Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-11-16
AFTERMATH.

ing the only county in the state to give
a democratic majority for presidential
electors. The republicans had hoped
to make a clear record for the state.
There are only a few unofficial changes
to be made in the Walsh county count
and the democratic majority is placed
at $50.
F. N: Chaffee of Darlington, who
was elected to the house from that dis
trict, says the increase in the McKin-
ley majority in Foster county was
about IS. Harley Miner of Sykeston
is elected to the state senate for a one
session term. ]. X. Swan of Fessen-
den, the democratic candidate, car
ried Wells county by about 100 major
ity, but lost the election owing to the
increased republican vote in Eddy and
Foster counties. A hot fight was put
up on Chaffee.
jamestown Alert: The warfare
waged by the enforcement league on
Comstock seems to have had but little
effect. In some counties the opposi-
ton of the league had the effect of in
creasing Comstock's vote. 1t worked
both ways and showed that the pro-
hibition law is not getting any more
popular in North Dakota.
Pembina reelected Senator Jud
LaMoure, gave Mckinley a majority
Of 700 and divided county Offices be-
tween democrats and republicans.
There was a great enjoyable and en-
thusiastic ratification of the republic
can victory in Casselton. The band
was in evidence and fireworks and red
lights and a big bonfire. Then came
the adjournment to the operahouse
and a good old fashioned experience
meeting was held.
Ward county gave a republican ma
jority of 300, with a good majority for
John Cowan for judge.
The Mckinley electors carried Ram
sey county by 600 votes. Henry Hale,
republican, was elected to the senate.
Sargent county republicans are jub-
liant over a republican majority of
10. State Auditor Carlblom ran
away ahead of his ticket.
Eddy county shows large republic
can gains and will give a majority of
800 for the Mckinley electors and the
entire state ticket.
There was a desperate fight for po-
litical supremacy in Cavalier county
and the indications are that the repub-
licans have won by about Is majority.
The Mckinley electors carried Mel
son county bv 300. L. Swenson, re-
publican, was elected senator, and o.
liver Knudsen, fusion, was elected to
the legislature.
Eighteen out of twenty precincts in
Griggs county give Mckinley 4G6
Bryan 1873, Marshall At, Hildreth ;3s:52
Mckinley will carry the county by
100, making a good gain over last
years republican majority.
The voters of Benson county die
honor to Hon. o. D. Comstock, the
candidate for attorney general and the
rest of the candidates on the state
ticket. The average majority in this
county will be 600.
Pierce county cast 900 and gave Nc
Kinley 700. Comstock was given COG
votes, and Cowan for judge got G5o
against John Burke.
In Ransom county Mckinley elect
ors defeated the Bryan electors by :3s3O
majority. The entire state republican
ticket received nice majorities, and
the republican county and legislative
tickets went through without losing
a man. There will not be a pop office
holder in the county. Judge Lauder
carried the county against Wolfe, the
republican nominee, for Judge of the
Fourth district, by a small majority
Ransom county republicans are proud
of the clear record.
John Cowan ran ahead of his ticket
in nearly all the counties of the dis
trict. There is no doubt about his
election.
Steele county gives I'll for McKin-
ley and 205 for Bryan-two precincts
to hear from.
Alert: Reports from the different
counties of the Fifth judicial district
show that while Mr.. Conklin carried
Stutsman and LaMoure and broke even
in Eddy and Griggs, he lost Barnes
and Wells by considerable matorities
and Foster by a small majority, and
was therefore defeated. Mr.. Glaspell's