The Devils Lake world., 1922-11-15
INDEPENDENTS
WIN COMPLETE
STATE CONTROL

the three Independents, leading Seth
Richardson of Fargo( the highest of
the leaguers, by 2,1ss votes.
Fourteen of the missing precincts
are in Mckenzie county, and % in
Mountrial. The resa are scattred.
While the Mountrail and Mckenzie
county precincts may be expected to
give Richardson majorities it appears
impossible that the number of pre-
cincts now missing can increase his
votes sufficiently to overcome Judge
Nuessle's lead.
Sveinbjorn johnson has lead of
10000 over the highest league candi-
dates, and L. E. Birdzell has lead of
4,000.- Their election has been GER
tain for some time past.
Figures on Judges
In 2,07 precincts out of 2,138 in
the state the vote on the supreme
court judges is:
Birdzell 86,3O1.
Burr 80,466.
Englert 76,181.
johnson 92,946.
Nuessle 84,53s.
Richardson 82,1O2.
With the clearing up of the su-
preme court situation all results of
the election held last Tuesday are
known, although the exact majorities
of the various winners have not been
determined. These results show the
Independents in full control of the
state, and may be summarized as
follows:
Independents Success
Te Independents have elected the
following:
o. B. Burtness, congressman, first
district.
George Young, congressman, second
district. ..
R. A. Nestos, governor.
Frank Hyland, Lieutenant governor.
Thomas Hall, secretary Of state.
George Shafer, attorney general.
j. A. Kitchen, commissioner of ag-
ricultural and labor.
John Steen, treasurer.
Sveinbjorn johnson, L. E. Birdzell
and W. L. Nuessle, justices of the su-
preme court.
Minnie ]. Nelson, superintendent
of public instruction.
eleven state senators, who, with Is
The Independents have also elected
|.aold-over Independent senators, give
them a majority Of three in the SEN
ate, and So house members giving
them majority Of three in the body.
J Leaguers Elected
The Nonpartisan League has elect
ed:
Lynn J. Frazier, United States sem
ator.
]. H. Sinclair, congressman, third
district.
D. c. Poindexter, state auditor.
S. A. Olsness, insurance commits
sioner.
Fay Harding, Frank Milhollan and
c. w. Mcdonnell, railway commits
sioners.
The leaguers have elected 13 sena-
tors which, with 10 hold-overs, gives
them % members of the upper house
and IS members of the lower house.
They have thus lost control Of both
legislative houses.
Additional House Members
Late returns show that the Lnde-
pendents have a majority of three
in the house, having elected So men,
bers of the body instead of 81, as
was first reported. This was estab-
lished when it was learned that John
Burke, Independent Democratic, had
defeated E. F. Johnson, Nonparti-
san, in the 32nd district. consisting Of
Eddy and Foster counties, by mar
gain Of 20 votes.
Republicans Win
That party designation was one Of
the big factors in determining the
election results is plainly shown by
the fact that, except on the legislative
ballot, all candidates who appeared
in the Republican column were VIC
torius.
Governor r. A. Nestos final ma
jority over William Lemke, the
league candidate, will be about 49,
900.
Lynn ]. Frazier's final majority
over j. F. T. O'Connor should be be-
tween 5000 and 5000.
Majorities Of the other successful
candidates are still uncertain.
The initiated grain grading law has
passed by large majority.
Latest Figures
Returns from 2,032 of the states g.
1873 precincts give Lynn j. Frazier,
Nonpartisan league candidate for
United States senator, lead over j.
F. T. OConnor, Democratic anti
league of 1866. The count now stands
Frazier 98,617; O'Connor 91,251.