The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-04
NO SECOND CHOICE
LESS THAN A THIRD IN NORTH
DAKOTA TAKE. ADVANTAGE OF
THE "MARY ANN" LAW.
RESULT is UNCHANGED.
Democratic Returns Slow To Come ir
and it Will Probably Be Another
Week Before Complete Result
Is Known.

Week Before Complete Result
Is Known.
! Grand Forks.-North Dakota last
week made it's initial experiment
with the second choice law, under
which voters are allowed to record
their second choice of candidates when
there are more than two for one posi-
tion. The result has not been entirely
satisfactory to the supporters of the
measure. for although it may he cor
rect in theory. the manner in which it
worked out indicates that it is not bv
any means the ideal solution of the
question of nominating by less than a
majority vote.
Because of the incomplete returns
available on the second choice it is
impossible to Indicate just what per
centage of the voters took advantage
OF the provision, although it appears
that 30 per cent of all republican vot.
ers indicated their second choice for
/ governor AS between Hanna and Bu-
chanan. the leading candidates, only
! about 5000 or 5000 second choice
votes were cast.
Very few voters who cast their first
choice ballot for either Of the leading
candidates cast second choice ballot
for the other They wished to avoid
throwing any strength to a formidable
candidate opposing their first choice
candidate. hence the second choice
ballot was wasted.
One question that seems to have
been definitely decided by the election
of this week is the fact that the re-
publican voters, when they cast their
ballots against Roosevelt in the recent
presidential primaries, did, in fact,
vote against the colonel, and not lust
because J.. B. Hanna was supporting
him but because he was Roosevelt
At least that is the opinion of many of
the leading politicians of the state
La Toilette, in the former primaries,
received plurality over Roosevelt Of
about 10000. Hanna cut down that
progressive lead, for the division in
that election was admittedly along the
lines between the two factions. and
. substituted a lead on first choice bal
lots of l,500 for himself, which indi
Gates to large degree, his personal
popularity
Cannot Down GiIbreath.
w. C. Gilbreath, despite the hard
fight that was made against him for
commissioner of agriculture and labor
has again been returned the nominee
of his party. Several strenuous cam
paigns have been Waged against Mr.
Gilbreath, but he has always been sue
cessful.
In the case of Andrew Miller, attor
ney general, the expected happened. by
dividing the field with three candidates
opposing him. the opposition was nm
able to make an impression, and Miller
WAS nominated by a good puarlity
There never was any question about
the nomination of g. j. Taylor for
superintendent of instruction, and of
"A. T. KraabeI for lieutenant governor
For secretary of state Thomas Hall
made surprisingly strong run, and
seems to have been nominated. Henry
was the candidate against p. ID. Nor
ton two years ago, and came very
close to being elected, losing out by q
majority of only few hundred
1t will not be known who has been
nominated for railroad commissioners
for several weeks, or until the state
board meets. There were three can
didates to be nominated and there
were nine candidates in the field. and
the first and second choice ballots
must be totaled to arrive at the result.
Practically complete returns in the
second congressional district strength
en- the claim of Young for the nomi-
nation. He has probably been named.
although w. p Tuttle came very
nearly nosing out a victory.
Figures on the secretary of state
contest increase Thomas Halls lead
and he has been nominated with ma.
jority of about 1000
For commissioner of railroads where
three are to be nominated. only scat
tering returns have became available.
but they show that the contest for
the three places lies between four
men, the three present board members,
o. p. N. Anderson, w. H. Mann and
7 w. H. Stutsman. and J. Purcell OF
Fargo, with the indications strongly in
i favor of Purcell being able to displace
one of the men, probablp Stutsman,
who is president of the board.
!. No new returns have become avail.
able on the democratic gubernatorial
contest, and there is little hope of be
ing able to pick the winner for several
days.
For the republican gubernatorial
nomination there has been no change
L. B. Hanna retaining his majority OF
about l.400 He claims his nomination
by about 1000 on first and second
choice ballots.