Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-06
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Reports Coming in Slow and
Soldiers Vote is Yet to
be Tabulated.
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 6.-Lynn ].
Frazier has been reelected governor
Of North Dakota, his majority over S.
j. Doyle being in excess of 10000.
The vote probably will be about CO.,.
900 and $4,000 for Frazier, and be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 for Doyle.
Miss Minnie ]. Nelson, with tre-
mendous gains over her primary vote
in which she was only about $500 be-
been elected Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction. Macdonald has fail
ed to make gains and, in many in
stances is losing counties that have
been carried by the Nonpartisans with
quite substantial majorities.
The outcome Of the constitutional
amendment issue is in doubt. Re-
turns are slow coming in because Of
the complicated ballot. It probably
will be Friday or Saturday before
anything definite. is known. The
amendments have not run as strong
as the Nonpartisan ticket. and If the
states vote is up to 100, 900, it is ques-
tionable whether they will poll the
necessary majority Of all the votes
cast For justice of the supreme
court H. A. Bronson is running be-
hind Fisk, but there isn't enough
available information to show the
trend. = r
Three league congressman, J. NJ.
Baer, Geo. Young and j. H. Sinclair.
all running on the Republican ticket,
have been elected. A study Of the re-
turns on governor discloses that
Frazier has polled a greater vote than
he did in the primaries, while Doyle's
\, vote is holding at about the John
Steen vote, though It may show a
falling of even from that figure. Re-
turns are coming. in slowly, largely
because Of the fac. that the talk 'cf
counting the vote kept great many
boards working until the morning.
With but very few returns in,
Democratic supporters are conceding
and J. HI. Sinclair, candidates for the
house of representatives in the second
and third districts respectively, and
Republican headquarters claims the
election Of John M. Baer in the first.
No figures are available.
Indications are that Frazier's. ma
jority will be about 400 in Cass coun-
. ty,s with Macdonald slightly less. The
amendments will carry. The county
was about 1875 for Frazier on early
scattering returns, while Miss Mel
son had a lead Of about 400. All Non
partisan candidates for the legisla-
<,lre were ahout 126 ahead
The Nonpartisan's lost heavily in
Cavalier county, Bartholomew polled
700, Baer $50, in 21 precincts.
Amendments are being beaten on the
same basis, and Democratic candi-
dates for the legislature, Independent
Of the league were elected.
Only three Renville precincts had
y. reported, giving Frazier 81, Doyle 100.
The county will go Frazier by 800 or
400.
Doyle had more strength than an
ticipated in Burke county, getting 1886
to 2Os for Frazier in 20 precincts.
Eddy Is strongly Nonpartisan, an
early estimate indicating that the
amendments have carried to /. Mac
Donald leads Miss Nelson, while
Frazier will have about 400 or 500
majority.
In Barnes county Frazier has a
500 in primaries Miss Nelson is
. running strong and amendments are
running considerably under Frazier
vote. only six or seven precincts had
made reports in LaMoure county.
They showed Doyle slightly in the
lead, but were principally city returns.
Miss Nelson carried LaMoure city by
about 200, while in rural districts she
was, running behind. Macdonald go
ing about even with Frazier. No in
formation was available on the
amendments The amendments. on
.the face Of returns from about 20 pre-
cincts out of 81 in Ransom county car
ried about three to one. Frazier will
carry the county stronger than he did
in the primaries. Macdonald will run
about tho same as Frazier, while
Baer is running better than Frazier.
Thirty precincts in Richland county
gave FRAZIER 1909 and Doyle 1,174,
with indications that the final vote
would be very close: Nineteen pre-
cincts gave Fiske TAI, Bronson 539,
with the prospect that the county
would give Fisk about 800. Miss Mel
son had 1898 in 26 precincts. and
Macdonald 8S2. Miss Nelson will
= have about 500 majority The amend
ments will lose by about 800, and all
Independent legislative candidates in
both districts were elected.
Fourteen precincts, including
Jamestown in Stutsman,s give Frazier
460, Doyle 6s2, withsindications that
the county finally will be about 400
to 500 for Frazier. Fisk 500, Bronson
414; Macdonald 420. Nelson 1,024.
Bismarck, N. D., Nov. s.--1ndica-
tions are that approximately 100000
votes were cast in Tuesdays general
- election. The number is not expected
to exceed 100000, and 1t may be j, 900
less. There are fully 26. 900 soldier
votes out OF the state, and probably
= four-fifths. Of that number out Of the
country. and a very small percentage
Of the latter will be counted under the
soldiers' absentee voter act passed by
the special session OF legislature last
winter. 55,. s. . s,4
dier votes have been taken from the
city. Il II 1T IL true that the country
AistrictS are more solidly with the
Nonpartisan league, this fact Is ex.
pected to help the Townley ticket. or
the other hand, the ..flu' epidemic 4
now at Its worst IN the country dis.
trtcts, . fact which may cut down tthl