Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-07-15
CONTROL OF STATE
ASSEMBLY MAY BE
TAKEN FROM N. P.

Twill S~aANSS~A~ " ~ SAS ~A ~ -.
ty-Three and Make Big In
roads on League Strength
in House.
Fargo, July LITTLE indications
are luAL the NonparLisan League
-. lIu legislature is in pre-
ARGUS CunG. .:UA, Lnu lc5GIt Oh thi
...-....y e.eution. In both senate
G nouse the independents have
made strong gains in the nomination
II candidates. Election finals have
not yet been reported in every pre-
cinct but up to Saturday July 10 the
Fargo Headquarters of the Indepen-
dents and the Forum election figures
show the following:
In % legislative districts in which
the independent forces contested
with the leaguers for nominations
for the state senate, the indepen-
dents nominated IA candidates, and
the Nonpartisans nominated 9 can
didates.
In Al legislative districts in which
there were 109 contests for nomina-
tions for candidates for the house OF
representatives, the independents
won So nominations, and the Nom
| partisans won 53 nominations.
The inroads made by the indepen-
dent forces, and the majorities es-
tablished in the various Legislative
districts in the primaries, put them
Fin position to elect majority of the
members Of the house of represen-
tatives in the next session, and to
elect enough senators so that the
league, with its heavy strength am
ong the holdover senators will have
= margin Of only five or six votes,
as compared with its two to one ma
jority during the last session.
In the last session Of the legisla-
ture the independents started with
only 33 votes; they have nominated
81 candidates, this time over league
candidates, and have nominated four
additional candidates for the house
without contest.
Iyg Tia league started the slastSseEaion
with 81 votes. They have nomina.
ted only So candidates for. the house
this time, where they were opposed
and four without without opposition.
Finish Fight in Every District
"A finish fight in practically every
legislative district in the state is as
sured in the November election, as
the Independent forces are prepared
to fill their ticket with candidates
nominated by individual petition in
districts where they lost by narrow
margins, of which there are many,
while the league can be depended
upon to enter candidates in the SAME
manner in the various counties in
which the Socialists believe they
have chance to regain some of the
ground lost in the primary.
The state will elect 113 house
members, and as the issue now
stands, the league has succeeded in
nominating, including the four who
were permitted to go on without op-
position, just 81 candidates. 1t
would have to elect every candidate
to obtain the majority of the house
membership.
On the other hand the indepen-
dents have nominated 81 candidates,
including the four nominated with
out opposition.
The independents, in the fall cam
paign. also will have the assistance
of the Democrats who are opposed
to the league and who remained out
Of the Republican primaries this
time, as many did.
In only one instance-Sheridan
county-has the league been able
to make . gain. There 1t defeated a
senator, Mr.. Beck, who will institute
. contest because Of the use Of blan-
ket stickers by the league.
On the other hand, the indepen-
dent forces administered defeat to
the league in many districts where
the league previously has had an
disputed control.
Independent Gains
Outstanding features Of the inde-
pendent legislative drive include the
elimination Of three league house
members in Trail county, . league
senator and representative in Cass
a league senator and three league
representatives in Stutsman, a league
senator and house member in sar-
gent, league senator in Pembina, q
league senator and three league
house members in the Golden VAL
Icy, Billings, Slope and Bowman dis
}trict; Z league house member in
Grant, q league house menber in
Adams, HetunSer and Sioux county