The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-11-03
100000 VOTE
SPREDIC'TED
NEXT TUESDAY
T. G. Nelson of Independent
Headquarters Sees Big Vote
If Weather Is Good
INTEREST IS GROWING
Senatorship Has, Become Big
Issue; Nelson Sees 10000
To 100000 for Nest0s

A vote Of betwesn 100000 and
100000 in the election of November T
9TH is predicted in North Dakota if
the weather and roads are good, by
Independent headquarters in Fargo
League headquarters also see good
vote under these conditions.
There is more increasing interest
in the election, though because of
the long battle on the same general
proposition in North Dakota has
somewhat surfeited the voters, L
was expected there would be a big
vote in the primary, but the vote
was disappointly small. However, the
many county and legislative con-
tests which have become more in
tense this fall may increase the
vote.
T. G. Nelson, from Independent
headquarters, said:J
"The, total vote (Rcpublican and
Democratic) cast in June was 191 900
as compared with the total vote of
$4,000 in the recall, and $4,000 in
the general election in 1920. Two
years ago Frazier received 117,OOC
votes. One year ago he received
100000. In the primary this year he
received $1,000 votes. The story told
by the Frazier vote is the story for
the whole League ticket. 1t has fall
en- from majority of $1,000 Of the
male vote only in 1916 to almost
5000 less than a majority in 1921.
A few more vbters have changed
their minds about Townleyism in
each election until now there is not
the slightest chance for the Fra
zier-Lemke ticket to get majority
on its side, if the voters who are
convinced that Townleyism is not {
good thing for North Dakota and it's
people, will go to the polls and vote
their convictions as every good ci-
tizen should do"
Some Meetings Small
Two weeks ago both the league
and anti-league leaders were COM
planning of lack of interest in the
One Nonpartisan declared
that some of Senator Ladd's audi
ences in rural communities were dis
small for a United
States Senator and attributed it to
q lack of interest in politics.
The interest has increased in the
last week, however, they say, and
in the Burleigh county rural meet
ings the crowds have been much
larger in the last several days.
A travelling man coming into Bis
marck. last night from a weeks trip
over the Slope territory said the
topic of conversation most places
is the shortage of railroad cars. Al
though he said politics was not de-
bated with usual warmth he was we'll
informed in political activity and
sentiment in the various counties,
and expressed belief that there would
be heavy vote.
There is an unusually large num-
ber of absent voters ballots. being
cast both in Burleigh county and
reports stated.
Nelson's Idea
The ,senatorship is the chief issue.
Both Independents and Nonpartisars
ire confident, the Nonpartisans
a victory for Frazier by
10000 and Independents seeing a
sure victory for O'Connor. The state
nent of T. G. Nelson diagnoses the
in this manner:
"There is nothing in the situation
% indicate that Frazier can get any
nore votes this fall than he had in
[une (91 ,O0O). We are certainly 60
ng to have more than 10000 votes
egistercd on November 7th. If We"
her and road conditions are favor
.ble we should have total vote
from 215,OO0 to 225,000. We
nay not reach the 1920 vote be-
.ause of de-population in the west
.rn part of the state. If North Da-
,ota's credit and good name is made
% suffer, which it will if Frazier
s elected to the United States SEN
tie, the blame for it will have to
est on good citizens who will not
'ote for Frazier and who fail to
,ote for O'Connor. Nestos is sure
o be elected by from 10000 to 10000
depending on the size of
he total vote, and the rest of the
tate ticket will run we'll up with
i'm"