The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-02
BIG GAINS ARE NOTED IN LEGISLA,

Governor Lynn Frazier has been nominated for
the Republican primaries but his has been by the
@ be 5eWeen % @ OF c 5
the returns from slightly 300 rural precincts to be heard
Dr. F. Ladd probably defeated United States Senator
A. Gronna for the senatorial nomination The available
turns indicating that DR. Ladds total vote will be
that cast for Frazier
.. VOTE OF $4,000 OUT
At o'clock this afternoon when 1665 precincts had been
ported and 96 votes accounted for LANCER retained lead of
The missing precincts all rural most of them in counties that
have returning league maories expected to wipe
angers small remaining majority and establish safe major
The bulk the unrepored precincts northwest
ar OF the state & strongly on G6n I'm y are y
average number of votes per precinct
The vote in 1865 precincts follows LANCER 49o6o Frazier
Ladd with 997 precincts reported Ladd having 257o and
... SWING TO FRAZIER
The swing against LANCER who held over Lynn Fra
zer all the up to the time that nearly 100000 votes had been
reported set IN about mid afternoon Thursday At o'clock
angers strength reached its CREST when he had
eao At that time m nm vo+es had heo noro
began coming in from the strong league districts in
the part Ct the state did the rural precincts in
IDLY and next g that Langer had
dropped than 5000 of his earlier lead and he retained
margin OF only 600 when about $4,000 votes had reported
at noon today.
MARS SOCIALIST STRENGTH
In sections Of the state where ownley could
socialist strength the Republicans found sailing LANCER
winning not in all instances by large but in each by comfort
Burtnsss Of Grand Forks has defeated John Baer
the worst trimming he has had and could
done when the issue clean cut between Republicans and So
cas In centes Of the state where the vote radical
Towney maorties but here LANCER cut his
old time time majorities Of four and two years ago
-Four years Frazier defeated Steen by slightly under 1000
voe SO that the turn over that has taken place present
returns is quite apparent.
YOUNG CLAIMS VICTORY
George M Young claims his nomination by 1000 and D.
Norton is running ahead Of LANCER in the Third District with
excellent prospects Of winning the nomination.
to
cast The Nonparsan at Fargo and Grand Forks
complete victory including chief justice of the supreme and
state superintendent Of Of. public f instruction m -
Nothing but official tabuaton by the county auditors
which is in progress today determine that Upon the face
Of scattered returns Chrsanson Hail. Kostzky and Nelson
giving their league opponents merry chase Miss Nelson's
prospects brightest the four anTowney candidates
toned She has shown remarkable strength and the fact that the
vote heavy the cities pull her through to
victory
Arthur Towney has put Frazier because the league
counties where the socialists used to cast heavy vote their
before they invaded the Republican primaries that
hed Republican supremacy LANCER had victory and if
the socialist vote had not been able to invade the Republican
primaries, the result would have been different
In close fight such this proves to e the concentration
the socialist Frazier has the victory and the Re-
pubcans again have been powess to the capture of
the Republican nomination by Frazier 1t likely however
the Republicans may have chance control very
siderable number of the county republican organizations and it
has very good sporting chance of controlling Repub
organization of which William Lemke chairman.
H.. @.s FRAZIER LOSES
If the Republicans have watched their step carefully in the
81 counties that LANCER has carried against the % which Fra
carried the Republicans at least have the soace that
while Townley the nomination. the Repubi
gained the organization and begin serious
effort to restore the party organization to it's nghul control
Frazier carried as counties and received SUBJ
stantia support Republican sronghods This year the
poste His big victories in counties where the socialist
pated in their primaries they had approximately 1000
5000 reasonable to that in the six years