The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-11-05
TAFT AND BURKE
ELECTED
Taft is Certain Of 294 Electoral Votes and Number May
Reach Over 3OO-Burke Wins Out
With Small Majority
m. n JOHNSON DEFEATS MARSHALL
Republican County Ticket Wins In Ward County Lake
County Proposition Carries-f1urd Law
Knocked Out

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The election passed of very quiet
5ly in Minot, and Ward county. yet al
tremendous vote was 2olled. and the
voters split the ticket forty ways
for Sunday. The Independent voter
has asserted himself in North Da-
kota, as well az in every other state
in the Union. The Republicans elect
ed most Of their men, in fact the In
dependent believes that the entire
county ticket was elected. There
was some hope for, ]. H: Hoffman OF
Donnybrook, the Democratic candi-
date for sheriff. Last night, Mr.. Hoff.
man was assured that he was elect
ed a safe majority, yet the latter
reports show that Sorenson WIS
elected by majority OF four or five
hundred votes. This morning, the
vote for sheriff was as follows, with
20 more precincts to hear from.
Sorenson 3097.
Hoffman $500.
Swanson 1446.
Swanson's vote was made up of
those who would no doubt have vot-
ed for Sorenson, had Swanson not
made his independent fight, and it
is believed that Swanson's only OBJ
ject in making. the run, was to cut
Sorenson's vote down so much that
the Democratic candidate would be
elected. The voters. we're not next to
Swanson's scheme, as a rule, but the
little ruse did not work. INf Swanson
did do this, and it looks to every
honest voter. that he must have
known from the start that he had no
show, he has betrayed the honest
men who voted for him, and he w,ll
never have any further political
prestige in the county
Later reports show that Sorenson
is safe winner, with majority Of
nearly five hundred 1t is impossible
tc get the exact vote for this week.
We intend merely to show the results
without question AMI The relai i've
vote.
The entire county ticket was eleeI.
ed by a nice majority. all exceot' g
steriff beug elected BY big MAORI
t.; OF about 1000. The following are
the newly elected officers:
Sheriff, s. A. Sorenson..
States Attorney, Dudley L. Nash.
County Judge, Nehemiah Davis.
Treasurer, A. c., Nedrua.
Register OF Deeds, Gunder Reishus.
Auditor, L. A. Larson.
su2t. of Schools, Ed. Warren.
County Surveyor, E. Thomas.
Public Administrator, Clark Hovey.
Coroner, DR.. ]. D. Taylor.
state Senator.
John Wallin was elected senator
from the 10Th district by a substan
tiai majority. The vote is approx.
ately as, follows:
Wallin, 1850.
Waiter Bond, 734.
John Ehr (Dem.) 495.
Legislative Ticket.
The entire Republican legislative
ticket in the 18th district, was elect
ed, tho the Democrats held out hope
until this afternoon that Hagenstein
and Mostad were probably elected.
The comparative vote follows:
Chatfeld, 11O7.
Schulz, 1862.
Skinner, 1880.
Mostad, S14.,
Hagenstein and the other Demo
cratic candidate ran about 100 votes
behind Mostad
Emerson was Beaten.
One of the hottest fights was that
between H. A. Hurd, (Dem.) and R.
H. Emerson, (Rep.) for commissioner
of the First commissioners district.
Hurd was a winner by about IS votes.
This district includes Minot and Nor
way township.
The Herd Law.
The herd law, which was a good
thing years ago. before Ward county
became noted for IT. agricultural