Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-06
AN ANALYSIS OF ELECTION
FIGURES.


been returned to the secretary oil
state in full and an analysis of the
figures of the election so far as they
affect the principal candidates for
office is possible. The total vote OF
the state for governor is between
$4,000 and $4,000, a falling off as
compared with the total vote two
years ago, notwithstanding that the
total number of voters in the state
has considerably increased in the
last two years. Still, it was not to be
expected that there would be a total
vote as large, in proportion to the
total number of votes in the state,
a: as there was in the presidential cam
paign,. when the natural enthusiasm
OF presidential election would bring
out a much larger proportion of the
total vote.
The total vote on governor two
years ago was nearly $4,000, so that
the figures would indicate 10000 to
5000 stay-at-homes, figuring that
there should have been normal in
crease Of ten per cent in the total
vote. Governor-elect Burke,s ma
jority is 5,1l5-less than was claimed
by the democrats a few days after
the election, but enough. The demo
cratic vote for congressman would
probably as nearly as anything else
Indicate the legitimate democratic
strength in the state, and taking the
lesser vote of 21,050 for Benton and
comparing it with Burke's vote, it
would seem that some 13,400 repubai-
cans must have added their votes to-
this to make Burke's vote of s4,424.
Taking q X Marshalrs. vote as the re-
publican e.. strength .at the election, it
would We indicate that between quar-
ter and a third of the republican
voters cut the ticket on the governor
ship and the iudgeship. Fisk re-
eeeiyed !, more votes than Burke, his
total being 34,821, He has a ma
joritys of a little more than 5000 over
Knauf, Considering the campaign
made by the lawyers committee, in
Guiding a large number of republi-
cans cans, Tor. Fisk, as well as the regular
Democratic campaign, It is not strange
that he outran Burke, although it
was generally expected he would
still farther outstrip Burke in the
race. So far as counties are con
eerned, the honors are nearly even.
the state breaking nearly even on the
counties carried by each candidate.
Grand Forks gave Burke his largest
majority, nearly 1000 votes, and tax
ing into account the persistent at
tacks on the republican ticket in that
section it is not strange that so much
fruit was borne by the continued
cultivation of dissatisfaction and dis
Affection Walsh and Ramsey coun-
ties, also gave sweeping nlajorities
for the democratic candidate and the
great county Of Ward, counted as re-
publican by a large majority, gave 20
majority for Burke. Thus, do cleo
ton predictions and forecasts melt
away into nothingness in a campaign
SO unusual as that in North Dakota
this year, after discord and discomfort
has been planted and watered and
by a large element of the
dominant party and It's leaders.
Marshall, s. majority over Burr for
congress is 1873 and Gronna,s over
Benton IS 1922. The nnajorities for
the other republican candidates
range from 10000 to $4,000 and In a
few eases a little above the latter.
figure. This would indicate that the.
naajorities Of two years ago were
abnormal and not to be considered as
the real republican majority Of the
state which will be found to range
safely between Il, 90 and 10000.
. The vote on governor by counties
was as follows:
y. sarlee !. y. u. (. iii I. u. i.
John Burke /. . J.
Il. n Dow
Count Rep. Dem. soc.
Barnes &. 9a3 .34S IL,
Benson s91 ,os2
Billings 295 AZ 3