The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-27
SHORT BALLOT
BEFORE VOTERS
IN N. D. JUNE 25
Only So Names on Ballot For
June rs Primary Nomina-
tons in the State
SOME BLANK PLACES
Democrats Have no Candi-
dates For 2 Congressional
and One State Place

Inc June 70 primary ballot il
North Dakota will be the shortcs
in years.
There are but SO candidates on tn.
state ballot, exclusive of iistric'
Judges, there are no initiated or re
ferred measures or constitutions
amendments for the first time il
Years at state election, and i,
two districts there is no contes. or
for places on the district bench.
Generally it will be a straight
lineup in the Republican primar.
between candidates indorsed by the
Real Republican state convention n
jamestown and the Nonpartisar
League state convention in Bismarck
However, I. j. Moe of Valley Cit,
makes third Republican candidat,
for Governor, and o. A. Hall, Fargo
for whom petitions were filed late
yesterday makes a third man in the
race for Secretary of State.
Excepting in the second district
there are but two candidates fol
the Republican nomination for Con
gressman. In this district, E. A
Williams and Thomas Hall of Bis.
marck and John Sherman of Steele
are competing.
The Democratic ticket has some
blank spaces. Petitions were no
filed to place candidates in the. race
for Congressman either in the Sec
ond or Third districts. and no Demo
cratic candidate appeared for Com
missioner of Agriculture and Labor
Martin G. Frecrks of jamestown j.
the sole candidate whose name viii
20 in the "Nonpartisan Leagu,
Party column, he being candidate
for Congress in the Second district
Judgeship Race
Four district judges will have n.
opposition. In the Third district
two to be elected, the only candi
dates are George M. McKenna o
Napoleon and Chas. +. Wolfe o.
Wahpeton, incumbants; and in tn,
fourth district, two to be elected
the only candidates are j. A. CoffeA
of jamestown and Fred Jansonius oi
Bismarck, incumbents.
For the supreme court, two to b,
nominated and one elected, there
are six candidates as follows: Johr
Burke, Fargo; Joseph Coghlan, Bis.
marck, Charles j. Fisk, Minot, Frank
B. Fectham, Grand Forks; G. Grim.
son, Langdon; +. o. Hellstrom
Bismarck.
List of Candidates
The complete list of candidates
follows:
REPUBLICAN
Representatives in Congress-:
First District--H. II. Aaker, Grand
Forks; o. B. Burtness, Grand Forks
Secohd. District,-Thomas Hall
Bismarck; John Sherman, Steele; f.
A. Williams, Bismarck.
Third District-M. o. Hall, Mo
hall; James II. Sinclair, Kenmarc.
Governor. J. Moe, Valley City;
Ragnvald A. Nestos, Minot; Arthur
G. Sorlie, Grand Forks.
Lieutenant Govcrnor--Waltcr Mad
dock, Plaza; Frank E. Ployhar, Val
ley City.
Secretary Of State-Robert Byrne
Arnegard; o. A. Hall, Fargo; d. Z.
Sflpley, DICKINSON
State Auditor-David C. Poindex-
ter, Jamestown; John Steen, Rugby.
State Treasurer--C. A. Fisher
Valley City; John o. Lyngstad,
Bismarck.
Attorney General-George F. Sha
fer, Watford City; T. H. H. Thore-
sen, Dunn Center.
Commissioner of Insurance-Si-
mon J. Nagel, Glen Ullin; S. A.
Olsness, Sheyenne.
Commissioner Of Agriculture and
Labor-'William j. Church, York;
Joseph A. Kitchen, Sentinel Butte.
Commissioners of Railroads-(SiX
to be nominated)-Fay Harding,
Linton; M. P. Johnson, Tolley; NJ.
II. Lynch, Lidgerwood; c. w. Nc
Donnell, Kensal; Frank Milhollan.
Bismarck; l.. L. Russell, New Rock
ford.
DEMOCRATIC
Representatives in COngress:
First District-Walter Wexford,
Neche.
Governor-Halvor L. Halvorsoi,
VAiuOI, -. iASou, oiSV.
Lieutenant Governor James H..
Mccoy, Wahpeton.
Secretary of state-Lillian Gu
belmaM, Valley City.
State Auditor-George Lconhardy,
Williston.
State Treasurer. v. Birder,
Park River.
Attorney General = Tobias ID.
Casey, Dickinson.
Commissioner of Insurance-W.
S. Hooper, Fargo.
Commissioners of Railroads.. M.
Byrne. Napoleon; Edward Hadley.
Glendale; Edward -Kibler, Cavalier.
NONPARTISAN PARTY
Representative in Congress:
Second District-Martin C. Freerks
jamestown.
NONPARTISAN
(No party affiliation)
Judge of the Supreme Court
(Two to be nominated John Burke,
Fargo; Joseph Coghian, Bismarck;
Charles J. Fisk, Minot; Frank B.
Feetham, Grand Forks; G.. Crimson,
Langdon. F. o. Hellstrom, Bismarck.
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