The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19

The race for Democratic nationa
committeeman between R. b. Muir
ply of Bismarck and H. H. Perry of
Glendale will not be decided before
tomorrow. Perry led in early re.
turns but they were chiefly from
Minot and Dickey county, Perry
stronghOlds. Mandan's vote, not in
cluded in the total, gave Murphy Il
four to one lead over Perry.
No attempt was made to tabulat.|
the vote on presidential electors and
candidates for delegates to the Re 4
publican national convention, because
of the large number of names anG|
the desire to determine the result oil
the other issues as quickly as posi-.
BILE. There were 93 candidates or|
the ballot, which made counting ex.|
tremely slow.
Tabulated Vote
TabulatiOns include:
264sprecincts on referred laws
out of 2.05S gave: h. b. 2S5, for
12.457; against S.514. 800 pre-
cincts, S. b. 233, for 1852:
1913, against 1905.
Amendmcnts-state bond issue
229 precincts, for 1855, against
6,56S. County officials for H.
449, against 1867.
Farm labor lien-346 precinct
for 1853, against 20,296.
III precincts, McAdOo 1.487:
26l precincts, Democratic nation
al committeeman, Murphy 1,7SI:
Perry 1916.
297 precincts, Republican ma
tiOnal Onmitteeman-BOwma
2,217; Burdick 5,535; Garnett H.
Gal; kinzer 4,597.
When 44S precincts had been
reported Coolidge had 2O,8S5
votes. LaFOllette 6,993; Johnson
ll,3lO.,
When 44S precincts out OF thd
states 2,O58 had reported the vote
stood: Coolidge 2O.SS5; LaFollett'
6,993; Johnson 1870.
Returns from 203 precincts for ma
tlonal committeeman on the Republic
can ticket gave: Bowman 500; Bur
dick 4,O65; Garnett 1894; kinzel
2.69s. The division apparently favor
ed Garnett all down the line.
Returns from 1T precincts gave
Murphy for Democratic national com
mitteeman 1889 and Perry 2,O13.
The gain of Johnson from the earl
ier tabulations is shown by com
parison when 294 precincts had beer
reported. which gave Coolidge 1929
votes, LaFollette 1851 and johnson
S,453. Both LaFollctte and johnson
gained on Coolidge in the next 2Od
precincts reported.
The '"sticker" campaign for LaFol
lette was widespread. While in some
rural precincts it was evident that
Nonpartisans decided either to joir
for LaFollette or Johnson, there were
other precincts in which it was APP
parent that Hiram Johnson cut into
the Coolidge vote more than LaFoll
lette cut into the Johnson vote. The
voters apparently we're well supplied
with LaFollette stickers in most rura
precincts.
Doubt On Laws
Political observers, basing esti
mates on knowledge of conditions
in the state and returns available
doubted if the election laws woul,
carry. Returns from 70 precinct
showed 4,372 votes for house bill No
2S2 as compared to 2,374 against
1914 for s.lb. 233 and 1881 against
3,515 for h. b. 282 and 2,l9O against
Several towns where Coolidge raj
ahead gave majority against tht
election laws.
The Fedgc labor lien bill, objec
of much discussion, continued to re
ceive hard knocks at the hands o,
the voters. One hundred and ter
precincts gave 1851 for the bill t.
1869 against.
Interest centered on the presiden
tial preference primary, but the vote
was being reported slowly, due I'd
attention paid city and township
elections and lack Of the. heated in.
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