Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-30
lTERESTlNC
! DOPE SHEET
ON ELECTION
Real Battle Between Fra.
zier and SteenNfor Gov
ernor Nornination.
[nwarranated High Expense.
in hangers Office Will
Switch Votes.

Bismarck, M d.. May 30.-The
ppe. shestts of, past elections reveal
me interesting sidelights on North
Rkota primary possibilities, with the
Eliminating election lees than a month
slant. Two years ago North Dakota
4 a decidedly interesting primary
lection. which brought out practical
every vote in the state. but in
erest at no time In that campaign
eached the fever heat whichs,it has
ttained today.
The battle in North Dakota is, be-
Reen Governor Lynn J. Frazier, Nom
artisan. and State Treasurer John
keen. independent, who are seeking
be Republican nomination for. gov
enor. The whole C of the anti
ague movement hinges upon its
aries. The Independents, If they
lse out in the primaries. can UNI
[oubtedly find 800 men who did not
farticipatesi In that election and who
Rill nominate their ticket as an inde-
Pendent slate to go into the finals. but
he advantage Of having the Republic
kAn nomination-one which even the
E~onpartisan league has failed to
Rvercome-is SO great that to fail at
Ne primaries will, at least, be highly
eascouraging to the independent fac
Hon.: go
Steen Consistent Vote Gettcr.
Y Between the Independents and the
Nonpartisans there stand, claim
members. q difference of but
B.123 votes. based. on the primary
knce issin favor Of the Nonpartisans.
In 1916SUsher Burdick polled 23.362,
ohm II. Frame. $3.50 and George
Plaza Smith, 1881. a total Of S6,123
kotess.tat the primaries. Frazier
handily COPIED the nomination with
9.E46 votes. Steen. who had no OPP
position for the Republican nomina-
hon for state treasurer, at the same
primaries poiled 51,sb4. In the NO.
yember election, a. few mouths later,
with the full force Of the league ar
Zcasey, nominated on the Democratic
ticket, Steen dropped out sos votes,
Finishing with 51,34S or just 200
more than the leag1e succeeded in at
Eaching to Casey. -
In the primaries two years ago 75,-
P69 votes We're cast, for Republican
nominees .lbr governor. 1t is not an
Itictpate1> that the vote will be any
Rarger. this yea It is reasonable to
sexpect, with 10000 soldier voters out
sof the state; that 1t wilas be q few
thousand less. elfss51,o 900 be John
stsen's rock=bottom. figure as repre-
sented by the esteem Of the North
Dakota electorate. then the 3s.246
votes which Frazier had at the 1916
primaries would do. him little good.
But between4the primaries in 1916
and the. fall. election that year, 1895
electors who did not vote for, any Re
publican candidate atsthe primaries
EswitchedstoS Frazier, and he was
detected with 1866 votes back OF him.
He received 12,296 more votes in No
Evenber than all the Republican can
Edtdates for governor combined in
Votes than were cast for him at the
primaries.
} The total number Of votes cast for
all candidates for. governor in No
vemher. 1916, al ,i10.63l.e Mac
Arthur, the Democratic candidate, got
zo.351: Johnsons.a socialist, 2,615: The
Socialists are cutting no figure at the
primary elections this year. Their
registered number has DECREASED
rather than increased. sLumpine
them with Frazier's vote Sives-uk 3d..
tween Steen and Frazier. June rs,
knext. II Steen retains his stride and
sromps home with $1,000 of these bal
Elots he becomes the Republican
enominee andsfwithout much question
1 the next sovarnorsstof North Dakota,
E1f F~razier&adds to his 1916 primary
vote half OF the strength. he gained
between the. primaries and the cleo.
ton twosyears saEo, he is the RepYb-
klican nominee@an will succeed him
kself. Frazier ii ustSnoll a considerably
Elarger vote than he mustered at thu
kprimaries two years ago o. suffer de-
Heat. Steen must win tsApproximatel,
<. 100 more votes than coralled. >tWt
&vears ago by Burdick. Frame land
combined. or his political am
Editions receive a rap, on the nose.
N Astute politicians contend Ffazier'i
1.-Two years administration has not
ymade him stronger. on the Other
&hand, he is in; as greenhorn ht
demonstrated miraculous running
liability two years ago; and. there Il
1.-THE sentiment which always is a fac.
Mtor. insevery election which would givl
Ia frst-termer. unless he has been tot
@uttertY rank. a second term. So
II Aside from Frazier and Steen. tn
Kcsttzfiy, league incumbent
eyersus John L. George, grand tacoun.
@cillor Of the Minnesota-D Dakota
&Sdomaln OF the United Commerce.
TTrave1ers, Independent nominee;
EBerndt .T.....Andersoh4 Of s4Churchs Fer
~. Independent, versus Obert a. OF.
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