Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-11-25
7s7,945 BALLOTS CAST
voIstead Gets 1,452 Votes Margin ov.
er His opponent-Jaeobson Leads
State Ticket with Plurality
Of es,ao1.

rleQ minnesota Oy Sl6.44l. votes
While no official comparison has beer
made with other states, 1t is believed
by Republican leaders here that his
is the record vote, based on popula.
tion, 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, 142,9s4.
The full extent of the Republican
victory in Minnesota was made
known when julius Schmahl, secre.
tary Of state, announced the complete(
figures on the votes cast.
]. A. o Preus defeated his. Town.
ley opponent, DR.. Henrik Shipstead,
for governor by plurality of 1874 40?
votes.
7s7,s45 Votes Cast in State.
The total number of votes cast was
797,945. 1t was necessary, therefore
that proposed amendment to the
state constitution receive 39S.97S
votes. The good roads amendment
which led the field. received 526.a3G
votes. There were 199,603 votes re.
corded against it.
Two of the other amendments, No.
2 and No. 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 ]. Volstead defeated the
Rev. O. J Kvale by margin Of 1,452
votes for Congress in the Seventh its-
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 Reid Of
state candidates as far az plurality ls
concerned He had no Nonpart:san
league opposition, however. His plu.
rality was 2ss,so1. Attorney General
Hilton led the Held of those who had
league opposition. His margin ever
Thomas v. Sullivan was 195,34S..
canvassino Board Meets Nov. 23rd.
Mr.. 5chmahl announced an the re-
turns on receipt OF the vote from itas.
ca county, wlsch had delayed the con-
pletion, OF the nnal count. The mem
bers Of the state canvassing board will
meet at 8 a. M, Tuesday, November %,
to certify the vote. Mr.. Schma11l 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 II. L. Dickinson Of
Minneapolis are menhers of the
boaVi. \
AMeodaneat Results.
The vote GA the amendments fol-
Amendment No. 1-For. s2e.sss:
.Amend%snt No; 2 epnobate 5udge)-
Fos ameaamsn;t asaia't ss nco aa1aa4 tax,ror
331,105: against. 217.558.
AmendRent !: Ns eraigoad 1 sssesa-
Far President.
$: III 4ss ss1 sasinE: sssssi :; suTsies ssniss
Preus ~. sos: Hodxson, 81. .1ss; Ship:
sfsaa eIS1ai,ty ~ isfies ~; esaon' s.l24; Preus
Collins: .sr as:s:.:s .a:sss cSs"s'a G:sssa.+.
man. 1o.e2s colliass plurality. 1O7.s2b.
Ho,m sF FL ,ss sssscFstssy s1 sfsss 1ss sss
Gs ,;:s; a's Rr5
Rines 4tssis ss; nt.ts 49,: es:a1sI. ssi..,. ,u.
:is s.i's,. ssss1 Phelps ss's4. R'ne' '''
,,ton, e. s.s7:: A;;:-;:s sosa ssst5;i ss;,. Sui,
intxaa. st1,4 Hiltsn's plurality, 1885,
80 1ISs :, "a. y. !. :, .
Ssa;sssson stssSs7 Maex'saie soS l77sss
,.'': R'is;; %:.s5';;3 ,s.,:sss' s7,.sss d.
4Andsrsos. s. 5si,us sRiossS. ): Rsitsl. r..
i. sssons . . a. Cong Esess!on.l Il p,..rlct =
ss4: HH i. FULLER is74.
hrnI.a Tn'ra s RG99ng,EsssoRs' s4s District Mn
s' iett. Is s'lss r a Pomsdt' s anea ia.es4: T. A'l-
z d,Snn ESMrts sGaSanagrsssional aaags Pistrict-o E.
So eiss Carl H. cum%ing Tso%ss ioi 4 Brady se
Fifth congresaionai District Walter
dssn, ddynn sn9s sTna9ssmpson' ss.Ss'; Ernest Lan:
Sixth Congressional DISTRICT
Knutson. 47.s54; Charles A. Llndbergh
Seventh Congregational .District-An-
drew J. yolstead. 36,Sz2; James c. Nit
chell, o,358; O. y. KVale. 35.370.
Eighth Congressional District-Oscal
J.c14arson. 33,42S: w. L. Carss. 32.SS5.
Ninth Congregational District-Halvo
steenerson,j5S 80, 22; Frank Jeffers 6,741;
n =. Thormodson. 2s.443.
Tenth Conversational District-Thom.
40 D.. Schall, 54.97l:5 Henry A. Finlay-
Eson. e.sl7; John Gabrial soltis. 49, $50
Judges Of District Courf.
H, First Judtcial Disfrict-Willard L.
Converse. 1902: Charles, B. Hall. 1858
Second judicial District-Hugo O.
Hanst, As.s51; orrin B. Lewis. 1866.
Fourth Judicial District--J. w. Molly
=; Latimer. s.sis;. john II. K.ess. IS:
.tssf' s,f.h ,:.ssy 5ssaip'.l D''tr'e'-w. I. Com
Seventh Judicial trict-william I.
PersoY 41,!?o; john a. Roeser. 1900.
Ninth Judicial .District-J. II. Olson,
| 1850; Albert Pfaender, 1890. !
Eleventh judicial District-William
a. Can't, 1851: Bert Fesler. 1851; G.
23:71S; Richard u Funck. s.2s7; Hans
vtfteenth Judicial Distrlct-R. =.
Wright 37.o1A