Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-07-20
NONPARTISANS
LOSE VOTES
FAIL TO SECURE AS LARGE MA
JORITIEs in NORTH DAKOTA
AS AT LAST ELECTION
FRAZIER GETS 5000 MAJORITY
Predict League VIII Lose Control of
House of Representatives

According to recent dispatches from
Fargo, N. d., several reverses and
marked reductions in it's majorities as
compared with previous years are not
ed in the North Dakota primary cleo
ton in which the nonpartisan league
was once more successful in debating
the republican candidate for governor
and other state officers.
The league was successful, also, in
nominating a candidate for United
States senator, DR.. e. F. Ladd, presi-
dent of the agricultural college, being
nominated in opposition to Senator A.
j. Gronna,. who was candidate to sue
coed himself.
In the first North Dakota district
which the league carried two years
ago by a majority of 1000 for its con-
gressional candidate, John M. Baer
the league was this year defeated by
o. B. Burgess of Grand Forks, indie
pendent, by majority of more than
$500.
In the second North Dakota district
the nonpartisan leagues candidate
Thomas Pendray, was defeated by Geo
Young, independent by a majority OF
more than 2600, though Governor
Frazier, nonpartisan, carried that dis
trict by 5000 majority over the indie
pendent candidate for governor. The
league nominated only one congress
sional candidate, James Sinclair in the
third district, who defeated P. d. Nor
ton, former member of congress, by
about 1000 majority.
Loses Secretary of State
The league. which has heretofore
been successful in making clean
sweeps of the republican primaries in
two successive elections, also was de-
feated in it's attempt to nominate ]. I.
Cahill, state senator, for the office of
secretary of state. Thomas Hall indie
pendent, has defeated Cahill by about
1000 majority, on the face of the avail
able returns
Other state candidates are all league
nominees In the state legislature the
nonpartisans have met with several
reversals. The Independent forces
have been successful in nominating
candidates for more than half of the
seats in the house of representatives
whereas two years ago only SO mem
bers of the 113 members in the house
were elected by the Independents.
Likely to Lose House
The prospect is that the league will
lost control of the house if the recent
majorities against the league are
maintained in the fall election. For
the senate only half the members are
elected this year, and at least seven
senatorial districts have rejected
league candidates in addition to these
districts that formerly were controlled
by the league. The fact that is out
of the 20 members of the senate who
hold over are leaguers makes it virtu-
ally impossible to wrest control of the
senate from the nonpartisan league
this year.
Two years ago the nonpartisan
league dictated the selection of the re-
publican candidate for governor by a
majority of 16,S00, Lynn j. Frazier de-
feating John Steen for the nomination.
This year, William LANCER, independ-
ent candidate, has been defeated by
majority of only 5000
Vote Is Falling Off.
Two years ago the league controlled
90 per cent of the vote cast in the re-
publican primary. while this year its
total vote represents only 521b per
cent of the total republican vote. The
independent vote has increased from
$4,000 two years ago to more than 54.-
600 this year, while the leagues vote
in the states greatly increased vote of
from $4,000 to 10000, has increased
its vote only about 5000.
Independent forces of the state.
while disappointed at their failure to
win, are highly gratified at the prog
ress that has been made.
Three laws passed by the nonparti-
san league legislature and referred to
the people by the opposition, have been
turned down, while another law. pro-
hibiting the display of the red flag.
has been approved.
Read the advertisements in the Bon
ners Ferry Herald-save money.