Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-11-18

turns OF the 6Ldt0 cAoCLAOA 3<OS' -
have now been obtained. The total
vote was largest ever cast, that for
governor showing q total of 229,22G.
The vote for president was consider
ably less, all three candidates having
a total of 2o3,ss4.
The fortunate candidates on the
state ticket were all In the repubii-
can column. The mtjorities varied
greatly as shown by the figures. The
vote for president had a determining
influence on the state election In
North Dakota, the same as in every
other state, and this worked to the
advantage of certain candidates of
the .Nonpartisan League, who other.
wise would have lost. out on test
where state issues alone were in
volved. At least this 10 indicated by
the vote for candidates on the nom
partisan ballot, and by the vote on
the initiated laws where no political
or party influence interfered. Com
menting on this feature Of the elec-
ton the Bismarck Tribune says:
League leaders claim that the Re-
publican landslide ca.,sad the defeat
of league. candidates m Minnesota.
South Dakota, Montana, Colorado
and other places. But in these
states the majorities Of the straight.
Republican candidates ranged from
10000 to 10000. If several thou-
sand straight Republican votes went
against the league in those states,
as the league claims, the anti-league
candidates still would have a great
majority. But ~ North Dakota, with
the straight Republican vote wiped
| out, the league ticket would have
been defeated, except for one Or two
offices.
Independent Increase
A marked gain In the Independent
vote is shown by the increase in the
majorities of Judge Christianson and
Miss Nielson. While Judge Chris
tianson received majority Of but
1865 in the primary his majority in
the election is 7,476. Miss Nelson g
majority in the primary was 1924;
in the election 1851.
The attitude of North Oak ,ta on
the league of nations was emphati-
cally expressed by the voters of the
state in the tremendous majority ac-
corded Senator Harding. The in
tense opposition to the league, and
therefore to any candidate who bore
the Democratic stamp, was evident
in many communities Of the state.
The Nonpartisan league knew of the
feeling, too, and through certain
sections of the state the plea to
vote the Republican ticket straight,
/ coupling the national and state
tickets, was worked overtime. While
the argument favored Hall, Steen
and stutsman and initiated against
Allison, .Hildebrand and ! Kaldor,
league candidates, the league work
ed It hard to save the majority of
the ticket, and succeeded.
Independents Optimistic ,
Independents who study the cleo
tion returns are more than optimis-
tic over the. result of the election.
After pointing to the straight Re-
publican vote and the vote of 1876
for Eugene v. Debs, Socialist candi-
date, all Of which went to Frazier,
the Independents declare there can
be no question Of changed senti-
ment among the people Of the state,
and declare the Independents ought
to go into the 1922 election stronger
than the league. There will be NO
national landslide or sentiment at
J that time. The fight will be solely
on state issues. u :.
The majority accorded the initiat-
ed laws is such that the Nonpartisan
league can only admit that thou
sands of>league voters made their
passage possible. Il Thousands Of
league voters rejected the scheme Of
Organization OF dsBank Of North
Dakota and indicated lack Of con-
fidence in the manner in which some
measures Of the league have been