Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-06-16
STATE CANDIDATES
NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES FOR
. SENATE, CONGRESS AND
..' STATE OFFICE

The time for filing petitions for
candidates for state and county Of
flee has passed and the lists are now
being prepared by the printer for
the voters of the primary election.
A copy of the official certificate Of
names of state candidates, to be
placed on the primary ballot, has
been received from Secretary of State
Blaisdell. There is long list Of
names from which the voters can
choose their candidates on the re-
! publican ticket, and less number on
the democratic ticket. There will be
no other tickets than democratic and
republican.
| The name of Dennis Hannifin, an
! old resident Of Bismarck, and that
of Herman Midtbo, appear along side
of McCumber and Marshall as candi-
dates for the long term in the United
| of the voting for senators this year
will be a selection of candidates for
both the long and the short term.
For the latter there are two candi-
! dates, Edward Engerud and A. J.
Gronna, on the republican ticket.
The democratic senatorial candi-
| dates are John Bruegger and George
E. Duis of Grand Forks and w. e.
| Purcell for the short term. Senator
Purcell is now filling an unexpired
term by appointment.
There are seven republican can
| didates for congress and two demo-
| cratic candidates. The seven candi-
dates are: Alfred Blaisdell, l.. B.
| Hanna, H. T. Helgesen, James john
| son, w. S. Lauder, T. R. Mockler
and Bardi G. Skulason.
There are five republican candi-
| dates for governor as follows: H. H.
| Aaker, James A. Buchanan, C. A.
johnson, Smith Stimmel and George
w. Wilson. The lone democratic
| candidate is John Burke. From the
multiplicity of republican candidates
! this is looked upon as republican
year.
For lieutenant governor there are
two republican candidates, U. l.. Bur-
dick and J. B. Sharpe, while w. L.
Richards represents the democratic
petitioners. In all of the other Of
fees except that of secretary of state
and commissioners of railroads on the
republican ticket, there are two can
didates for nomination.
The two candidates for state audi
tor are D. X. Brightbill, the present
incumbent, and John Flittie, repub-
1icans and Peter G. Rocks, demo-
cratic candidate.
G.. L. Bickford and Gunder Olson
are republican candidates for state
| treasurer. The first named is the
present state treasurer. Gunder Oh
son is an old resident of the Red Riv-
er Valley and we'll known and a pop
ular citizen.
candidate.
E. ]. Taylor and A. l.. Woods are
the republican candidates for super
intendent of public instruction. Mr..
! Taylor is the present efficient deputy
: superintendent who has wide ac-
quaintance throughout the state a.
I mong the teaching fraternity, many
of whom endorsed him as a man
specially qualified by experience and
ability for the position. The demo-
!, Gratis have no candidate for state su-
perintendent.
For attorney general John G.
Adamson, new man and represen-
tative of the young members of the
bar in the northern part of the state,
contests the nomination with An.
drew Miller, the present attorney
general. S. l.. Nuchols is the DEM
ocratic candidate.
For insurance commissioner Geo.
H. Stone, formerly of jamestown,
now of Hettinger county, and w. G.
Taylor Of LaMoure and Valley City,
are republican candidates. Chas. s.
Whittlesey is the democratic candi-
date.
w. G. Gilbreath, the present COM
missioner, and Alexander Mcdonald
are candidates for commissioner of
agriculture and labor, both republi-
cans. Alex Morrison is the democra-
tic candidate.
There are six republican candidates
for railroad commissioners as fol-
lows: P. N. Anderson, John O. Fad
den, w. N. Mann, c. F. Massingham,
J. T. Purcell and w. H. stutsman.
Three of these, Anderson, Mann and
stutsman are at present commission
ers. On the democratic side are ].
/. Hanson. George Mateer and r. L.