The New York herald., 1922-06-28
Nestos, Too, Coldly Dis
claims Any Desire for Sen
ator's Kind Wishes.
WOMAN VOTE A MYSTERY
Bonus Not Figuring Locally,
as Both Senatorial Candi-
dates Favor 1t.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD
FARGO, n. D.. June 27.-Eleventh
hour Indications are that Lynn ].
Frazier, recalled by the people of this
State last October as Governor, may
defeat Porter j. McCumber for the
Republican nomination for the United
States Senate in the Statewide pri-
mary tomorrow.
the nti-Non-Partisan vote and he has
gained nothing in exchange from the
Non-Partisans, who oppose him be-
cause he is held reactionary.
His futile, last minute Endorsement
of Nestos for Governor, on the anti
Partisan ticket, brought him
nothing but a cold disclaimer from
Nestos, who regretted that he was un-
able to return the compliment. Nestos
would hold the farmer vote by repu-
dating McCumber.
McKenzfe's Death n Blow.
The death of Alex Mckenzie. brains
and financier Of the McCumber cam
paign. in the last days of the fight
was a severe blow to the organization
which. even when Mckenzie was alive,
was not without it's internal friction.
The final effort of Capper of Kansas
to influence the farmers for McCumber
by sending over the State yesterday
a purported Endorsement of him by the
agricultural bloc is generally accepted
as a campaign roorback and cannot
reach the country precincts before
election.
The soldiers bonus Is not an issue,
as both men are for it. The New
berry case is of a secondary Interest
to the appointments made by McCum-
Der. such as that of Judge Andrew
Miller to the Federal District Court.
prohibition agents and post offices. most
of which have been highly obnoxious
to the anti-non-partisans
On the State ticket, anti-Non-Partisans
say Nestos and two other candidates
are safe by small majorities. Nom
partisan headquarters claims Baker for
Governor. and says the entire ticket
will be nominated by better than one
come and farmers go to the polls. the
Non-Partisans will win.
The Democratic situation is remark
able. Registration. which in the 1920
primary was 5000. has jumped to 40,-
900. This means that the Democrats
are being held at home by the fight in
their own ticket and will not interfere
in the Republican row. The estimate is
that 10000 are anti-Non-Partfsan and
10000 Non-Partisan.
The Democratic Issues.
The Democratic struggle is over
fusion, with the Republicans against
the Non-Partisans. However, many
Democrats have been made by two
United States Supreme Court decisions.
one calling the State grain grading and
dockage law unconstitutional because 1t
asserted a States right to govern the
grain traffic within the State, and the
other calling the Capper-Tincher grain
gambling law unconstitutional because
1t interfered with States rights.
The total vote at the recall election
last October when no party lines were
drawn, was, in round numbers. 22S, 900.
At to-morrow's election the Republi-
cans should cast 100000 Frazier's vote
when recalled was 100000 He will hold
that vote. for defections by loss of the
Democratic vote will be made up by the
anti-Non-Partisan accessions.
II. l.. Stegner, independent candidate
for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor, heads a ticket running on a "clean
the slate" platform. which repudiates
the Non-Partisan State industrial pro-
gram. Nestos and his ticket indorse
the Non-Partisan program and is
pledged to carry II out, questioning the
ability and integrity of the Non-Parti-
sans to do so. Stegner will take the
votes of the diehards and the bitter
enders from Nestos. That with the de-
fection of the Democrats Is the weak
ness of his ticket.
The woman vote Is puzzle. Early
in the campaign women's organizations
were opposed to McCumber over the at
titude of his appointees on the enforce
ment of the prohibition law and the
total ignoring of the returned soldiers
In naming postmasters and clerks. In
the last week word has been going out
among the women to vote for Me-
Cumber because he will be easier to
beat in November with a Democart.
Men know Democrat cannot be
elected to the Senate from North
Dakota. How far this argument has
gone with the women voters is hard to
estimate.
Farm women seem timid about exer-
cislng the new right. because Of the diff
ficulty Of getting to the polls, and of
getting some one to remain with the
children when they drive ten or twelve
miles.
City women are overwhelmingly for
the anti-Non- Partisans.