The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-04
Plan TO DECLARE.
N. P. AMENDMENTS
PASSED BELIEVED
NEARING CLIMAX
Official Paper Claims Pas
sagerof Changes, and Of
fcials Back Idea
FIGURES BELOW
TIE TOTAL QUOTED.
Nothing Tangible So Far
Except Forums Tabu-
lation

DEVELOPMENTS during the past "a
hours indicate that a movement Is
under way in North Dakota to de-
clare passed the several constitution
al amendments submitted to the peo-
pie at the recent statewide election,
regardless Of whether Or not sucn
amendments have a majority of all
the votes polIed in the election.
With the official Socialist paper in
Fargo proclaiming that 'all league
amendments have passed" informa-
officials, members of the canvassing
board, with the exception Of Thomas
Hall, secretary Of state, also are
claiming that the amendments have
passed.
The only complete figures on the
amendments so far published were
those gathered by The Forum at
great expense, and published. over
two weeks ago. They Indicated that
all amendments, initiated by the
Nonpartisans, with the exception of
the hail insurance amendment, had
been defeated, by majorities rang
ing from 300 to about 1000 votes.
Three amendments submitted by the
legislature passed by big margins.
The Socialist paper in Fargo, an
nouncing the passage OF all amend
. IlGulSg CLLCS ~ 1&1~"S NAASSS
36,95S is the "total Of male votes
cast" in the election, while the fig
ures gathered by The Forum dis
closed 1852 votes, with about seven
counties still to make report OF the
complete vote. there being differ
ence of between two and three per
cent in the vote for governor, and the
- total Of all votes.
Following is the dispatch publish
o5 hxv &1An fn -if1din2fA
that the amendments have passed:
'Bisnarck, N. D., Dec. s.
(SpeciaIl-On the face Of the of
ficial county abstract of votes
from all but Morton and Mclean
counties the ten proposed con-
ystitutional amendments have Sc
cured unbeatable majorities Of
All votes cast at the general 4
sIectfon. The abstracts were
opened before the state canvas
sing board at its meeting today.
while neither the secretary Of 4
state nor the canyassing board
have attempted to compute the
totals, a Courier-News repre-
tentative was able to get the fol-
lowing figures from the availa-
BILE returns from 81 counties. The
total number of male votes was
S6,95S. Assuming that the ma
jjority OF this number or 43,4S0.
is necessary to win, this is how
the ten measures turned the
trick: No. 56.7S2; No. 2 60.407;
No. 3 6s,4s6; No; : 4s;21s; No. 5
32,519; No 6 43,75S; No. a.
254; No. s 58.7o2; No. 1887.
and No. 10 44.1S2.
Governor Frazier, the league
candidates and the ten amend
ments secured majorities in the !
Golden state"
The Capitol View-
A Bismarck dispatch to The
Forum gives evidence OF what is
developing at the state capitol: 1
Bismarck, N. D., Dec 4.-Nonpar-
Eisan league officials at the capitol,
with the exception OF Secretary of
State Hall, are this morning claim
ing success for a, majority OF the
leagues constitutional amendments
This claim Is made on the face of
informal and semi-official returns
from 81 out OF So counties. The sec
retary OF states office by noon to-
day had tabulated the semi official
returns from all but six counties, and
had informal returns from four 9TH
er counties. The only. counties from
which no returns at all were available
were Morton and Mclean. The sec
retary OF state asserts that his tab
ulation, would indicate that all of
the principal league amendments
have lost by a small majority.
Counties Are Warmed.
The state canvassing board upon
eonvening in statutary session yes
terday found that no returns OF any
description had been received from
seven counties and that seven others
had failed to report the total vote
cast in the recent general election.