The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-03
FAIR WEATHER
IS PROMISED
FOR ELECTION
Good Roads to Make Possible
Getting Out of Big Vote
in Rural Districts
CAMPAIGN ENDS TODAY.
Both Coolidge and Independ-
ent Forces See Victory on
Eve of Election
CAMPAIGN ENDS TODAY

North Dakota's citizenry will
march to the polls throughout the
state Tuesday to voice a choice for
the presidency, to elect a Governor
and other state officers, and to Sc
lect county officials.
Fair weather is promised by the
weather bureau, and this fact, cou-
Piled with the intensive drive to get
out full vote and the extreme in
terest being manifest in the cleo
tion, indicates that one of the lar
gcst votes in the history of the state
will be cast. Fully 10000 more
votes than were cast in the June
primary are expected to be deposit
ed in the ballot box Tuesday.
Registration has been heavier
than usual in the cities, and a full
country vote also is anticipated.
North Dakota four years ago cast
over 229,606. votes on the governor.
ship, Lynn J. Frazier receiving Ill.,
11S to 112,48S for J. F. T. O'Connor.
This was the high water mark in
voting in the state. However, it was
figured that 292,83O voters who were
eligible cast their ballots.
Great Activity
The. presidential fight in the state
is closing with great activity on the
part of both the Coolidge and La.
Toilette forces. Little has been
done in behalf of John w. Davis,
the Democratic candidate, it being
realized that he had no chance Of
capturing North Dakota's electoral
vote.
There is no doubt in the minds
of political observers but that the
Coolidge dawes ticket has made re-
markable gains in the state in the
last two weeks, and Republican lead
ers now feel confident that the
President will carry the state by .
majority of 10000. r. W. Frazier,
the LaFollette manager here, claims
the state for him by 10000.
While the LaFollette-Coolidge
campaign has been carried into all
quarters of the state, there is a no.
ticeable temperature feeling in the
discussions, particularly in many Of
the smaller towns and rural dis.
tricts. Many large school house
meetings have been held, and re.
. spectful hearings given to speakers
for both sides.
The Halvorson-Sorlie campaign
holds the center of the stage in
state politics. The Independents
now are fully confident that Hall
vorson will win, whereas they were
dubious when the campaign opened.
A revival of interest among the
anti-Nonpartisan League worke
over the state, together with claims
that many farmers are deserting
the industrial program because Of
the heavy bond issues and high
taxes required to finance it, are
pointed to as assets Of the Minot
man in his candidacy for Governor.
The Nonpartisan League forces are
just as confident of victory, E. j.
Pepke,. state manager said, although
he declined to predict any definite
majority.
AhoAsOACON A1CIc
Mr.. Halvorson closes his campaign
here tonight while Mr.. Sorlie is in
Grand Forks. Mr.. Halvorson will
return to Minot in time to vote to-
morrow, while Mr.. Sorlie will be at
his home in Grand Forks.
In addition to the political state
ticket, there are two contests on the
non-political state ballot which are
attracting interest. They are for
supreme judge and superintendent
Of public instruction. C. j. Fisk Of
Minot, former judge of the su-
preme court, is opposed to Mr..
Burke, with the endorsement Of
most of the lawyers of the state.
Mr.. Burke, on the other hand, re-
ceived remarkable vote in the pri-
mary.
A close race is predicted generally
for state superintendent Of public
instruction, the candidates being
Miss Minnie J. Nelson, who is com.
pleting six years in office, and Miss
Bertha r. Palmer. Adherenks bf
both are actively supporting thsir
claims on the votes Of the people
of the state, and friends Of saeh
are confident Of victory.
County 1aco
Burleigh county has many inter-
esting county races. Among these
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