Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-07
MUCH INTEREST In
ELECTIONS IN THE
MIDDLE WEST STATES
Fair Weather Reported In
All Sections Except Lake
Region.
Race Made BY Women In
Two States An Outstand-
ing Feature.

Chicago. Nov. 7.-Violence in con-
nection with the election broke out
early today in Chicago when J. H.
Clancy. a Republican precinct worker
in the 18th ward, a West Side river
ward, was fired on as he was leaving
his home. None of the shots took ef-
feet and the attackers escaped in a
motor car from which three men fired
several shots.
Chicago. Nov. 7.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. )-Fair weather for to-
days election was forecast generally
for the north central states, except in
the extreme upper lake regions and
the Dakotas. where rain and snow
were expected to affect the size of the
vote in the rural districts.
In North Dakota, especially bad
weather was regardedtas a most i'm
portant factortMn the election. Yes
terday's snow storm and the weather
outlook today increased the hopes Of
supporters Of ]. F. T. O'Connor. In
dependent nominee for United States
senator. O'Connor hackers expressed
the belief bad weather would reduce
the Nonpartisan league farmer vote
for Lynn J. Frazier, running for the
senate under the Nonpsrtlsan banner.
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farmers, whose pilgrimage to the polls
was made more difficult by bad roads.
H Interest in Middle West.
Nine Of the sS statel electing United
States senators today. are common
-wealths of the middle west. They
are: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Min
nesota. Missouri, Nebraska, North Da-
kota. Ohio and Wisconsin. Most of
=. 3Ov 70 tn, xJ%of
rank as exceptional nationwide at
tt actions, with the Frelinghuysen-E Ed
wards contest in New Jersey, and 9TH
ers which have drawn universal in
terest.
Wet and Dry Fight.
In Ohio and Illinois beer and wine
referendums are before the voters for
an expression of sentiment and Mis-
souri, presents a real wet and dry
fight in the senatorial contest between
Senator James A. Reed, Democrat and
Reginald Brewster, Republican.
Reed. opposed by organized drys
and Wilson Democrats, relied on
many wet Republicans to desert
Brewster and rally behind him on the
prohibition issue.
Aside from the Democratic candi-
dacy of a woman. Mrs. j. j. Hooper.
who is opposing Senator La Toilette,
the chief outside interest in Wisconsin
centers in the candidacy of Victor
Berger, Socialist, for the congression
al seat to which he was twice elected
and from which he was both times
unseated
Three Cornered Race.
Another woman, Mrs. Annie D. OLE
sen, Democrat, is candidate for the
United States senate in the three cor
nered race in Minnesota with Senator
Kellogg, Republican and DR.. Henrik
Shipstead a Farmer-Labor candidate.
In Iowa one Of the features in the
senatorial contest was interest in the
size of the Republican revolt against
the party nominee, Smith w. Brook
hart. Clyde L. Herring, the Demo
cratic candidate, expected support
from the Republican rebels.
Intense Campaign.
cock and William j. Bryan buried
their hatchets after the Comm oner's
brother. Charles. won the Democratic
nomination for governor, Hitchcock
and his Republican opponent, R. 3
Howell, ended intense campaigns.
1ndiana's senatorial contest between
former Senator Beveridge, Republican
and former Governor Ralston, Demo.
crat, and the Michigan battle between
Senator Townsend and former Cover.
nor Ferris are regarded by party man.
ayers as among the most important.
Illinois chief issue aside from the
congressional contests is the fight Of
Governor Small and Mayor Thompson
Of Chicago for bipartisan control OF
the legislature. The governor and the
mayor sought support of candidates
irrespective Of party. who will &c
along with the Small Thompson pro.
gram.
Illinois. Iowa, Kansas and Okla.
homa vote on soldiers bonus.