The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-26
OFFICIAL VOTE
SHOWS FRAZIER
I 1920 AHEAD
Governors Margin Increased in
Canvass of State Returns
Completed Today
HALL LEADS HIS TICKET
Popular Secretary of State Has
6,O77 More Ballots Than
Given Chief
HALL LEADS HIS TICKET

John Steen in the recent republican
primary contest for the gubernatoria
nomination was officially reported by
the state canvassing board today as
1920. This is about 1000 greater
than had been indicated by unofficial
compilation heretofore made public
Two Bismarck men topped their re-
spective tickets. Tom Hall, league
candidate for secretary of state, to
succeed himself, polled 6O,479 votes
6.O77 more than Governor Frazier net
tea, and 31,9lS more than were polled
by Hall5s opponent, Lyman Page of
Beach. whose vote was 28,56l. JOIN,
i. George Of Bismarck led the indie
pendent Voters association ticket, his
total OF 3S,6O3 being almost 1,0OJ
greater than Stems vote and his op.
p0nents margin of II, 1892, which went
to k0sftzky. was the smallest shown
by any league nominee for the state
office.
The democratic vote was light, as
usual, In spite of contest between
George w. Wilkinson and S. J. Doble,
both OF Fargo. for the gubernatorial
nomination. DOyle's majority was g.
2O5, and total of 1O645 democratic
votes were registered at the primaries.
Official returns so far as canvassed
are as follows:
Frazier. 54,4O2; Steen, 1852; Fra.
Tiers majority. 1920.
Wood, 5l,2l9; Kraabel, 1864; ma
jOrity, 1855.
Hall. 6o,479; Page, 2s,561; Halls ma
jority, 1892.
Kositzky, 1895; George, 3s,6O3;
kQsitzkyk's majority, 1882.
Olson. 50,39l; Anderson, 35,546; OF.
sons majority, 1885.
LANCER, 55,170; Homness, 1869;
Langer's majority, 21,5l1.
Olsness; 52.154; Wacker, 1905; OILS.
ness majority. 20.24S.
Hagan. 51,l25: Macdonald, 34,553:
Hagan's majority, 1852.
hallway cOmmissioners-Aandahl
1925; Dupuis, 4l.9O7; NlilholIan, 49,.
6o7; Johnson, 1891; Taylor, 36,O3S;
Gackle. 30971. :
-. .' Congressional Ticket.
In the congressional race, George M.
Young, republican incumbent, is re-.
nominated in the Second district by a
lead OF 1896 over John NJ. Hanchett
OF Harvey. J. H. Sinclair of Kenmare,
Lacquer, defeated p. D. Norton of Het-
finger, republican incumbent, by 1869
~ the Third. and in the First John NJ.
Baer, league incumbent. nosed out
Judge Henry G. Wick of Cavalier by
l.776. .-. ...
The official vote was: Baer, 1892:
WICK, 1886; Young, 21 ,225; Hanchett.
1888; Sinclair 17,465; Norton Is 1874.
Democratic ri cket.
: The only contest on the democratic
ticket was TO rthe governorsh;p. TIL,
vote was: Doyle, $500; Wilkinson,
1875. ,.~ -
Because Mountrail county had not
tlled It's official returns, the state can
Vassiag board. which met in Score.
tary OF State. Halls office Thursday
AFTERNOON. could not complete its la.
DOrs. but was forced to adjourn un-
I'll today. The afternoon, however,
was devoted to tabulating results from
the 81 counties which have reported.
l>aMoure county's report is not com.
pIcte, the auditor having filed returns
as to county offices, but having appar-
emily forgotten the state ticket The
MOuntrail returns are supposed to be
IN the mail, and the LaMoure county
Official was advised of his oversight
oy phone yesterday afternoon. It is
proDable that the canvassing board
VIII be prepared to report late this
afternoon. "-