The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-18

Up to noon today only eleven pre-
cincts, including the -four of the city
of Moorheau,. had reported official
returns to County Auditor Houglum
and most of those were from points
on the railroads. But for the bad
condition of the roads, probably there
would have been many more.
AS there are forty-one voting pre-
cincts in Clay county, there are thtr-
ty precincts yet to be heard from
and they are expected to be reported
at the courthouse on the arrival of
trains this evening and tomorrow
morning.
In the compilation of the returns
difficulties have been experienced by
the failure of some q the clerks to
write in the names above the figure
columns of those for whom second
choice votes were given. That the
voters did not all understand the sec
ond choice proposition was displayed
in the care so many took to name
second choice in the case of offices
for which there were only two candi-
dates. The Third ward of Moorhead
is distinguished by the fact that there
are no suffragists who cared to ap-
pear in the battle of ballots yesterday.
1t was just s o'clock this morning
when the judges and clerks Of cleo
ton in the Fourth ward completed
their work. The other wards finished
their work between 3 n 4 o'clock.
The eleven precincts reported up
to noon showed the vote for the fol-
lowing officers, as far as the totals
had been completed:
Representatives at Large.
Paul E. Dehnell, 80: Frank M.
Eddy, 261; W. H. Eustis, 80; James
Manahan, 1873; L. O.. Thorps, 172. Very
| little second choice voting was done
| for this office.
For Governor.
Eberhart, 4O5: second choice, Falk,
9; Gordon, II; Lee, %; Spooner, 19:
Young, %,
Falk. 81; Gordon, 35. There were
no second choices made for these two
candidates.
Lee, 222; second choices, Eberhart,
10; Falk, 4; Gordon, IL; Spooner, 12;
Spooner, II; Young, 50. For these
there were no second choices.
Clerk of Court. .s
About the courthouse this morn
ing the opinion prevailed from what
had been heard over the phone in adj
dition to the official figures which had
been received that the fight between
G. D. McCubrey, who was a candidate
to succeed himself, and Thomas Tor
son would be interesting as the Off
cial returns came in. Up to the noon
hour the figures received from twelve
precincts out of forty-one gave Nc
Cubrey 4S2, Torson 421. but the Nc
Cubrey s~trongholds were yet to be
heard from. '.. .H.. r
County Attorney.
For this office there were four cam
didates. but up to. the time of writing
only the first choice votes were avail
| able. but il looked as though the con
test would be between n. !. Johnson,
the present incumbent of the office,
and c. d. Dosland. The latter carried
the city of Moorhead against his OPP
ponent. At noon the standing of the
candidates was as follows: Dosland
443, Hanson 81, Hammett SO, Johnson
26s.
For Sheriff.
For this office the incomplete re-
ports showed the. present sheriff,
the lead. The figures were: Whaley
55S, Martin Olson 2S8.
County offices for which there were
no contests were, county auditor,
treasurer. register of deeds, superin-
tendent of public instruction, judge
of probate, court commissioner and
coroner.
For the Legislature.
For representative from Clay county.
in the lower house of the state leg
islature, there were six candidates, in
GLIDING S. N. Lee who was a candidate
to succeed himself, but who filed al
the eleventh hour, after he had stated
that he did not care to be returned
but changed his mind when Mr.. We
fald appeared in the field, as a re-
publican when two years ago he OPP
posed Mr.. Lee as a democrat. The
first choice figures, available at moor
were: Bodkin 1874, Ebling lie, Lee
209, Melbye So. Wefald 153. 1t seems
to be conceded that the contest fol
this place will be betweenL Lee and We
fald. unless the second choice votes
should prove more disastrous than APP
mar In the early retl1rna-