Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-09
ELECTION IS
NARROWED TO
LEAGUE issue
BY Withdrawals and New
Filings Of Candidates
at Bismarck.
. lHerald special seryice,l

eb0 y (t1erald Special SerVtce.)
Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 9.-The No
yember election in many Legislative
districts will be narrowed into a
straight fight between the Nonparti-
san league and Independents, as we'll
as on the state ticket.
Numerous Withdrawals filed by can
didates favoring the Independent
tickle have been received by the sec
rotary Of state. d. r. 'Shipley. one of
the Independent leaders in the last
legislature will make the race in Stark
aNestos progressive candidate. NJ. A.
Wtsness also filed as a Nestos pro-
Eregsivc candidate.
Some Of the candidates who sent in
petitions may not get on thu ballot be-
cause OF apparent defects N the petit
lions. among these may he Senator E.
N. Nelson for senator nd Dan Jones
for the house in Richland u
both classed az anti-leaguers. 1t APP
peared the petitions did not contain
10 per cent of the vote cast for con-
gress last election.
j. II. Wishek has filed petitions for
nomination for senator from the EN-
mons-Mc1ntosh district. with a plat
form of economy and lower taxes
n personal liberty" He was defeat
ed in the primary In a three cornered
oao 40 SApcStco " IcSSlNS IN
Nonpartisan support against Inde-
pendent candidate who was victorious.
Among the Withdrawals were Scott
Cameron Of Bismarck, Democratic
candidate for representative. A with
drawal was also filed for j. M.
Thompson Of Wilton. Democratic can
dtdate. but was received too late.
Democratic candidates in the 2eth
district, Kidder and Emmons coun-
ties. will not go m the ballor not will
they In Stark county or the Mcintosh
Logan district or In the 4Sth district.
William-sR.G Hartlof of Wells county,
Lacquer who was defeated in the pri-
mary has filed petitions to make the
race again and Thomas Pendray of
Jamestown, c. A.. Bell of Medina and
q. B. Joos Of Pingree filed as the
league legislative candidates. In stuts-
man county the league also filed
Lillian Dinsmore for the 25th district.
Dems Withdraw.
The Nonpartisan League will be the
n issue in the North Dakota election
on November Z.
This al definitely established Sat-
urday by action taken by the Nonpar-
ttsan League and Independent Demo-
Gratis respectively.
The Leaguers completed their ticket
officially by fling petitions nominal
ing William Lemke for governor;
Ertck Bowman for lieutenant gov
srnor; j. H. Ulsrud for attorney gen
eral; P. A. Moeller for secretary Of
state: and E. G.. Larson for state
treasurer.
Democrats Withdraw.
While the Nonpartisans were TAX
ing this action the men nominated
for these same Offices in the Demo-
cratic primary were Withdrawing
their m from the ballot. These
thus withdrawing were: Charles ST.
mon. nominated for governor; w. P.
Porterfeld Nor lieutenant governor;
Mrs. Florence Gammons for secretary
OF state, and Isaac Hegge for treas
urer.
d. j. O'Connell, nominated for at
torney general by the Democrats had
already withdrawn, and Nick Nelson,
nominated for. commissioner Of AEri-
culture and labor filed no expense &C
count for the primary election and
his name Is therefore automatically
eliminated.
John Fried. nominated by the DEM
.Eocrats for congress in the second dis
trict has also withdrawn, leaving the
Held clear for George NJ. Young, In
dependent Republican. A. B. Deemy
had announced his intention of OPP
posing Mr.. Young but no word Of his
petitions having been actually filed
had been received up to late Satur-
day night '{ta% t.E
Speaking Schedules.
y. F. T. O'Connor will speak during
the coming week in the northwestern