The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-26
sTEEN WILL GET CITIES

oAOsAs AD<s4AVVo wan NO 1AAAstVos
IA Solid for Independent Can.
didate for Governor
AN ideal June day, with clear skies
and cool breezes, is bringing out q
hundred per cent rural vote in North
'akota today adding materially to
Frazier's chances of nosing through
with the Republican nomination for
governor League flivvers are flying
up and down every country precinct,
herding the N0npartisan vote to the
polls. No Lacquer who has q right to
vote today will be permitted to remain
away from the polls. Several thousand
league organizers, committeeman and
; 0ffice-h0lders started but bright and
early rounding up the electorate. and
when the Frazier vote Is counted to-
night it will stand as 100 per cent
representation of the Nonpartisan
strength in North Dakota.
It has been a normal election day
in Bismarck. With almost 1900 votes
registered, 1870, including not more
than 30 women's ballots, had been cast
1T 10 o'clock. The big rush, as usual,
came at noon. Steen is expected to 90
out OF Bismarck with around 800 votes
back Of him. Frazier will run almost
equally strong in the country, but Eur.
leigh county probably will 60 to the
independent candidate by small ma,
-j0rity, say Steen men. Steen will
carry Fargo, Grand Forks. mi.
not, Williston, Dickinson, Man
dan and Bismarck, and he prob
ably will get a majority in Jamestown,
Devils Lake, Wnhpeton, New Rockford
and other smaller towns. To be nom,
mated, he must poll almost third OF
the farmer vote cast today.
IA Tho Country Vote. 81 y y \ ';!' ~!
+; There will be country precincts
which will 60 twenty to one for Steen,
and where the Frazier vote will be
practically nil. There will be other
precincts, strongly organized by the
Nonpartisapg, where the Steen vote
can be counted on the fingers OF one
hand. The country is by no means
solid for the league, but the league
will carry d majority of all the rural
districts, just Us Steen will carry q
majority OF ali the towns. The silent
vote which has said nothing and viii
say nothing until 1t voices It's choice
at the polls will be the deciding fac.
tor. Steen has tiShti4E chance, but
the odds at present S6em ito favor
Frazier. ,sI6W
Frazier's nomination Ful}s mean no
such victory for the whole .lAagHe tick
ct as was recorded two Years ago.
Kositsky has a much, bfSgSft heAt Ton
his hands than his friends aCe willing
to admit, and the nomination of John
George would not be surprise.
LANCER is being fearfully slashed, even
in strong league territory. He will, 1t
Is predicted, run behind his ticket,
and there is q very strong probability
that he may be retired from office and
given an opportunity to serve his
country with other men In his draft
class. , ai
Club Women For Macdonald.
Club women the state over are wag.
ing war on Macdonald. The state su.
perintendent of public instruction has
made it clear in all of his campaign
literature that he scorns the city vOt.
and is relying upon the country for
his support The city women have &C.
cepted his challenge and will vote al.
most to woman for Minnie ]. Mel
son of Valley City. The women's vote
in league territory is going as solid
ly for Macdonald, but even In the
country he has fight on his hands
The state treasurership is an open
fight between two new candidates
Obert A. Olson of Bowman will be
nominated in the event Of q sOli1
league victory. Otherwise the chances
are more than even that Berndt An.
derson of Churchs Ferry, former
Lacquer, will be the next treasurer.
Tom Hall will probably get more votes
than any other league candidate. with
The possible exception Of Frazier, In
spite of the fact that LANCER has done
everything in his power % undermine
the secretary of state with NonpaTl''
sons Hall has paid Larger back IN
his cwn coin, and Halls personal
friends, in the league and out OF IT,,
nuvc taken up his fight. The attor-
nsy GENERALS feud with the secretary
OF state will do much to Gu. down
Langer's vote and bring him to the
thin edge Of defeat.
Anti-Towniey Feeling.
In Minot, Williston, Devils Lake.
Grand Forks, Fargo and Mandan an
intense anti-Townley feeling wilt re,
duce the league vote to minimum
Demonstrations against Townley were
held this week in Minot, WillistOn snd
Devils Lake. League speakers we're
hooted on the streets of Fargo and
taunted with being pro-Germanisni
The mothers of Devils Lake soldiers
united in a protest against 'Townlsy.
Lindbergh and other leaguers who
have been wrong on the war question.
Draftees at t'Minot marched in parade
carrying banners proclaiming the pro-
Germanism of the league leaders.
vote for Hindenburg, Lindenburg,
Langerburg and Won Frazierburg" read
some of the placards. "Langer. was
single, but claimed exemption-Our
Boys Didn't" read others. Frazier
said we can't be hungry and patriotic
Real Americans CAM" said still an
other. The. Minot league rally, ad-
dressed by Frazier. LANCER, Macdon-
aid and other Nonpartisan office-hold-
ers, was reported to have been attend
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