The Mankato free press., 1922-06-30

washington, y. c.. June 29.-
Senator Porter J. McCumber,
Republican, North Dakota said
late today that on the face of
early returns from the North
Dakota primary he appeared not
to have been defeated. .-, .
Fargo. N. D., june 2s.-Rural
precinct reports on yesterdays
Statewide primary were expected to
day to give more definite line on
the outcome of the republican sen
atorial and gubernatorial contests,
while tabulators also took UP the
work of counting the vote on the
Dther republican and the democrat
lie contests -"
With Senator Porter j. McCumDer
leading nearly two to one in the
sc1atorial contest in returns
available early today, the Fargo
Courier News, official organ Of the
Nonpartisan League, declared the
nomination Of Lynn j. Frazier for
the senate and the success OF the
entire league state ticket seemed
assured"
For the republican senatorial
domination Isl precincts of 2,064
this morning gave: Porter ]. Nc
Gumber 13.440; Lynn j. Frazier,
Aonpartisan, 1858, and McHarg 461.
For republican gubernaforial nom
nation, IT, precincts gave: Cover
Tor r. A. Nestos, 1924: B. r. Bak-
~. 1923. and H. L. Stegner 179.
In twenty nine OF the eighty pre-
<incfs of Cass county in which Far
Is located McC cCumhe1 received
z9IS, FT8zIer 1890 and McF4arg
l73- In twenty eight Cass county
precincts: Nestos 3,15S; Baker, 1.
LIS and Stegner, 20.
With 226 precincts reported the re-
publican senatorial nomination con-
publican senatorial nomination Nc
Cumber, 1922; Frazier, S,142 ana
McHarg, 4s1. Republican guberna-
torial: Nestos, 1884: Baker, 1868;
Stegner, 1S6. =,
With 226 precincts reported the
republican senatrial animation con-
test stood: McCumber, 1850; Fra
zier, 11,131; McHarg. 491. For re-
publican gubernatorial nomination
255 precincts gave: Nestos, $500;
Baker. 1881 and Stegner, 200.
Counted Votes All Night
Ballots cast in yesterdays pri-
ary election in North Dakota had
not been counted in many precincts
this morning lending an element of
uncertainty as to the time definite
knowledge will be available on the
outcome Of the republican and
democratic contests for nomina-
tons to the United States, senate
congress and state officers.
Out Of total OF about 2,064 pre-
cincts in the state 403 gave for the
republican senatorial nomination:
Porter ]. McCumber. 27,915; Lynn
]. Frazier, 1892; and Ormsby Nc
Harg, 1854. For republican guber-
material nomination 433 precincts
gave: Governor, R A. Nestos, 36,-
S56; B. +. Baker, 1888; Stegner
Returns came in slowly to tabu-
lation headquarters here and the
reports available up to noon today
were principally from city pre-
cincts or the polling places in rural
localities normally favorable to the
anti. Nonpartisan league or inde-
pendent faction.
Porter J. McCumber, senior SEN
ator from this state and chairman
of the senate finance committee,
was maintaining his early lead for
denomination on the republican
ticket over Frazier. ormsby Nc
Harg, Me- Cumber's former private
secretary, was an "also ran"
For the republican nomination to
state offices, the independent en-
doresment faction headed by Gov
ernor r. A. Nestos had lead over
Nonpartisan opposition, but as in
the case of the senatorial contest,
available returns were mostly from
independent territory. .-. ....
Large Lead To Overcome
With about $4,000 votes or ap-
proximately one third of the ex-
pected total vote in Wednesdays
statewide primary reported, Non
partisan league endorsed candidates
still had large leads to overcome but
were improving their percentage in
comparison with their opponents
For republican senatorial nomina-
tion 561 precincts give: McCumber,
36,S23; Frazier, 1881. For repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination,
588 precincts: Nestos. 44,87S; Bak-
or. 23,97S.
The lead OF Governor R A. Mes
tos seemed to be holding up well
at 1880 this afternoon with more
than one. third of the expected to-
tai vote reported.
With, 615 precincts reported con-
testants for the republican senator
ial nomination stood: McCumber
36,73O; Frazier, 20, 156. For the
gubernatorial nomination
SAT precincts gave: Nestos. 47.2Ss;
Baker, 25,1S5.