The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-31
48 CANDIDATES
SEEK PLACES
ON THE BALLOT
State Filings Closed Saturday
Night Except For Those
in the Mails

Forty-eight candidates for various
state and national offices had filed
petitions up to Saturday night asking
that their names appear on the ballot
at the primary election.
More may be in the mail. however.
Secretary Of State Rotert Byrne'
said. and if they bear the date Of
May 20 will be accepted. The petit
tions Of two men were not completed, |,
each being questioned on a techni-
cally. but each is expected to remedy
the defect.
c. II. Boatman, Milnor, candidate
for Democratic nomination as rail
road commissioner. failed to sign
the affidavit accompanying his petit
ton.
Statement Lacking
Charley G. Johnson. Grand Forks.
seeking nomination as the Farmer
Labor candidate for secretary of
state. had failed To file a statement
asserting to the action Of the five
men who asked that his name be
placed on the primary ballot. Under
the law such action is legal if the
man SO nominated assents to their
action. Byrne said.
In only one Of the Is offices to be
Chief Justice A. NJ. Christianson has
no opposition for reelection TO his
present post unless the petition of
some unforeseen candidate is in the
mail and arrives later.
Candidates for the various offices
as listed by Byrnet Saturday night
were: Republicans: For U. S. Sena-
tor: L. b. Hanna, Gerald p. Nye and
G.. p. Stone for both the long ana
short term. and Herman Midtbo for
the long term only.
Representative, first congressional
district: o. b. Burtness, Grand Forks;
Robert J. Boyd. Fargo and Magnus
Snowfield. Fargo.
Representative, second c0ngressiOn-
al district: Thomas Hall, Bismarck
and +. j. Graham. Glendale.
Representative, third congressional
district: j. II. Sinclair, Kenmare and
w. G. Owens, Williston.
Governor: A. G. SOrlie, Grand
Forks; j. NJ. Hanley, Mandan and
]. A. McGovern, Fargo.
Lieutenant Governor: Walter Mad
dock, Plaza and T. J. Kelsh, Fuller
ton.
Secretary of State: Robert Byrne
Arnegard and w. ]. OLeary, Minot.
State Auditor: f. H. Brant, Linton
and John Steen, Bismarck.
State Treasurer: G. A. Fisher
Valley City and E. N. Hegge, Hat
ton.
Attorney General: George F..
Shafer. Watford City and w. E. Mat
thaei, Fessenden.
Commissioner of Insurance: S. A.
Olsness. Sheyenne and Henry Reade,
Bismarck.
Commissioner of agriculture and
labor: Joseph A. Kitchen, Bismarck
and George Hoople, Hoonle.
Railroad Commissioners; Fay Hard
ing, C. w. Mcdonnell, and Prank
iMilh ollan, Bismarck; B. E. Kennedy,
Mandan; Nick Nelson, Emerado; John
o. Grubb, Battleview and ]. L. Harvey
Cando.
Democrats: C. H. Boatman, Mil
nor, for railroad commissioner.
Non-party Ballot: For superinten-
dent Of public instruction: Bertha
Palmer, f. P. Grain and J. E. Bjorlie.
Bismarck; Fred Barnes, Wahpeton
and O. j. Lokken, Walcott.
Justice of Supreme Court: A. M.
Christianson, Bismarck.
Narmer-Labor candidates are as
lfollows:
For U. S. Senator: William Lemke,
Fargo.
For Congress. first district: Donald
Macdonald, Hanna.
For Governor: Ralph Ingerson,
Flaxton.
For Secretary Of State: Charley G.
johnson, Grand Forks.
For State Auditor: Allan McManus,
Grand Forks.
For Commissioners of Agriculture