The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-02
NORTON VERSUS
FRAZIER LATEST
CAPITOL STORY
Rumor Has 1t That Defeated
Congressman IN Third
May BE Candidate
SOLDIERS TO HAVE VOTE

The newest story of anti-league OPP
position at the polls is that Patrick
d. Norton, now completing his third
term as representative in congress
from the Third district, defeated by
a narrow margin for denomination by
j. Fl. Sinclair, Nonpartisan, will be
the Independent candidate for COVER
nor against Lynn J. Frazier at the
polls. 1t is stated that the lndepend-
ents believe they can hold the opposi-
ton republicans in line, and that the
democrats can be induced to get back
of Norton in sufficient numbers to in
sure his election.
The story appears to be nothing
more than gossip, and no confirma-
ton can be had from any authorl-
tative source. There is similar sto-
ry in which United States Treasurer
John Burk, three times governor Of
North Dakota, figures, but as the DEM
ocratic nominee, to substitute for
Doyle, who will withdraw to hold his
job as United States marshal, so goes
the tale. The same rumOr has 1t that
the opposition to the league has been
assured ample finances, and that It
will concentrate its attack on the new
constitution, which consists OF ten
amendments embodying the vital fea-
lures of famous House Bill A., and
which will be submitted to the voters
at the fall election, if the supreme
court revorses a decision of two years
ago, holding that the initiative amend
ment to the North Dakota constitution
was not self-executing. There is a
considerable conservative element In
the league which would make progress
more slowly than Is planned by the
radicals, and the opposition seems to
believe that some strength may be
taken from the league through fear
of the success Of some OF the revolu-
tionary economic measures which
could be proposed, were the ,consti-
tuition amended as planned.
July the county vassing
boards will meet to certify the re-
suits of last weeks primaries. Not
later than July 16, the county audi
tors must file official abstracts with
the secretary Of state. July II the
county central committees, composed
by precinctmen nominated in tho re-
cent primaries, will meet and select
members of the state central commit
tee, who will meet at Bismarck on
4. to outline platform
for their candidates.
The county auditor, at least As days
previous to the general election, un-
der an act of the special session OF
1918, must, of his own accord, and
without any application from any
elector, send an absent voters ballot
to each person in the military and
naval service of the United States who
is qualified to vote in his county. 1t
is the duty of the auditor to maintain
a register of such voters and to see
that they are supplied with ballot
and a return envelope, stamped and
addressed.
Z It is estimated that North Dakota
now has $4,000 men in the military
and naval service of the United
States. Their vote, with the indie
pendent vote which opposed the
league in the recent primaries, and
the democratic vote, both Of the Doyle
faction and of the williamson bund,
would constitute a safe majority, pro-
viding it could all be herded into one
basket.