The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-14
$4,000 FEWER
CITIZENS CAST
THEIR BALLOTS
This Number Less Than 1922
Primary Is Cast in the
June Is Primary Election
KITCHEN LEAD 1923
Sorlie's Majority on Final
Unofficial Figures Just
Over 1000 Mark
KITCHEN LEAD 1923

"'S"' ~. ~, 1uly -. Wy tHe ~
P)-North Dakota voters cast ap-
proximately $4,000 votes less in the
1924 state wide primary than in the
state elections two years ago, ac-
cording to unofficial figures tabu-
lated at the Associated Press cleo
tion bureau here. The vote, that
for Democratic and Republican gov
ernor taken as the barometer, in
1922 totalled, officially, l90,sO3, while
that in the past election of June 25,
unotficially, totalled l6l 1872, showing
decrease in the Republican vote
of about 10000 and an approximate
gain in the Democratic vote of about
1900.
Featuring the contests. the unoffi-
cial tabulation shows, is the close
race between Halvor Halvorson of
Minot and DR.. L. S. Platou Of Fargo
for the Democratic gubernatorlal
nomination. The Minot candidates
lead, in careful unofficial re.check
of county totals is placed at 67O. Un-
official complete figures gave: Hal
vorson 1908, Plateau 5233.
In the Republican gubernatorial
race, A. G. Sorlie of Grand Forks,
.Nonpartisan Lacquer, maintained his
lead over Governor Il. A. Nestos, the
unofficial county shows, al
though his lead was cut slightly and
his plurality placed at 2O89. In
cidently both the league candidates
and the Independents suffered a loss
of votes in comparison with 1922. In
1922 Governor Nestos rode to vic
tory with 93,551 votes while his lea
que opponent, B. F. Baker, received
but 82,421. The unofficial vote for
the 1924 state election gave: Nestos
70,782; Sorlie 1881; Moe running
Independently, 6,526.
Another close contest DEVELOPED in
the race for the Republican Commits
sioner of Agriculture and Labor be-
tween Church, Lacquer, and Kitchen,
Independent. Kitchen won, on the
basis of unofficial returns, receiving
II ,758 to his opponents 7O,235.
Other Contests
The results of the other contests,
based wholly on unofficial but re-
checked reports from county audi
tors, were as follows:
Thomas Hall, independent, defeated
Thomas Sherman, Lacquer, and P.
Williams, running independently, for
the Republican nomination for con-
gressman from the second North Da-
kota district: The vote: Hail 25,-
O99; Sherman 21,222; Williams 3,2Ol.
Congressman o. B. Burtness de-
'feated H. H. Aaker, Lacquer, for Re-
publican nomination for congress-
man from the first North Dakota
district. The vote: Aaker 1894;
Burtness 2S,555.
Congressman J. H. Sinclair, yeague.
defeated M. o. Hall, Independent, for
the Republican nomination for con-
gresham from the third North Da-
kota district, receiving .30,715 votes
to Halls 1887.
John Burke and Judge Fisk were
high in the race for Supreme Court
judge, the former receiving 55,l7l
and Fisk 24,245. Crimson was third
with 1882, Hellstrom, fourth, with
16,998, Coghland, fifth. with l4.442,
and Feetham last with 5,97l.
Walter Maddox, league, won the
Republican nomination for Lieute-
nant Governor, over Frank Ployhar,
Independent. The vote: Maddox
77,146; Ployhar 63,657
OR Republican secretary of state:
Robert Bryne, league, 5s,747; D. E.
Shipley, Independent, 56,614; Hall,
running independently, 26,645.
For Republican state auditor: D.
C. Poindexter, independent, 7O,452;
John Steen, league, 74,053.
For Republican state treasurer:
C. A. Fisher, league, 77,009; John o.
-Lyngstad, independent, 62,735.
For Republican attorney general:
George Shafer. independent, 63,2O3;
S. S. Olsness, league, 1886.
For Republican commissioners of
railroads. three to be nominated: {:
Fay Harding, league, 1914; c. w,
Mcdonnell, league, 70, 495; Frank
Milhollan, league, 72,307; M. H.
Lynch, Independent, $1,000; NJ. P.
Johnson, independent: 62,997; L. L,
Russell, independent, 58,087.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction, two to be nominated: G.
W. Conn, 26,229; MIME J. Nelson
incumbent, 73,543; Bertha Palmer
81 ,519.
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