasurer, register Of deeds and
clerk of the county court
Bismarck-Returns from twenty pre-
ciHcts out Of thirty in Burleigl county
give the Republican ticket an average
of 500 in the county and the remainder
Of the precincts will increase this ma
jority to GOO or over. Spalding runs
slightly behind the ticket in the coun
| ty and Halland runs even with the
| ticket and will have over GOO ma iOrity,
receiving large majority Of the wo-
mems vote. Gov. Fancher has re-
turned from jamestown, where he
voted, and received the following tel
egram from Chairman Robinson: Ac-
cept my congratulations You are
elected by over 1000 majority.