Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-07
HUGHES GIVEN
MUCH BEST Of
ADVANCE DOPE
Wilson, Four Years Ago Ran in
Three -cornered Race Big s
Lead for G. o. P.
GENERAL HOLIDAY TO BE,
OBSERVED IN CITY TODAY
Capitol, Public Schools, Banks
and Other Institutions Will
Close for Election

Close for Election
The official dope on the eve of cleo
tion gives Charles Evans Hughes and
Porter J. McCumber all the best of it
in the North Dakota balloting for
president and United States senator.
Admitting that Wilson may retain all
of the votes which he polled four years
ago, and that he may corral Is per
cent of the normally Republican bal
lots which in 1912 went to Roosevelt
electors running on the Progressive
ticket, Hughes will still have safe
lead of from 1000 to 10000 and it is
predicted that McCumber will run
even with the head Of the ticket.
OF the $3.50 votes cast for nation
al electors in 1912, but 29,555 were
polleh by Wilson, while 4S,S16
were cast by Republicans, 25,726 for
Roosevelt, and $1,000 for Taft. The
Socialists in 1912 polled 6,966, and the
Prohibitionists 1,243. Allowing Wilson
five percent increase as his share OF
the general gain in the voting
strength of the state, and assigning to
him % per cent of the insurgent Re-
publicans who voted as Progressives
in 1912, he would have a total of 81,
786 of the ballots cast today. Hughes,
if he success, in holding the normal Re-
publican vote of North Dakota and is
favored by only Is per cent OF the
doubtful ones who have returned to
the party since 1912, will, with his pro-
portion of the nominal five per cent in
crease in electors, poll 44,5O3 votes
today, or 6.7l7 more than his Demo-
cratic rival. Wilson'S plurality over
Taft in 1872 was GAGS, and he led
Roosevelt by only 3,829
Benson viii be Factor.
There is every reason to expect that
Benson will be more of factor In to
days presidential vote than any So
cialist nominee for the presidency has
been in any previous election. Benson,
however, will draw about equally
from both parties-probably more
frd m Wilson than from Hughes and
the ratios will remain practically the
same as noted abOve,,a or will favor
Hughes a trifle more Hanly, tits safe
to predict, gain over North Dakota's
1912 prohibition vote. In this in
stance, also, the increase, aside from
.- the natural gain in voting strength,
will come about equally from the two
leading parties.
The Republican Strength.
Even in spite of important national
issues of very disturbing nature, the
Republican majorities held good
throughout the state in 1912. Hall, for
secretary of state, polled 51,942
against C. A. Berg's 1908; Jorgenson.
for state auditor, had 4966S, against
23,53S for Frank Stanley, and Gunder
Olson, for state treasurer, garnered
5o.s59 ballots against E13,263 for his
Democratic opponent, Frank Lish. In
every instance where the Republican
party united on candidate for state
Office he was elected by, vote OF two
to one or better. Helstrom, who polled
1854 votes against Hanna's 39,S11.
was the only Democrat who ran ahead
of his ticket.
1850 Republicans Vote.
At the primaries last June 75.369 Re-
publicans participated in the nomina-
ton of candidate for governor, Fraz-
ier, alone receiving 39,246, or almost
half as many votes as were cast by
members of all parties at the general
election in 1912. The Democrats OF
North Dakota in choosing guberna-
torial nominee last June cast 11,42O
votes. For United States senator, 69,-
OS5 Republican votes were cast at the
June primaries, while Burke and his
Cpponent together polled but 13,436. In
the contest for the Republican noml-
nation for attorney general, 1883
votes were cast last June. The dif1er-
ence between 69,OS5 and 13,436 is to
certain degree the handicap which
President Wilson and the Democratic
candidate for the United States SEN.
ate have to overcome at the polls to-
day. OF course, the vote polled by the
Democrats at the primaries does not
adequately represent their full
strength in North Dakota, while a
much greater percentage of Repubf-
cans did visit the polls in June, be-
cause of the close contest on for gov
ernor and d-Enited States senator.
New State Officers.
Republican state candidates who
will ride into Office with practically no
opposition today are:
Goyernor-Lynn J. Frazier, Hoople.
Lieutenant governor-A. T. Kraabel,
Clifford
Secretary of state-Thomas Hall,
Bismarck.
State auditor-Karl R. Kositzky,
Bismarck.
Attorney general-William LANCER,
Mandan.
Commissioner of insurance-S. A.
Olsness, Sheyenne.
Commissioner of agriculture and
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