The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 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 IL
and it Will Probably Be Another
Week Before Complete Result
Is Known.

Grand Forks.-North Dakota las, |
week made it's initial experiment
with the second choice law, under |
which voters are allowed to rccort
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 be cor
rect in theory, the manner in which il |
worked out indicates that it is not b,
any means the ideal solution of the
question Of nominating by less than
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 20 per cent Of all republican v0t.
ers indicated their second choice for
governor. AS between Hanna and Ru.
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 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 just
because l.. 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 FOllette. in the former primaries,
received a 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 lead on first choice bal
lots Of 1,500 for himself, which indi
Gates to large degree. his personal
popularity.
Cannot Down GiIbreath.
! w. G. 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 MIR
| Gilhreath. 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 un
able to make an impression. and Miller
was nominated by good pluarlitv.
There never was any question about
the nomination OF g. J. Taylor for
! superintendent Of instruction. and OF
A. Y. Kraabel for lieutenant governor
For secretary Of state Thomas Hall
made a surprisingly strong run, and
seems to have been nominated. Henry
was the candidate against p. d. Nor
ton two years ago, and came very
close to being elected. losing out by q
a majority Of only few hundred.
1t will not be known who has been
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
nearly nosing out a victory.
Figures on the secretary OF state
contest increase Thomas Halls lead
and he has been nominated with a 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
w. H. Stutsman, and ]. Purcell Of
Fargo, with the Indications strongly In
favor of Purcell being able to displace
one of the men, probably Stutsman
who is president of the board.
No new returns have become avail
able on the democratic gubernatoria)
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 1,4OO. He claims his nomination
by about 1000 on first and second
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