The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-09-26
DOYLE'S CLAIM
IGNORES FACTS
Primary Statistics Indicate
Frazier Will Have Large
Lead in November.

In an effort to show that his election
Is not hopeless-although this Is prac-
tically conceded by all well informed
politicians, ever including his big bust
ness backers-S. J. Doyle has issued q
campaign card in the German language
which asks "Can Herr Doyle Be
Elected?" and then proceeds to answer
this question as follows:
Certainly he can be elected and
have votes left v This state car
cast approximately 10000 votes in the
general election. MI. Frazier received
5000 in the primaries. This leaves
$1,000 votes over for Mr.. Doyle. Mr..
Frazier has absolutely nc prospects TO
win in the fall"
A recapatuiation Of the recent pr.
mary election statistics prove the utter
a~bsurdity Of Mr.. Doyle's reasoning and
indicates that Governor Lynn J. Fra.
zier will have q much larger majority
In the November election than he did
In the June primary.
Frazier Had Clear Majority.
In the first place. Governor Frazier
got 54,962 votes in the primary-not
5000 as "Herr" Doyle enormously
claims. There were 1900 votes cast
In the primary for all candidates on
both parties, so that Governor Frazier
actually received a majority Of all bal
lots cast, defeating Steen by more than
10000 votes.
II, in the November election, Mr..
Doyle receives every single vote cast
at the primary for himself, Steen, and
Wilkinson, he would still fall short
some 5000 votes Of sQualling Frazier's
primary record.
But he 10 not likely to get 30 per cent
Of these votes. The Democrats who
voted for Wilkinson did so because he
was known to be progressive. Com
paratively few of these men will vote
for a reactionary professional poll
tician like Doyle. A large proportion
of the $1,000 Republicans who voted
for Steen supported Frazier in 1915
after he had won the Republican NOM
1nation and will do so again this year.
They preferred Steen to Frazier in the
primaries, but they are loyal to the
Republican ticket in the first place,
and in the second place they infinitely
prefer Frazier to Doyle.
Leaguers Deprived Of Vote.
Another factor which Mr.. Doyle's op-
timistic estimate ignores is that thou
sands of Nonpartisan League farmers
were deprived of a vote in the primary
because they were registered as Demo-
Gratis and could not vote for Frazier
and would not vote for either Doyle or
Wilkinson. In one township alone IS
League farmers are known to have lost
their vote in this way. This explains
why the primary vote did not equal the
estimates despite the intensity of the
campaign. In the November election
these men will vote for Frazier. Some
estimate their number as high as
10000.
Mr.. Doyle's hackers should rely on
general claims and not try to analyze
the vote, for any real analysis of the
primary vote makes it apparent that
Governor Frazier will have q topheavy
majority in November.
Big Majority Is Predicted.
In the 1915 election, Governor Fra
zier received approximately 10000
votes in the primary and $1,000 votes
In the fall. In the recent primary he
received $4,000 votes and at a very
conservative estimate he will poll at
least $4,000 votes in the fall. Mr..
Doyle will be very fortunate If he adds
$4,000 votes to his primary strength
OF 1880 and polls 10000 altogether.
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