Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-23

yquently thescandidate IS assured Ofshis
own party nomination. q
The sAtpation diffeps intthe remain
Ing districts IN that the voter Will find
that he has * choice of two or more,
candidates on his party ballot. AZ 9
case In point political observers call
attention to the Republican contest in
the first congressional district where
the incumbent Representatives C1ar-
euce +, Lea, unopposed on the Demo-
cratic ticket. is also q candidate for.
nomination on the Republican ticket,
hut has opposed to. him three other
candidates. In order to.
leave himself assclear field fort n
November election. Mr.. Lea would
have to win the Republican nomina-
tion.
Tho supreme and appellate court
candidates are voted OF nohpartiean,
ballots. the Judiciary having been re.
moYed from political consideration by
legislative enactment e number of
years ago. The supreme court ticket
will list the names of Warren Olney.
opposed for the associate j~usticeahip
made vacant by the resignation of
Justice M. C..gSloss, and Of Justice w.
A. Sloane, of San Diego, and Judge
John NJ. York OF the superior court of
Los Angeles county. the latter two
being contestants for the unexpired
term OF the late Justice Henry A. Mel
win. This vacancy was filled recently
by the ad interim appointment of
Justice Sloane by Governor w. d.
Stephens. Justice Sloane previously
was q member of the Second District
Court OF Appeals, Division No.. 2.
There are contests for two associate
,justfceships in Division No. 2 of both
the first. and second Appellate Court
I3U&r1o$e IT, n;1,;r;Ir NJ sL q 90 A.
first Appellate district, Justice Frank
s. Britain and John T. Nourse are
candidates to succeed themselves and
opposing them for one OF the places
ON the bench is Judge George A. Stur-
tevent, of the superior court of San
Francisco county.
In Division No. 2 of the second APP
pealate Court district. which embrac-
eS twelve counties in the . southern
section of the state, there r four
candidates for the two POSITIONS These
candidates are incumbent Justice Will.
liam H. Thomas, Santa Ana, and Dana
r. Weller, Los, Angeles, and Superior
Judges Garvin w. Craig and, Lewis r.
Works, both of whom are members
of the LOS Angeles county superior
courts.
For presiding justice OF Division No.
1 of the first Appellate Court district
William H. Waste. incumbent, OF
Berkeley, is unopposed. as ar VIII
liam H. IAngdon of Alameda, incum-
bent, for presiding justice OF Division
No. 2 of the first Appellate Court
district, and Frank G.. Finlayson. OF
Los Angeles. incumbent, for presiding
justice of the second Appellate Court
| district.
Candidates are for the
upper and lower houses of the legis.
lature and contests for party nomina.
tions prevail in neaElX all the senate
and'aseembly districtS. The complex.
ion of the legsiatursais changed every
two years by the election OF eighty
assemblymen. which is fullNstrength
OF the lower house and by the election
of twenty senators, or half the number
OF the upper house. This year the
twenty senators will be chosen from
the odd numbered districts. Thus. the
legislature always holds over in thu
biennial sessions half its. personnel IL
the upper house. Z.
The party conventions held at Sac,
ramento on the third Tuesday in Sep.