Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1920-07-10
T0WNLEY PARTY
MEETS REVERSES
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Candidates For Congress In
Two Districts Defeated
Along With Choice for
Secretary of State; May
Lose Legislature.


Several reverses and marked RI.
auctions In it's Maiorities al compar-
ed with previd elections. featured
the North nakd primary election
Of last week in Waeh the Nonparti-
san league was oilBe more successful
IN debating the nomination Of the
Republican candidate for governor
and other state officers, according
to q special dispatch 10 the States
man
The league was successful also, In
nominating a candidate for United
States senator, DR.. e. " Ladd, presi
dent OF the Agricultural college, be-
Ing nominated In opposition to Sen
ator A. j. Gronna. who was can
dldate to succeed himself.
In the First North Dakota district.
which the league carried two years
ago by majority OF 1000 for its con
gresslonal candidate. John M, Baer,
the league was this year defeated by
o. y. Burgess Of Grand Forks, inde-
pendent, by a majority Of more than
2S00.
In the second North Dakota dis
trict the Nonpartisan leagues candi
date, Thomas pendray. was defeated
by George Young, Independent, by a
majority Of more than 1900, though
Governor Frazier. Nonpartisan. carri
ed that district by 300o majority
over the Independent candidate for
governors THE league Nominated
only one congressional candidate,
James Sinclair iii the Third district,
who defeated p p. Norton, former
member Of congress, BY about 1000
/ majority
The league. which has heretofore
been successful In making clean
sweeps Of the Republican primaries
in two successive elections, also was
defeated in It's attempt TO nominate
j. |, Cahill, state senator, for the
office OF secretary Of state. Thomas
Hall. Independent, has defeated Ca
Hill by about 1000 majority. ON the
face Of the available returns.
Other state candidates are all
league nominees. In the state legis-
lature the Nonpartisans have met
with several reversals. The Inde-
pendent forces have been successful
In nominating candidates for more
than half Of the seats In the house OK
representatives, whereas two years
ago only 33 members of the 113 mem
bers In the house were elected by
the Independents.
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The prospect Is that the league will
lose control of the house IL the recent
majorities against the league are
maintained in the fall election. foi
the senate only half the members II
elected this year, and AZ least seven
senatorial districts have rejected
league candidates in addition to these
districts that formerly were control'-
ed by the league, The fact that =
out Of the rs members ofsthe senate
who hold over are leaguers makes y
virtually impossible to wrest contrdA
OF the senate from the Nonpartisan
league this year
Two years ago the Nonpartisan
4 league dictated the selection of the
Republican candidate for govarncg
BY majority Of 1890, Lynn j.
Frazier defeating John steen for the
nomination. This year. William
LANCER, Independent candidate. has
been defeated by majority Of only
5000.
Two years ago the league cnDtralls
| ed 60 per cent of theetote cast In thA
Republican primary, while this year
/ It's total vote represents only san
per cent or the t0tal kepuDilah vote
/ The Independent vote has increased
from $1,000 two years ago to more
than $4,000 this year, while the
leagues vote. in the states greatly
increased vote Of from $4,000 to 1l2s-
900. has increased its vote only about
1000
Independent forces OF the state.
while disappointed at their failure
to win. are highly gratified at the
progress that has been made.
Three laws passed by the Non
partisan league legislature and re-
! ferred to the people BY the oppositipn
have been turned down. while anoth-
Or law, prohibiting the display Of
the red flag, has hsah approved.
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