The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-07
FRAZIER LEAD
FALLING AS NEW
TOTAL IS MADE
Unofficial Reports of Auditors,
Correcting Earlier Reports
Indicate 1000 Majority
BIG DROP OF 2 YEARS AGO

With only 5S precincts missing on
the gubernatorial contest, Governor
Frazier is leading William LANCER by
only 1854. It is not expected that
these missing precincts will give Fra
zier more than 1,500 votes at utmost.
It is generally predicted that Frazier S
lead over LANCER will be less than
5000. ~
Thomas Hall has been nominated.
With the best Of league territory in,
thesecretary of state has a lead Of
abCut 5000 votes. 1t is not expected
that the territory to be heard from
will cut this led more than 1000 to
5000 votes.
For state treasurer i is a horse
race. Steen is leading Walker by l..
3Ne in almost complete seturns III 45
counties. No complete returns on
treasurership have been received as
vet from Dickey, Grand Forks, Noun
trail Nelson. Traill, Walsh, Ward and
Williams. Steen is expected to pile
up heavy lead in Grand Forks. Mel.
son. Traill and Walsh. It is not ex.
nected that Walker can pile up suf-
ficient lead in Dickey, Mountrail,
Ward and Williams to overcome
Stems lead as everywhere Walker
has been. running behind Frazier and
in many counties Steen has been run.
ming ahead of LANCER.
Chance For Others {
Out side of Hall and Steen, there
seems a chance of putting over at
least one and probably two railroad
commissioners. Stutsman is running
ahead of Milhollan and Williams and
Kruger are giving Dupuis, and Nc
hollan and O'Connell are running far
behind Governor Frazier's vote. In
some counties the light vote on these
places is a peculiar feature of the
campaign.
Miss Minnie Nelson is maintaining
a good lead The race between
Christianson and Richardson, is very
close. The league has lost out on the
Red Flag bill and the I. ". A. cam
paign on the referred measures has
been successful in each INSTANCE. It
means that the laws providing for
state sheriff, smelling committee and
absent voters law are dead letters.
Three Are Sure
1t is now certain that the anti.
Townley organization has nominated
the following. Burtness, congressman
First district; Young, congressman
Second district; Thomas Hall, secre-
tary of state.
There is a possibility that Christian
son will lead Richardson, and Miss
Minnie Nelson seems safe in her lead
over Miss Johnson. If Steens is nom.
mated then the anti-Townley organi
cation has probably put over one or
two members of the railroad commits
sioners.
Ladd's lead over Gronna in almost
complete returns is 1872. With pre-
cincts to be heard from Ladd will lead
Gronna by less than 1000 votes.
White polled in counties heard from
1928 and it is estimated that his total
vote will reach 5000.
Reports that the Democrats did not
get enough votes to preserve their
party representation on the general
election ballot in November are not
borne out by the facts. It is estimat-
ed that at least 10000 democratic bal
lots were cast and it is believed that
in the fall election there will be at
least Is 600 and more democratic bal
lots Under normal conditions the
democrats of the state should poll ap-
prOximately $4,000 votes.