Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-08


North Dakota supreme court
give:
: Isirdzell sos. @t,
Burr 6.O7O.
Engiert 6,385.
johnson 300. &
Nuesslc 8,39S.
Richardson 6,711.
... Legislature.
Very incomplete reports indicate
that the Independents have elected at
least six state senators, including
Murphy in Walsh county, Flom in
Cavalier Storstad in Cass. Page in
Benson. and Atkins in Towner.
. Independent leaders claimed that
the Independents should have control
# the senate &c to %.
The control of the house is still in
i,ubt
The first congressional district coun-
ties are increasing the majorities they
gave Governor NeStos ir the recall
election and the primaries cary re-
turns indicate. O'Connor is runnin.
materially behind the governor, how
ever.
Reports from all parts of the state
show plainly that I:1any Nonpartisans
who have voted for the league cand
dates for other offices have refused TO
vote for William Lemke for governor.
Few From Third.
OF the precincts which have thus
far reported only about 20 per cent
are in the third congressional district
which is the great stronghold of the
Nonpa artisan league. OF these the
greater number are town and city pre-
cincts. the rural vote in the western
part of the state having been reported
to only slight extent as yet.
counties such as Bottineau and Kidder
are however included in the returns
from the second district.
Returns Slow.
Oyer 100000 votes on the sena-
torship had been tabulated early this
afternoon. This represents more
than half the probable total vote
of the state which on account of ad-
verse weather conditions On election
day may fall below the 100000 mark.
Reports continued to come in very
slowly, oply a few counties having
made any report on the ticket, with
the exception of governor and sena-
tor. ur
Independents Lead.
In the counties that have reported.
the Independent candidates for the
state supreme, court were running
! we'll in the lead.
Sveinbjorn johnson seems to be
heading the Independent judiciary
ticket, with l.. E. Birdzell and w. l..
Nuessle following in the order named.
Returns on the other state offices
and the state legislature have so far
been 'meager. Those that have been
received. however. indicate that tho
Independent candidates for attorney
general and commissioner Of agricul-
ture and labor while not running as
strongly as is Governor Nestos, have,
! nevertheless, safe lead over their
Nonpartisan league opponents.
ent candidates for lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary Of state and state
treasurer all Of whom were in /the
Republican column OF the ballot.
For commissioner Of insurance.
state auditor and railway commits
sioners, the ofaces for which the
l,Nonpartisan leaguers nominated their
i candidatesi in the Republican primary.
the race will evidently b closer and
the result II still uncertain.
4 Both SIDES Opfanaistic.
In spite OF Nestoss great lead over
4 William Lemke. reports from Fargo
1 are, that the Nonparflsan league
4 heA Adquarters still refuse TO concede
lIhis election. They declare that the
4 lead will be material llyi reduced By the
II rural return from The NSetern part
u tofs5the atete ~ IKE.
Indspsnden hsa dqnarf1siai ars stili
4 tar from ding the league clp1Iaa
Il 0f .Eraxier's election althnush they
admit that the race win ~ ciose