The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-11-02
'0FFIClALC0UNT
|. OF BALLOTS TO
BE MADE NOV. 23
Statehouse Expectation is Mes.
tOs Will Enter Office on
Following Monday
NESTOS MAJORITY IS 1000

JOnnsOns Majority Will be
About 5000 and Kitchens
Will Be About 400
R. A. Nestos probably will
enter upon his duties as Cover
nor of North Dakota on Novem-
ber %, to serve until January,
1923.
This expectation was voiced
in the state capitol today follow
ing the announcement by Secre-
tary Of State Hall that the can
vassing board had been called to
meet on Wednesday, November
%, the day before Thanksgiving.
1t was generally expected that
Mr.. Nestos, Mr.. johnson and
Mr.. Kitchen would enter office
the following Monday, Nov. %.
1t is held that the successful
candidates in the recall election
take office as soon as the can
vassing beard officially declares
them elected and they qualify.
The exact date of taking office
will rest somewhat with Mr..
Nestos. The oath will be ad-
ministered by the chief justice
of the supreme court.
County auditors are required
to have official returns into the
Secretary Of State within 20
days and the canvassing board
is required to meet within 30
days. The members Of the can
vassing board are: State SUPER
intendent, Minnie J. Nelson;
Treasurer John Steen; Auditor
D. c. Poindexter; Attorney-Gen-
eral William Lemke and Secre-
tary of State Thomas Hall.
Nestos Lead 1000 .
with but six precincts missing to-
day, one In Dunn county and five in
Mckenzie county, the vote on Cover.
nor stood.
H. A. Nest0s. :. ~. .111.228
l.. J. Frazier. .1O7.O78
Nestos lead .......... 4,150
These precincts probably will de.
crease the Nestos majority to about
en- even 1000, it is expected.
johnson Leads BY 3,363 .
With Cavalier county, four pre-
cincts In Emmons county, five in La
Moure, Mckenzie county, five in
Stark and one in Dunn missing the
vote on other candidates stood:
Johnson 107,499; Lemke 101,13C,
Johnson's lead $3.50.
Kitchen, 106,1S7; Hagan, 101, ,465,
Kitchens lead 4,722.
The vote on initiated laws and the
amendment with 1920 precincts
tabulated stood:
Debt limit-Yes 87,S79; no, SS,492.
Nonpartisan election-Yes 1914;
'i Partisan artisan election-Yssss; s;1asiiSss5 siS,ss5, 10 no
93,JO6.
Depositories-Yes s3.646; no ST.
$50.
Industrial commission-Ycs SS,SO1;
no 91,113.
Rural credits--Yes SS,734; no SS,-
3339.
Bank of North Dakota S9,24O; no
92.733. ,..
The precincts missing on the vote
on Johnson and Kitchen will be
about a stand off, and the present
standing represents about their
actual maj0rities.
The initiated measurers all are de-
feated by from 5000 to 1000 votes,
and the vote against the nonrartisan
election law may go higher.
Cavalier county later was reported
making the figures for the candidates
other than Governor as follows:
Johnson, 11O,865; Lemke 1O2,6S6;
Kitchen, 109,515; Hagan, 1O2,O25.
Much speculation has been indulged
in concerning the future of the league.
1t is not expected that there will be
a contest of the election. Attorney.
General William Lemke said yesterday
he had not thought about this phase
OF the matter but added that the in
vestigation of signatures to recall pc.
titions would proceed.
To Hold State Meet
The Courier News says:
Members of the state committee
and prominent leaguers with whom
Mr.. TOwnley conferred were agreed
that as soon as possible a delegate
meeting of the league should be held
at which plans for the future will be
decided upon. Because of the fact
that Mr.. Townleys advice is desired
on the various matters to be discuss.
cd. it was agreed that the delegate
meeting should not be held until he
has served his term. That will place
the convention in the early part of
February. It was agreed that in the
meantime affairs would remain in the
present status. and the new admins
tration would be given a chance to
show what its policy will be towards
the league program"
McOUMBER BELIEVES