The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-27
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AHEADOF BAER
IN THE. ! Il FIRST ! r. R
Cavalier Judge May Succeed
Cartoonist as Member of
Congress from Valley
YOUNG LOOKS A WINNER

1OUNd LOOhO "A V1AN4NCAS
EARLY returns indicated that Judge
Henry G. Wick, Of Cavalier, would
succeed John NJ. Baer, league cartoon
ist, as the republican nominee for
congress from the First district. IRE
vote in 264 precincts out of 1872 was:
Wick, 66O7; Baer, $3.50. Baer is COM
pletinG the unexpired term Of the late
Henry T. Helgesen, to which Baer
was elected in special election 1oi-
lowing Congressman Helgesen's deatn
last year. Baer has had the doubled
distinction of being the only cartoon
ist and the only Nonpartisan IN con-
The return of Congressman George
NJ. Young Of Valley City to Washing
ton as representative from the Sec
ond district seems assured. In the
early returns, 80 precincts gave Han
chett III and Young 1856.
In the Third district a very close
race is running between J. II: SIN.
clair of Kenmare, a league member OF,
the last house of representatives, anu
Congressman Patrick D. Norton, the
INDEPENDENT nominee. Norton in ll9
precincts out Of $50 has 2898 votes,
and Sinclair 2267, giving Norton
lead of 63l.
Bowman county will give Frazier
300 majority and Sinclair a iead OF
200. Adams county will give FRA
zier 200 and Norton 100. Hettfn-
ger goes to Steen by 100 and to NOT
ton by 200.
Six precincts in Hettinger county,
including Mott and New England,
gave Steen 266 and Frazier l64.
The city of Wahpeton, complete, gave
Steen 252 and Frazier TO-, Eight out
Of forty precincts in Morton county
gave Sinclair 228 and Norton 1856.
Hall ran far, ahead Of his ticket in
these precincts, with 357 to Pages
OH LANCER ran second to Hall, with
321 to 296 for Homes. The eight
precincts early reported gave a ma
iority to every league candidate ex-
cept Kositzky, Wood and Sinclair;
In Burke county, q out OF 81 pre-
cincts gave Steen 482 and Frazer
6O9: Norton 374, and Sinclair 400.
divide. in 20 out of rs precincts,
rave Steen 1888, Frazier 1884; Norton
$50. and Sinclaim, Eli. Granville, IN
McHenry county, gave Steen 81 ana
MI Sf8. VIM sGranVilles tosnship
gave Steen 10 and Frazier q. In
Cass county, 33 precincts gave baef
800 and Wick 1852.
: Forty-seven out of 81 precincts IN
Grand Forks county gave Steen 1900
and Frazier 1872; Wick l766 and baer
1919.
Sheridan Nonpartisan
Sheridan went half and half, CIV.
ing Frazier 491 to Stems POI. Hall
had a big lead, with 1856 to l94 Tor
Page. Exceptions were made IN IA.
vor of Berndt Anderson, independent
candidate for state treasurer, VINO re-
Sceiyed sRS5f. votes to- Olson.s zo'
Alex Macdonald, who polled 800 votes
ia 2l7 fRs Ge4aiSsioner t. a Ag dninb
Wacker. who led Insurance Commits
sioner Olsness 1874 to 257. Young was
an. easy winner DYER Hanchett, with
Ss4 70 z'C Stark for steen
Stark stuck for Steen, but by very
narrow margin, the vote in ~ out
Of 26 precincts, including Dickinson,
being: Steen 656, and Frazier, 631.
Sheridan Nonpartisan
Norton received more votes than
anv other candidate in these twenty
Stark county precincts, his 7ol votes
making Sinclair's 40 look shabby.
Tom Hall ran next to Norton with
Stark county will probably elect a
straight independent delegation to the
house of representatives once more
In 20 precincts reporting. Turner
SIS: Brown, $40; and Sorber, ~ 562'
have an easy lead over Cameron, So!
Kuhn, 481, and Riley. 5O2, Nonpart1-
sans. Senator Mcbride OF STARK
county is a hold-over.
Early Vote for Steen
= AS anticipated, the early vote was
all for Steen: The first 10 precincts
reportingin Cass, Burleigh, Grand
Forks and Trail counties, all but two
of them city and village precincts,
cave Steen 1862 and Frazier Ais.
Rugby, John Stems home city,, gave
it's favorite son 1913 to Frazier's 81.
The village of Napoleon, in Cass coun-
tv registered 80 republican votes,
and every one of them went to Steen'
Wood got one vote, and kraabel 81
Karl Kositzky drew zero, and Ian
GER Melted one vote.