Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-06
Political
Campaign
Winding Up

Tuesday, November Z. is the day or
which the voters OF East Grand Fork'
will go to the polls to decide the fate
Of candidates for county. state and ma
tiohal offices, and two state amend
ments.
The voters will be handed three
ballots by an election Judge when
entering the polling place. The state
amendment ballot, county ballot ano
state ballot will be >voted on. The
~. M, while the voting places IN the
rural district, open at nine a. m. and
close at, the same hour IN the evening
In addition to the county office
candidates. whose names appear on
the county ballot. there are also the
.aspirants to the judgeship Of the
fourteenth judicial district n the
two candidates for congress from the
ninth district. Halvor SteencrSon UP
Tor reelection and knud Wefald,
Hawley merchant who is backed by
the Farmer-Labor forces. As the
Democratic party has no candidate In
the field this year for congressman
their adherents are expected to throw
their support to either Steenerson or
Wefald. The local Republicans claim
that practically all the Democrats will
Join the Republicans in re-electing
Halvor STEVENSON to congress.
Fight About Judgeship
William Watts, Andrew Grindeland,
g. Halvorson and j. NJ. Bishop are
the four men who are making strong
campaigns for election to the Judge
ship OF the fourteenth judicial dis
trict. William Watts and Andrew
Grindeland are both up for reelection
and are favored to win although the
other candidates may give them a
close race in some parts Of the dis
trict.
The candidates for state senator
are James Cumming and r. 7. Buck
Ter. The legislative candidates for the
house are: John Perry. c. NJ. Berg,
B. M. Benson and j. c. Pratt. The
latter two are joining r. T. Buckler
in their campaign for election while
John Perry and c. NJ. Berg have unit
ed with James Cummings during the
campaign.
There are two county officers who
are unopposed for election and as 4
result neither has made any cam
paign. DR.. H. E. Nelson will not have
N opponent on the county ballot
Steener Steenerson will not be OPP
posed for election to the office OF
county surveyor.
County Board Contest
A contest in the second commits
sloners district Of the county has de-
veloped into a real battle for the cleo
ton to serve as a member OF the
county board and a close vote is ex-
pected between II. H. Thoreson who
is up for reelection. and F. H. Ross,
Dreng Grundysen and f.. G. Eklund
are on the ballot from the fourth
commissioners district.
Close contests are expected in most
Of the races for county offices. o. X.
Bo!stad and Anton Nelson are the
nominees for the sheriff's office and
both have made strenuous campaigns
for election. This contest oversha-
dows all others in the county. The
other contests are: County auditor,
Henry J., Welte, Julia A. Hughes;
county treasurer, George J. Flaten
c. NJ. Tvedten; register of deeds
Theodore A. Thompson, John Saug.
stad; county attorney, James e. Mon.
stague. Martin o. Brandon: judge o,
probate, Myrtle I. Rowland, A. T.
Morck; clerk OF district court, Minnie
/. Doe. Chas. NJ. Lohn; county sup.
%erintendent of schools, N. A. Thor.
son, Ingeborg Espeseth.