Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-11-12
$4,000 VOTES
Cast For Governor. MN. john
son Will Have $4,000 Ma
jority. Burke, 1000.


Grand Forks, Nov. 9.-That the
landslide experienced in North Dako-
ia at this election in favor of M. N
johnson for United States senator is
a great deal more wide spread than
las been supposed, is shown by the
additional returns received by the
Evening Times in the past twenty
four hours. The returns up to Sat-
urday night showed M. N. johnson
to be 3. .546 votes in the lead of Thom-
as f. Marshall, but with the receipt
of complete returns from Steele, Nor.
ton, Hettinger and Kidder counties,
and with more complete counts on
Billings, Logan and Stark counties,
the lead of M. N. johnson is greatly
increased, being at present 4,2sl.
with Cavalier, McHenry, Mckenzie,
Mercer and OLIVER yet to be heard
from. These counties will add to
Johnson's majority and it is safe to
say that the Nelson county states
man will receive in all majority Of
between 1850 and 5000.
The returns on this contest have
come in in very peculiar manner.
While the first indications we're that
Marshall had received the nomin-
alton. last Thursday when the Eve
ming Times made complete canvass
of the counties of the state it was
found that the Dickey county con-
gresham was away to the bad. The
first figures shove ed Marshall to be
beaten by about 5000, but later re-
turns have increased this majority to
over 1900 and the indications are
that it will be more than 4,500.
Johnson was successful in carrying
twenty-three counties of the state,.
while Marshall carried twenty-one
counties. .Johnson's majoritics aver
age considerably larger than do those
Of Marshall's, the latter's vote fall
ing away short Of expectations in
several of the southern countless
The total vote cast for United States
senator was about 1900.
In comparison with the primary
election OF last June. these figures
show some peculiar changes. In the
June election Marshall carried twen-
ty-three counties while johnson car
ried eleven. OF the counties that
cast majority votes for Marshall last
June but went against him this time
are Pembina, Benson. Eddy and La
Moure. OF the 65,3l2 votes cast,
Marshall received 81, 527 and johnson
received II, 453.
The total vote for governor. with
only Oliver county to hear from, is
as follows:
John Burke 47.929.
G. A. johnson As, 927.
These figures leave John Burke
with a majority of 2. Ot2 and Oliver
county, an unofficial report says,
went for Burke with majority of
twenty-nine votes, thus increasing
his total majority to 2,03l. Several
precincts in Ward and Mclean coun-
ty are yet to be heard from.
The total vote for governor, with
Oliver yet to be heard from, was 49,
s58, and that county, with the vari.
Gus precincts in the several counties
not fully reported. will bring the to.
tai vote up to 1000, the largest that
has ever been cast in the state of
North Dakota and about ,000 more
than was cast two years ago, showing
the immense and wonderful growth
of the state in that period of time.
Two years ago John Burke carried
twenty-five counties while E. Y.
Sarles carried twenty counties. This
year Burke carried twenty-five coun-
ties and johnson carried the same
number. lllte' %* z
Vote for President.
The total vote east for president in
North Dakota will be consi 1erably
below that cast for governor. nearly
every county showing fewer votes for
that Office than for that of president.
With eleven yet to hear from, Taft's
total vote was 4l.5;6 9 and Bryan's to-
tai vote was 24.5l0. Every county in
the state gave the Republican elect
ors good sized majorities, though
Bryan shows large gains over the
vote of Parker four years ago.
Election Notes.
Hon. Jud LaMoure, who was given
a nroffv c1osn raco in penhin2 cnun.