The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
NORTH DAKOTA
POLITICAL MELANGE

POLITICAL MELANGE
fractional Election Fight in the Courts
Chief Mckenzie for Hansbroush. .
BISMARCK, N. D-The election figures
are very slow. The unofficial figures from
each county, with two or three excep-
TONS which have, been closely estimated
by Secretary Jewell Of the state repub-
lican committee, show the majority for
White to exceed all ante-election expec-
| tations. It will be more than $4,000
votes.
There were some surprises in the cleo,
| ton, for example the defeat of the repub-
lican Legislative nominees in Burleigh
county. This defeat followed bitter
| fractional fight in the republican ranks.
arising partly through the feud between
| ex-Mayor Patterson and some of his for
| mer allies, including States Attorney E.
| s. Allen, who was republican candidate
| for the legislature, and partly through
| the influence Of republican federai OIL
calls. among them Receiver John Satter
und of the United States land office at
Bismarck, who Is known as king John
among the ScandinaVians OF northern
| Rurleigh and Mclean county ana whose
| influence was thrown into the scaie
against the republican legislative noml-
nees in Burleigh county ana ooup''ess
| contributed much to their de1eat'
| The republican nominees were under-
| s+ood to he fayora BILE to State Senator =.
| r Little. who was a candidate for the
| limited States senate. The defeat OF MS
candidates. of course, Injuries his chances
and helps Hansbrough's CORRESPONDENCE.
A good many post-election recrlmlnatiol,s
are being INDUCED in, and there IS Varl-
GUS speculation as to the hlluences liia
worked the defeat of the republican nom
inees. There is no doubt that the result
Of the election in Burleigh county, on its
! face. Is favorable to Hansbrough, as 1t
weakens his principal opponent
Election Contest in the Courts.
In Stark and Billings county, the thirty
first legislative district, Register McGil-
livray Of the land office, who was work.
ing for an independent legislative ticket,
succeeded in landing one Of his men.
Frank Lish. On the fact of the returns
two of the republican candidates are
elected, George Senour( and w. A. NC
| Clure. A contest will be brought, how
ever, based on the claim that in Glad
stone precinct seventeen votes that were
cast for the independent ticket were
counted for thes republicans. AS there Is
only ten or twelve votes difference be-
tween the republican and the independent
candidates, it is claimed a recount will
change the result materially. An action
mas already been instituted in the courts
All Of the slope counties with the single
exception of Burleigh elected republican
legislative delegations. In Mercer county
there were only four democratic votes
cast out of total Of ZIG. Mercer seems
to be the banner republican county. En-
mons county, which was supposed to have
democratic leanings, elected Alex McDon.
aid to the senate. Wesley Baker, former
republican senator, who ran independent
ly, received only about sixty votes in the
) county. Mclean county gave its repub
lican nominees about five votes to one fol
the opposition Morton returns large
republican majority also and H. G. Voss
5 was elected to the state senate.
In Burleigh county the republicans los
5 part of their county ticket in addition tt
, their legislative ticketThe officers elected
were: Sheriff, George A. WEIGH (rep.)
treasurer, w. A.. Falconer (rep); auditor
: w. S, Moorhouse (rep); register, J. L
Peterson (rep); superintendent, Mrs. N
J. Evarts (dem.); coroner, E. P. Quai1
: (dem.); clerk, H. Falkenstine (dem); at
torney, G. M Register (dem.); judge, j
F. Fort (rep.) Majorities were close
t WEIGH was elected sheriff by majorit,
l of one and Moorhouse, auditor, by six.
= There is one change in the Legislative
3 list as published, being in the senate /,
p the twenty second district, where r. w
!. Main was elected to the senate over Cur
RE (dem.) by a majority Of two votes
The first reports stated that Currie ha,
r been elected.
: viii They Be Admitted?
VI There is much interest now as t.
f whether candidates who ran for the legis
!; lature on independent or Independent
4 democratic tickets and were elected vii
e be admit ed to the republican senatoria
caucus. This is of especial interest Il
Burleigh county, which has two indie
nAn6anf
2 atorlal matter was an issue in the cam
= pa1gn and the independent nominees sal
r they had been assured of the right t
s participate IN republican caucus, in cas-
), OF their election, and that they would b
= permitted to vote in caucus for Hans
# nroush. I'm the other hand many repub
i leans assert they will not be admitte
# to caucus, and that if an attempt is mad
e TO ADMIT them, the caucus must thro,
a do"n all bars and admit every man VIII
d says he is a republican, no matter o.
: what ticket he was elected.
Hansbrough seems now to be in tn
,eaa IN the senatorial race. Mckenzie, tn
@ pig ch1eftain, Is believed to be out FL
= Hansbrough as first favorite.
y DICKINSON, NJ D.-Two German GIRLS
" l? years old, while playing near the en-
CINE house of the Mandan Mercanti1
a company's elevator, went too near tn
'. main shaft, running the elevator machtn
q cry, and in less than five minutes wer
d hurled into eternity. One was caugh
t first and the other, in trying to rescu
her playmate, sacrificed her own life
Those first to the scene found one of tn
=, children still bound to the shaft Will
!, the other had been thrown some distance
. Their heads were beaten to jelly.
:, I'DGeRWOOD, N. D.-Charles Bau
u man, a prosperous farmer s,,rnrised III
e Catholic congregation and Father Z,no
/ hush by grin