Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-07
LIGHT VOTE
IN COUNTRY
IS INDICATED
Grand Forks Electors Turn
ing Out Well Early
Reports Show.
Conditions Especially Bad
In Slope Region; Towns
Vote Heavily.

North Dakota voters were register
ing their choice today for state and
county officers, United States senator
and congressman under conditions
which seemed to indicate light vote
in the rural districts.
Reports from all parts OF the state
indicate that rain and snow which
have prevailed during the last three
days have made many Of the roads
practically impossible for auto travel.
Snow was reported Monday night
at Minot, Williston, Beach and other
points in the western part of the
state This morning the. weather was
cloudy and cold, with threats of fur
ther snow, especially in the western
section.
Weather Bad Here.
In the vicinity of Grand Forks it
was reported that most OF the roads
were muddy but passable for horse
drawn vehicles. Many Of the farmers
were postponing their trips to the
polls until late in the day in the hope
that conditions would be improved.
Early this afternoon heavy increase
in the vote was reported. =
Good Voting in. City.
In Grand Forks city, indications
early this afternoon were that a fair
lily heavy vote would be cast. In some
precincts approximately SO per cent
of the normal vote was reported at
o'clock.
Women voters were turning out in
about equal numbers with the men.
according to reports from the various
precincts. -
Rallies Ended Campaign.
Enthusiasm Of local voters was in
creased materially by rallies held by
both parties Monday night at which
]. F. T. O'Connor and Lynn j. F'raz-
ier. the opposing candidates for the
United States senatorship, were the
chief speakers.
The Independents also held a pa
rade headed by the Grand Forks Mu-
nicipal band, and with the streets il
Illuminated by red fire.
All reports both here and elsewhere
indicated that election day was pass
ing off quietly, and UP to this after
noon there were no disturbances re-
ported here or elsewhere.
Among the reports received early
this afternoon on election conditions
were tho following:
Light at Minot
Minot, N. D.. Nov. 7.--Minot voters
at l o'clock today were slowly MAX
ing their way to the polls, the vote
at the June primaries at the same
time in the day having shown a larg-
er total than that recorded today in
a majority~of of the Minot precincts.
This afternoon Is expected. however,
to see rapid increase in voting. Ac
cording to campaign headquarters
here, there are about 1000 available
votes in Minot at the present time.
Dull, lleaden skies and a crisp at
mosphere. which early this morning
was accompanied by slight flurrie.
of snow, greeted northwestern North
Dakota voters this forenoon. The
roads are muddy but in most in
stances passable. A light blanket OF
snow still clings to the earth.
! Roads Bad.
| Bismarck, N. D., Nov. Under
leaden skies, North Dakota IL making
its choice today whether ID send ].
F. T. O'Connor or Lynn Frazier to
the United States senate and whether
to approve the Nestos Independent
Voters association administration or
return the state to the administration
of the Nonpartisan league.
Roads were bad. but the dull gray
clouds gave little indication Of rain O.
snow during the day with possible
ity of clear weather late in the day.
Fake Ticket Out.
Election interest which has been
rather passive here, was shocked into
activity here last night when imita-
tions Of the O'Connor-Nestos ticket
were scattered over the town, the
names OF most OF the ticket being
Nonpartisans. The Independents re-
tailiated with posters and handbils
and made efforts to get notice to all
their workers in the county.
| Snow in Morton.
Mandan, N. D.. Nov. 7.voters in
! from New Salem west to Hebron to-
day battled snow ranging from 3 to
8 inches deep In plowing their way
over the slushy roads to the polls.
/ The snow is what remains OF .
\ heavy blanket in this sector, which
! fell Sunday night and Monday. Snow
also is reported on the ground and
3lcreating slushys mage west ~ far
as the state line.
1 Light Rsral Vote. u
Beach, n. d., Nov. With foot
.lof snow covering = foot Of mud.
lroadss are almost siImpassabie In this
y part Of the state and! ropoets from
II lconntry pre- clnctet IRE that the voting
promises to- ~ llsht.
/. Sl0pc T0was d g Siil s.s, ~
Dick ckfnsons NJ p, nov. GladEn
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