The Devils Lake world., 1922-07-05
Frazier AND NEST0S PROVE
F. PRIMARY ELECTION WINNERS
Balance of State Ticket is Divided Between |. V.
A. and League Forces-Both House and Sem
ate Appear to be in the Hands of Independents.

With the return in from 1912 pre-
cincts up to this morning Lynn j.
Frazier is leading P. ]. McCumber
for the office of U. S. senator by
10.166 votes. The totals in each case
are Frazier 86,928 and McCumber
76,762. The territory yet to hear from
is league territory and the chances
are that Frazier's majority will be
even larger when all the precincts are
in.
The figures on governor available
up to this morning in 2001 precincts
give 89,453 for Nestos and 1862
for Baker, giving Nestos majority
Of 1921. It is believed that this
majority will remain about the same
when the total returns come in, as
there is just as much independent
territory out as there is league ter
ritory.
Victory for D. C. Poindexter, Nom
partisan, in the race for the Republi-
can nomination for state auditor, and
for S. A. Olsness, Nonpartisan, in the
race for commissioner of insurance,
was definitely determined on the face
of more complete returns.
Both league candidates held ma
jorities with most of the unreported
votes lying in strong Nonpartisan
counties.
As for Joseph Kitchen, commiss-
ioner of agriculture and labor, he
holds a majority of 8,131, and the
returns from Pembina, Foster, Nc
Intosh, which will be foh Kitchen,
and Rolette, Mountrail, Olive( Rem
Wills, and Ward, which will be for
| Church, were not available to the
time Of the tabulation.
Mr.. Kitchen, on the basis of these
figures, is assured of a plurality.
George Shafer, independent has a
lead of 9,197 over P. A. Garberg,
Lacquer, and the same precincts that
are unreported in the case Of the race
for attorney general are not available
in this figure. Mr.. Shafer's lead is 50
great there is no possibility that Mr..
Garberg will overcome it, although it
will be reduced.
The break in the receipts of returns
occasioned by the fact Of Sunday and
the Fourth Of July intervening, SLOW
ed up the work of completing the ia.
bulation.
Nonpartisan claims that they
stand in position to control the house
of representatives are not borne out
by the returns available, which in
incate THAT the Independents have
nominated SO candidates, and that
the league has nominated S. candid.
ates.
AS for the senate, the independ.
ents have nominated 10 candidates
in the Republican primary, who, il
elected, will make the total inde.
pendent strength 25-just enough tc
control.
Craftsmanship of the senate-ex.
ercised by the lieutenant governor
would seem to be safely with the in
dependents, as Frank Hyland holds
a lead of 1868, and the returns from
Benson and Foster, probably an ever
break, and Mclean, Williams, Ro'
lette, Kidder, Mountrail, and Oliver
which were for Baker by about 5000
still to be received.
The margin will be very slight anc
leaguers declare themselves hopeful
of pulling A. E. Bowman, their can
didate to victory.
Supreme Court
For the supreme court, Sveinbjor1
johnson, Seth Richardson, M. J
Englert and W. L. Nuessle woult
seem to be almost certain of landing
nomination, while L. E. Birdzell, A
G. Burr, A. T. Cole, w. H. Stutsman
are punched for the fifth and sixth
positions with 5000 votes ON re
turns from slightly more than 1,20(
precincts.
AS for superintendent of instruc
ton, Miss Nelson is far in front o:
Miss Fulton on the basis Of return!
from about 1900 precincts.
For the RAILROAD commissioner
berths, the field is punched, with the
advantage in. favor Of the league
candidates OH the outstanding re-
turns.
J. F. T. O'Connor holds big leac
over F. o. Hellstrom for the Dem
ocratic nomination for United States
senator-a margin that will increase
as new returns are received.
L. S. Platu is running closer tt
Charles Simon for governor, and il
will require complete returns to in
dicate the result.
RAMSEY COUNTY
The total vote for all state, district
and county candidates in Ramsey
county is as fallows:
United States Senator:
Lynn J. Frazier -------- 1774
| P ]. McCumber ----------- 249t
O1msby McHarg --------- 1Ss
Congressman:
P. A. Moeller ------------ 145:
O B. Burtness --.--------- 1891