Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-07-06
LEAGUE GETS TWO STATE
OFFICES
Poindexter and Oisness Win Repub-
lican Nomination, and Railroad
Commission May Be Split.

Both league candidates held ma
jorities with most of the unreported
votes lying in strong Nonpartisan
counties. s5ls
As for Joseph Kitchen, commission
er Of agriculture and labor, he holds
majority of s,131, and the returns,
which will be for Kitchen, and Rolette,
Mountrail, Oliver, Renville and Ward,
which will be for Church, were not
available to the time Of the tabula-
ton. -.s1. n.
\ Mr.. Kitchen, on the basis Of these
figures, is assured of a plurality
George shafer, independent, has q
lead of 9,197 over p. A. Garberg,
Lacquer, and the same precincts that
are unreported in the case of the race
gor attorney general are not avail
able in this figure. Mr.. Shafer's
lead is SO great there is no possibili-
although it VIII be reduced.
ty that Mr.. Garberg will overcome it,,
The break in the receipt of returns,
cccasioned by the fact of Sunday in
tcrvening, slowed up the work Of
completing the ta',uiat,on, and Il ney
r,t he finished un:il Wedne ,5av be-.
{: use Of the fact ..hst Tuesday Is tile
Fourth Of July-an1 1 a holiday.
Nonpartisan claus that they stand
10 position to conrol the house e
representatives are not borne out by,
the returns availatl., which indicate
that the independents have ncninat-
ed 50 candidates, and that the league
has nominated IS candidates
"a AS for the senate, the Independents
have nominated Is candidates in the
republican primary, who, IS elected,
will make the total independent
strength Is just enough to control.
Chairmanship Of the senate exer-
cised by the lieutenant governor
would seem to be safely with the in
dependents, as Frank Hyland holds
., lead Of 1868, and the returns from
Benson and Foster, probably tn even
break and Mclean, Williams, Rolette,
Kidder, Mountrail and Oliver, which
we're for Baker by about 5000, still
To be received & ~. SIS; ;.:s5..ss s5
The margin will be very slight and
1eaguers declare themselves hopeful
81 pulling "A. e Bowman, their can
didate to victory.
Vote For Governor 3s.
.fsg No new figures on the govcrnorship
were available over Sunday. In
2,oO1 precincts, however, the totals
are se,45s for R. A.. Nestos, and
1862 for 3B. F. Baker. a recheck
Of all the figure in-involving 9 cor
rection Of 1,OO0sin the Nelson county
vote for Nestos to the detriment Of
that candidate, gives the vote indicat-
ed above, leaving Nestos with ma ma,
iority 81 12.791 which will be further
reduced as the last returns are avail
able.
Supreme Court s
For the supreme court, veinb jorn
/ johnson, Seth Richardson, a. y. Eng
lert and NJ. Nuessle would seem
10 be almost certain Of landing mons
nations, while =. =. Birdxell a. g
Burr IA. 7. Cole, w 3. stutsman,
are punched for the fifth end sixth
1 positions within 5000 votes on ne
| III; turns from slightly more th=n 1,2oto ,t
rsc.iin,cts. 81. ~ dssIsss
As Tor erintsndent of instrusc. y z g !.
lion Miss Nelson is far in front q
Miss Fulton. the basis q returns
from about 10000 precincts
For the railroad commissionsn1r' n1'
berths. the field Is burned. with the
/ advantage in. favor Of the leaene '
andidates on the outatnnding returns
\ emohratic
IS Il. ~ o. O'Connor holds big lead
81 I. over ), /. o. Hellstrom for the demo-
cratic nomination for United statea
SENATOR . margin that will increase q
g nav returns;air received
IL. 8. !. Platcn iss running closer Y
Chafies Simon for gUvernor, and =, !,
Vim require complete returns 70 indi'
cate the result. VI N
ne vote rIslieorsle ~ 90 follows: Z
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Nestos :.. ! a ss ss'
4 Coingr greseslen 81
int district (614 preeinses
urtness 4, . oz'oo'