Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Harding Beats Cox Four to One;
Preus' Plurality Over Ship
stead Is 1344O3.
797,945 BALLOTS CAST
VoIstead Gets 1882 Votes Margin Ov
err His opponent-Jacobson Leads
State Ticket with a Plurality
of 26s,3of.

maze Win OCher states, 1t is believed
by Republican leaders here that his
is the record vote, based on popula-
ton, of any state in the Union. Hard
ing ran almost four to one over Gov.
ernor Cox, The final vote was: Hard.
ing, 519,421; Cox, 142, 1894.
The full extent of the Republican
victory in Minnesota was made
known when julius Schmahl, secre.
itary of state, announced the complete
figures IN the votes cast.
j. A. o. Preus defeated his Town.
ley opponent, DR.. Henrik Shipstead.
for governor by a plurality of 1874. 400
votes.
7s7,s45 Votes Cast in State.
The total number of votes cast was
t797,945. 1t was necessary, therefore,
that a proposed amendment to the
state constitution receive 39S,973
votes. The good roads amendment,
which led the field, received 526,936
votes. There were 199,6O3 votes re-
corded against it.
Two of the other amendments, No.
2 and No. 4 on the ballot, were carried.
They call for extension Of the terms of
probate judges from two to four years,
and for the assessment Of railroad
property for local improvements.
Andrew J.. Volstead defeated the
Rev. o. j. Kvale by a margin of 1852
votes for Congress in the Seventh dis
trict; o. j. Larson of Duluth defeated
Congressman w. L. Cars in the
Eighth district by a margin of 1923
votes.
jacobson Leads Field.
o. P. B. Jacobson leads the field Of
state candidates as far as plurality is
concerned. He had no. Nonpartisan
league opposition, however. His plu-
rality was 268,301. Attorney General
Hilton led the field of those who had
league opposition. His margin over
Thomas v Sullivan was 195,348.
'Canvassing Board Meets Nov. 23rd.
Mr.. Schmahl announced all the re-
turns on receipt of the vote from Itas-
ca county, which had delayed the con-
pletion of the final count. The mem
bers of the state canvassing board will
meet at 9 a. m. Tuesday, November %,
to certify the vote. MI. Schmahl is
chairman of the board. Chief Justice
C. L. Brown and Associate Justice An
drew Holt of the supreme court and
District Judges Frederick N. Dickson
of st. Paul and H. L. Dickinson Of
Minneapolis are members Of the
board.
ndm Results.
lows:
Amendm ne No. For, 526,s3s;
For, s4s:s5s; against Eai : 'P 171,a14. JUDGE
Amendment No. 9 (income tax)-For,
331,105; against. 217,558.
ments)-For, 48s.497: against. ss.oi5.
Fol- President.
Harding, 519,421; James M. Cox, 49,
Watkins, I1i,4sS.N Harding gsDI plu 2%e'itS,
376.447.
For Governor.
Preus; l5;so5; Hodgson, S1,2s3; Ship,
plurality, 134,4o3.
Collins, 1926; Mcdonald, 7s,414;
Hubbeldl, S;s6s5; Mallon, 224; sol; Fried
man, 10,629. Collins plurality, 207, 625.
For Secretary of State.
master 5s,S4i:' Copeland, 1907: Rirt,
1896. Holm's plurality, 240,472.
For State Treasurer.
Rines, 44S,3l3;, Wagner. 191,429;. Lue-
deTs, ss,6s1; Phelps, 22,454, Rines' plu-
For Attorney General.
Hilton. 446,T36; McQuat, 53,738; Sui
liyan. 251,488. Hilton's plurality, 1885,
For Raiiroad and Warehouse Commits
Jacobson 445.557;. Mackinzie, 1926;
sons plurality, 26S.301.
Associate Justice Supreme Court.
Dibell. 375,188; Siegel, 279,860. Di-
bells majority, 95,33S.
Representatives. i'm Congress-.
First Congressional District-Sydney
Anderson, 50,3S7; Julius J. Reiter, 81
Second Congressional District =
9s4; II. A.. Fuller, 1924.
ch nh1ee R. G BaEis, 41ss4s: Ja R5s5ri Mt Mil:
lett. 1916; r. A. Pomadt, 1904.
Fourth Congressional pistrict-o. E
&C. aelie Carl fs " cu Thomas 4 4 Brady ~
Fifth Congressional District-Walte1
a.. Newton. 54,ee2; T Q. Dahl, 1857
Lynn Thompson, 1884; Ernest Lun-
Sixth Congressional District-Harold
Knutson. 47,s54; Charles A. Lindbergh
Seventy hoS S9ngTes ss sns pistrict-;An
chell, 5,358; O. j.. Kvale, $500.
Eighth Congressional District-Osca1
J. Larson, 33,428; w. L. Carss, 1895.
Ninth Congressional District-Halvol
Stevenson, 39,122; Frank Jeffers, 6,741I
N. E. Thormodson, 2S,443.
Tenth Congressional Distribution.
as D. Schall, 54,971; Henry A. FinIay.
son. 6.917; John Gabrial Soltis, 1850
Judges OF District Court.
First Judicial :District-Willard l.
Converse, 1902; Charles B. Hall, 1856
Second Judicial District-Hugo o
Hanst, 1921; Orrin b. Lewis, 46.363
Greier NJ. Orr, 40, 801.
Fourth Judicial District. w. Molly.
neaux. 1908; Edmond A. Montgomery
rs 1901: Frank M. Nye, 81,871; Thomas
=. Latimer. 49,313; John M. Reese, AZ,
Sixth judicial District-w. L, Com.
stock. 1905.
Seventh Judicial District-Wiliam i.
Parson, 4i.3T0; John A. Roeser, 47,O2O
Ninth judicial District--J. M. Olson
17,564; Albert pfaendef, E1l,290.
eleventh.. judicial Distriet--WIllian
Al. Cant. 40,851s Bert ~l0esler, 36,s3lt q
II. Magney, 2S.bT6. WArran n. Greene
22s778; Richard NJ ,FhncS. s,eSI; SD
81. Haroidfon. tgs3gD
Fifttnenth gnfis q al trie
Wrigltt. 2I.0lte