The Washington times., 1922-06-27
DEFEAT LOOMS
FOR NJ 'CUMbER
IN DAKOTA RACE
Old Guard Desperate on Eve Of
Primary Trying to Win
Independents.
By CHARLES y. WHEELER,
Universal Service.

FARGO. ". D., June 27.-Unless
all surface Indications are decep-
tive. Republican voters Of North
Dakota are ready TO snow under
United States Senator Porter J. Nc.
Cumber in tomorrow's primary bat
tie.
A desperate eleventh.hour effort
is being put forth by McCumber
men to stave off defeat which at
this hour appears virtually certain.
Overtures tare being made to the
Independent Voters Association
forces, who are supporting enthusi-
astically Governor Nestos and the
anti.Nonpartisan League ticket on
the State ticket, but who have re-
mained neutral on the Senatorship.
TO desert Ormsby McHarg. OF
jamestown, the independent candi-
date. and throw their support to Nc
Cumber.
Inducements Offered.
Just what inducements are being
handed out to the neutrals to swing
into the McCumber camps are not
available in detail, but II is rumnred
they are ready TO promise anything
under the heavens within their
power.
Word comes from jamestown that
McHarg and his men are standing
pat and will go into the ditch We'd
nesday with colors flying. The
counter proposition by McHarG
forces Is that since it is apparent
McCumber will be defeated either
by McHarg or former Gov. Lynn j.
Frazier. the Non-partisan League
Republican candidate. McCumber
can save the day for the indcpend-
ents and the conservative forces by
getting out of the race himself Tues.
day night.
AS the situation stands today, with
desperate efforts being put forth at
Washington by McCumber's associ-
ates in the Senate and with the full
power OF the national Administra-
ton swung into the battle line en-
his side, McCumber will be defeated
unless the l. V. A. forces come TO
him in a body at the last minute.
Even then the betting Is even money
that former Governor Frazier will
bring home the bacon.
Two untoward developments Of
the last few hours have struck ter
ror to the McCumber camp. One is
the authoritative statement that
Governor Nestos has refused to re-
ply to McCumber's appeal to help
him by publicly indorsing him. The
one event that has weakened the
McCumber forces is the death OF
Alex Mckenzie. head of the Old
Guard forces who ruled North Da-
kota for a generation in the old
. Ia noio
latures. Mckenzie's influence was
what brought Ormsby McHarg into
the field as a third candidate, there
by splitting the McCumber forces.
McCumber Is Attacked.
McHarg has charged that McCum-
her forced the appointment by
President Harding of a Federal
Judge exceedingly dlstasteful to the
people OF the State and over thr 'ats
Of q petition signed by $4,000 voters.
The Independent Voters Associa-
ton, now a power in North Dakota
politics, has had no use for Nc
Cumber since he refused to turn
over his hand last year in the re-
call election, when they defeated
Governor Frazier by about 1000 ma
jority.
The Democrats have a full ticket
in the field, which will take about
40, 900 votes from the forces who
voted in the recall election last year.
The highest estimate Of the total
vote next Wednesday Is 100000.
with the Democratic normal vote
off to one side that will leave 1s0,-
900 in the Republican primary. Last
year In the recall election, Governor
Frazier polled 10000 votes. and II
he does that well Wednesday he In
put down as a winner by his cam
paign managers by from 10000 TO
$4,000 votes.