Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-03
RvENpTs OF A WEEK.

ssSATURDAY EVENING, JULY ., W.
EyEsIs OF 4 WEEK
Interest M North Dakota has been
centered for : week on the primary
election scheduled. for June 30. AS
thsre was no contest for Democratic
state offices the Democratic Vote was
light and there was nc interest in the
returns. The contest for the Repub-
iican nomination was a spirited one,
and when the early returns were re-
seefved there was shown such a large
preliminary majority for William
Hanger. Independent candidate for
governor, that it was at once evident
that II he had not actually been NOM
ssinated he had made the nomination
S0f Governor Frazier possible only by
d very, small margin. Gradually his
majority has been whitfield away un-
nj II ID apparent that Frazier has been
nominated, but by a majority so small
that the result is a singing defeat
for the Socialist group that has been
IN pntrol of the state for some time.
The nomination of Frazier carries
with it the. nomination Of most of the
league state ticket, perhaps of all of
it, Totals on the other offices have
been compiled in but few places, and
1T will take some time to collect SUI
sficient data on them to afford any
certainty as to the result. In the
First congressional district Burtness,
Independent, has beer nominated
over Baer, the Townley incumbent,
~ q large majority. Congressman
Young appears to have carried his dis
ltffct against Pendray, and in tn.
western district Sinclair. Townley's
congressman, Is reported renomina:-
In the Legislative personnel. in many
cases In favor Of the Independents.
and 1t may be expected that Townley
will find greater difficulty in controll-
ing the legislature than in the past.
sIadd SENS to have defeated Gronna
tor the united States senate.
s An interesting reversal OF sentiment
Is shown in the ote on the initiated
and referred measures. Ihl the last
referendum vote the Isl which
had beer enacted in response to the
dictation of the Townley management
we're approved by considerable major
tiles. In the present case the oppo-
site appears to have been the case.
In Grand Forks county, for instance,
which WIS carried. by the Independ-
emit candidates by only about 500 votes,
the anti-red flag bill proposed by In
dependents, was endorsed by a ma
of over 1000, and the referred
measures, all of them embodying the
IDEAS Of the administration, were de-
feated by majorities of about 1000.
There il no reason to suppose that the
sentiment 30 strikingly expressed was
peculiar TO Grand Forks county, and
IL It was generally expressed in sim
liar form the Socialist managers have
met overwhelming defeat on the only
questions OF lawmaking submitted at
this election to a vote OF the entire
people.
Our people have been so fGlly oc-
cupied with their election that many
of theinhave forgotten hat a Demo-
cratic national convention was in ses-
sion. For the entire six working days
,cf this week the delegates have been
n session at San francisco, and it was
late on Friday before even the dis
cussion Of the platform in open con
yention began. In the meantime
nominating speeches had been made,
but no voting had been done. The
news dispatches must be relied on, to
tellSof the later developments.
The Canadian province Of Manitoba
held it, parliamentary election on
Monday thasaresult being the. defeat
OF the Norris government. 1t is ap-
parsnt that It VIII not be easy for
any other slennsnt to organize an al
ministration that will stick together.
Tor tts opposition Il composed OF ele-
meantts alits opposed to zach other in
theft gsnsrAi attitude. For instance,
t1ssrs VII - included in the group
ep1Sss6adsto the Norris faction the Unit
eAaNafInerss thus far . rather sober
anAeelllervative group, and the radi-
0aanAStta40FoNh are noE .dotn~ time