The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-10
n. P. LEAGUE
LOSING GROUND
IN N. DAKOTA
Primaries Show Revul-
sion of Feeling Toward
Organization

FARGO, y. D.. July iO.-Thc COM
pleto unofficial returns Of the North
Dakota republican primary election
gives Lynn j.. Frazier non partisan.
bs,itG for governor and william
LANCER. Independent b4l1e.
The returns on state treasurer with
four precincts out give John Str"n.
independent 5000 ana II. II. walk
or. non partisan. s3.slS,
For state railroad comm ssluncr
y. Mcdonnell, and Frank Miihuliun.
non -partisans ana j. Williams, in
dependent. have been nominated ON
the face Uf almost complete Luuffi-
cial returns.
Several revefses ana marked re-
ductions In maJoriti.s for th" Non
partisan Leagues. as compared with
previous elections, feature the pri-
mary.
The Nonpartisan League was sue
cessfu In nominating the republican
candidate Tor governor ana several
other state Officers.
The league was successful also, IN
nominating u canh.dt." Tor United
states senator Dr u. f. Ludd, prcri-
W.ut Of the agricultural college being
nominated In opposition to- senator
! \. j. Gronna, who was candidate
to succeed himself
IRagii, Iicpudlatcd
In the first North DaNu;t district.
/ winch the league carried two years
/ ago 10y a majority of 2Ojd TOR its
I congressional candidate John NJ. Bacr
I the league was this year dofe,,tcd hy
/ o. -. Burtness uf Grand Forks, an
/ independent by majority pi mor'
than $500.
In the second North Dai,oir dis
. trict the Nonpartisan Leagues candi-
T date Thomas Pcndray. was defeated
d 10y George Young, Independent, by q
/ majority uf mor' than 2.6O0. though
b Gov Frazivr. nonpartlstu, carried that
/ district hN three Thousand majority
[ over the independent candidate fut
governor.
The league nominated only on'
/ congressional candidate, James sin
clair IN the Third district, who de-
featcd T.. -. Norton, former member
of congress by about four thousan'
I majority
The league. which has hcrctofor,
I been successful In making clean
sweeps of the republican primaries
In two Succes,dvf elections also wal
defeated In It's attempt to nominate
j. |. Cabin, n state senator. for tn,
office of socntdry Of state. Thomai
Hail. independent. has defeated Cnhll
by u majority of 1000, on the fac'
of available returns.
independents Win
In the. state Legislature, the non
partisans have met with severe re
verses. The Independent 'Orces hav'
been successful In nominating candi
dates for more than half Of the geati
IN the house OF representatives
whereas two years ago. only 80 -
the ii3 members In the house wer,
| elected bV independents.
The prospect l. that the lcugu
will lose control Of tn" house II tn
recent mHioritics against tho lcagu
are, ma ntaincd in the fall election.
For the senate, only half IN" mcm
hcrship II elected this year, and n
least seven senatorial districts hay
rejected league candidates in addi
tiOn to those districts that furmerl
were controlled by the league. TIL
fact that eighteen out OF the % mem
bCgs Of the senate who hold over ar
lcaEunrs. makes II virtually impossi
bile Ia wrest control OF the scnat
from the nonpartisan league thi
ycrr.
Two years ago the nonpnrtisl
league dictated the selection Of tn
republican candidate FOR governor d.
. n majority of 1880. Lynn j. FIuzic
! defeating John Stcen for the nomina
tiun.
+ This year. William LANCER. inde
pondnnt candidate has hr"n dUfratc
, hy majority - only 5000.
. I,nguc Is Slipping
Two years ago, the league CONTROL
+ ed 60 percent NJ the vote cast In tn
/ ! republican primary, while this yea
It's total vot" represents only 52i
percent Of the total republican vot'
, The independent vote has lncreas
cd from 900 two years ago, I
more than 1000 this year. while tn
leagues vote iu the states greatly In
creased vote of from 93, 900 tu il2
900, has increased 5000.
: independent forces OF the stat
7. while disappointed at their failur
to win. are highly Eratified at tn
progress that has been made.
70 Three laws pnssed by the nonpai
b tisln league legislature and refcrrc