Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-31
NORBECK'S VOTE
EASILY DOUBLES
BOTH OPPONENTS
Present Lieutenant Governor of
South Dakota Nominated
For Governor By Very
Strong Majority.
DILLON is SHOWING LEAD
Close Contest For Congression-
al Nomination First District
Roosevelt Delegate Is
Probable Winner.
DILLON is SHOWING LEAD

Pierre, s.. D., May 24.-Incomplete
returns on the South Dakota primary
election of yesterday indicate the fol-
lowing nominations:
observation-disclosures, Peter Nor
beck gets more votes than 9th of his
opponents; lieutenant governor. w. H.
McMaster; secretary OF state, Frank
Nj. Rood; state auditor, apparently
Very close. with J.. E. Handlin show
ing a slight lead over H. L. Hazard:
state treasurer. Gus Helgerson.
acknowledgements, e. D. Nor
com, ~pro-Johnson candidate, showing
small lead over Orville Rhinehart.
Democratic congressional nominees:
First district, Q. D. Anderson, Plank
inton; Second district, j. l.. Batterton.
Candy, Rapid City. Practically no re-
turns have been tabulated on the minor
democratic candidates for state Offices,
but the expectation is that the entire
Johnson-Coffey ticket has been sue
cessful.
Republican Congressional Results
First district. contest close between
Congressman G. H. Dillon and c.. A.
Christopherson, with Mr.. Dillon show
ing Slight lead on returns at hand
Second district, Congressman Royal z.
Johnson renominated. Third district,
LII ~ \ o(lSA SOll, vi 1AOSOA OAAA So
result of sensational backing in three
Rosebud counties, apparently is easy
winner.
Pierre. S. D., May 24.-on the repub-
ican gubernatorial contest South Da-
kota registered at the primary yester-
day in harmony with general eXpecta-
tons. Political authorities have agreed
that it was only a question Of the size
Of Peter Norbeck's majority over the
Nt10~ >~~,, s,D D~13I~k@-
Richards and George w. Egan. From
the incomplete returns at hand 1t seems
quite sure that Norbeck has received
more than twice as many votes as the
combined showing for Richards and
Egan.
The democratic gubernatorial con.
test. as expected. has developed a rath-
err Snug battle between E. d. Nor
com n Orville Rhinehart. Although
Rhinehart had the lead in the northern
and western counties, the Morcom vote
in the heavier populated districts in the
southeastern part of the state seems to
have been strong enough to give Nor.
corn the nomination and a victory for
the Johnson-Coffey forces.
State Senator w. II. McMaster, of
the republican nomination for lieuten-
ant governor by an easy margin. This
result was in line with expectations
throughout the campaign.
DAWSON COUNTY GIVES
SMALL LEAD TO DILLON
Mitchell, S. D., May ALPHABETICALLY
complete returns from Dawson coUn-
ty give the following republican re-
20; Egan, 423.
suits:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S14; Richards,
70; Egan, 1923.
Congress, First District-Dillon,
62S; Christopherscn, 511.
Lieutenant Governor McMaster.
479; Miller, 203; Everitt, 1879.
Secretary of Statehood, 5S6;
Coyne, 23S.
State Auditor-Handlin, $50; How
ard, 1874.
District Delegates-Grigsby and
Hoese; Deniuth eliminated here.
In Dawson county E.. d. Morcom, the
~pro-Johnson democratic candidate for
governor, won over Orville Rhinehart
by nearly three to one.
Brule county gives Norbeck a ma
jority of two to one and Dillon a ma
jority Of 25 over Christopherson.
Aurora county gives Norbeck a ma
jority of nearly four to one and prac-
tically even on congressman between
Dillon and Christopherson.