Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-08
HUGHES LEADS
N CIT But
LOSES COUNTY
Head Of Republican Ticket Goes
Out Of Bismarck With "a
Votes to the Good
sTEEN RUNS AHEAD OF
CASEY; PENWARDEN WINS.
Nominee for State Treasurer Out.
strips Democratic Rival
County Candidate Safe

SVuuty V0AUAN0tS 0cb4e
Complete returns from p precincts
in Burleigh county, including the Cit.
OF Bismarck, give Hughes $50 ant
Wilson l,Ol1. In the city Hughes raj
ahead Of Wilson in every ward ex
cept the Fourth, polling 69l to. Viii
sons 637 In the country precincts
Wilson led with '374 to Hughes's 259
Steen pOlled Us votes in the city
to Casey's $780,, In the country pre-
cincts Casey led with 1863 to Stems
1874. but the latter is ahead to date
in Burleigh county, with S99 to 66S.
'9enwarden High Man.
Richard Penwarden, for county
treasurer. polled a heavier vote in
the city than any other candidate on
the Republican ticket. His total in
Bismarck was 849 to Johnson's 1888
In the county to date Penwarden is
we'll in the lead with 1883 to 335.
His election is conceded
George N. Young, for congress, ran
even with the head of his ticket in
Bismarck, leaving the city with a
vote Of $50 to McDonalds 266. His
lead was still further Increased by
the country precincts, which gave
him. 206 to McDonald's 81.
judiciary Results.
Bismarck gave FISK 767, Burke 76S
and Spalding 697. as against 222 for
Robinson: 22S for Birdzell and 176
for Grace. Outside the city Robin.
son got 413, Birdzell 4oG. Grace 397,
as compared with 1863 for Fisk, 1856
for Burke and 1876 for Spalding. The
results for q precincts find Fisk,
Burke and Spalding in the lead, with
9S6, 925 and S33, respectively, while
Robinson, Birdzell and Grace, in the
order named, have s635, 634 and 573.
Unanimous For Normal.
Bismarck was almost unanimous in
favor Of the Dickinson Normal school,
registering. 42S votes for the PROPOSE.
ton, in three wards, and but "a
against. In the outside precincts the
proposition polled Isl votes for and
43 against, the totals for the 81 pre-
cincts standing $40 Eyes" and lO7
NO."
n Mcdonald Leads Hoover.
For state superintendent of public
instruction Mcdonald leads Hoover in
both the city and the county, with
579AtO 1O1 the totals to date.
Voting Brisk.
E Voting throughout the city was un.
usually brisk. At every polling place
during the forenoon and early after.
noon voters stood in line awaiting
their opportunity at the booths. In
Ward One, which has normal vote
OF 1879, 1855 ballots had .been cast at
3 o'clock. Ward Three, with nor.
NAL vote of 1879, reported 100 ballots
In at 2 o'clock. In Ward Two. 3
O'Clock found POP votes cast. The
normal vote of this ward is 24O. In
Ward Four 101 votes out 81 a usual
total of 1856 had been cast; in Ward
Five there were 121 out of total OF
l50, and in Ward Six 1879 out Of a
normal total of 1S9.
Because Of the unusual number OF
ballots and the extraordinary length
OF the general ballot, more time than
usual was, consumed in voting. In
spite of this fact, there was compar.
atively little delay in the city pre-.
cincts.
Sentiment Changes. !.
During the morning Auch Hughes
money was in evidence. BY mid.af.
ternOon it had all been covered or
withdrawn. There was no fixed sen.
timent for either presidential candi.
date toward the close of the ballot.
ing. Everyone candidly confessed to
being up in the air." -, Hf
Spend Day at Home.
A.majority of the state candidates
Tor reelection whose voting residence
is outside Of Bismarck spent the day
at home, Chief Justice C. ]. Fisk
was at Grand Forks. Associate Jus.
tice d. T. Burke spent the day in Bis.
marck. John Steen; candidate to sue.
ceed himself as state treasurer, pass.
ed the day at Rugby. Tom Hall, Re:
publican candidate for secretary of
state and Carl r.. Kositzky, Republi.
can candidate for state auditor, en-.
Joyed day of rest and quiet at their
homes in the Capital City. g.
The Results In 1912.
In 1912, George NJ. Young, Republi.
can: candidate for congress, polled
i,2s5 votes in Burleigh county, and ].
a. Minckler( Democratic. 395; L. B.
Hanna, Republican candidate for gov.
ernor, received 1909, and F. O. Hells.
from, Democrat. 1858. Il
In Bismarck city the 1912 vote by
wards war: Young, lis, 1913, 113, IS,
70, ZIG; Minckler, "a, 26, %, %, %, Is,
Hanna. 100, 1902, SO, 81, Is. III: Hels.
from. ~, "a, so. "A, 40, 46. Young, who
received the highest Republican vote
In theecfty, polled GA, while Helstrom,
who led the Democratic ticket, re.
ceived PSI.