The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-12
AAKER May NOT
GET NAME ON. lST
DISTRICT BALLOT
Business College Man of Fargo
and Grand Forks Files Bulk
of Petitions. Late
HALL ASKS FOR OPINION;
NOW UP TO REPUBLICANS

II. II. Aaker, proprietor of bust
ness colleges in Fargo and Grand
Forks, and neutrality-suspicious.
republican" candidate for congress in
the First district, may not succeed in
getting his name on the official bal.
lot AS related yesterday, although
Mr.. Aaker advised Secretary of State
Hall that he was mailing more than
the requisite number of signatures,
petitions received in the Office of the
secretary of state yesterday contained
but $50 names. This morning Mr..
Hall received bulky envelope from
Mr.. Aaker, evidently containing petit.
lions, posted by registered mail in
Fargo yesterday morning. The, en-
velope has not been opened pending
an opinion from the attorney gener-
ais Office as to the right of the Sec
rotary of state to accept petitions
filed after the tenth !Slay OF June, es.
tablished by Governor 'Frazier's aproc.
lamation as the last date for fling.
Mr.. Hall yesterday made rule that
all petitions mailed on the tenth be
considered filed on that date, and he
accepted petitions from Olger B. Burt.
ness of Grand Forks and Aaker under
this ruling. The Burtness petitions
contained considerably more than 300
names, and no question is raised as
to his right to get on the ballot. The
Aaker petitions, However, were insult.
ficient, and Upon the right of the sec.
rotary Of state to accept petitions filed
a day late will depend the chances Of
the Observation-Disclosures
can" candidates getting his name on
the ballot If it is held that in this
instance, where the tenth of the
month fell on a Sunday, grace extend
over the following day, as would be
the case in payment of promissory
note or other financial obligation,
then Mr.. Aaker will be all right.
Can't Withdraw.
IT have noticed statement in
Fargo paper, to the effect that some
candidates who already have filed pc.
titions may withdraw" said Mr. Hall
this morning. "The period in which
withdrawal could have been made ex.
pired Sunday, 30 days prior to the
special election, July 10. No carldi-
date can, now formally withdraw from
the ballot. He has the privilege Of
notifying his friends through the
press or by any other means he may
favor that he will decline to make
the race, but his name must stay on
the ballot. 49,. ."."
II have nothing to do with any pos.
sible convention. If the republicans
hold their. convention June 20 and
desire to place man on the ticket,
I presume they will bring me into
court in an effort to prove their right
to nominate candidate. Until the
court holds otherwise, however, ~
must consider nominations closed,
and as soon as I learn just what to
do in case of Mr.. Aaker, will GER
tify the nominations to the various
county auditors"
Plain Has Filed.
In some manner the fact that
Charles w. Plain of Milton, republt'
can, former member OF both houses
of the legislature, filed, his petitions,
with more than enough signatures to
procure his nomination, was overlook
ed last week. When Mr.. Plain did
not find his name published with the
list Of candidates yesterday. he called
the attention Of the press to the over
sight. and the secretary Of state con.
firmed Mr.. Plains belief that his
name should be listed among those
present, ~ '-t.'t"3c |i"3
The list nov stands::''f % Gpe se~
Charles fts w y ri ps II IN Milton ton: r'pu0l
II. G. wick, Pembina, republican. 4
Olger G. Burtness, Grand Forks. re- \
publican. 49, h
F. T. -Cuthbert. Devils Lake. repub
lican.
George A. Bangs, Grand Forks, dem.
ocrat.
John M. Baer, Fargo, Nonpartisan.
And possibly,
H. H. Aaker. Fargo, Nonpartisan.
progressivep republiAisA OF 1nuo' =. n
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