The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-11
4 ELECTIONS
WILLBE HELD .
DURING 1925
Primary Election Will BE
Held in June and Regular
Election in November
NO HATS IN RING YET
Village and Town Elections
Set for March and City
Elections In April

Although chief interest In elections
this year centers in the June pri-
mary and special se1aterial election
and the regular statewide election
on November 2, two oeher elections
will interest various groups Of citi.
zens during the year, review by
Secretary Of State Robert Byrne
shows.
The first opportunity voters will
have to 60 to the polls is scheduled
for the third Tuesday in March, when
village and township elections will
be held. In the past these elections
have been overlooked in many vii
lagos and townships and the secretary
of state is planning to issue pamph.
let containing the legal provisions
for all elections so that election Of
ficials throughout the state will have
something to jog their memories.
Cities Vote April 5.
City voters will next have their
turn, city elections being scheduled
for the first Monday in April in all
cities in the state.
With these local elections out of
the way, voters will then have an
opportunity to give their undivided
attention to state issues in the June
primary and November election.
At the June primary one senator
will be elected to fill % the unex-
pired term of the late s ,ator E. T..
Ladd and one man will be nominated
to run for the long term at the Nov
enrber election, the date of the pri-
mary having been made special
election day by proclamation Of Gov
crnor Sorlie.
Politicians of all factions agree that
the same men probably will be sena-
torial candidates st both the special
election and the primary, since all
will be running for the same job, the
one made vacant by Ladd's death.
Many Contests at Primary
The state primary and gen91aJ &c e
ton will see contests for every elet-
tive state office as we'll as IT,. sena-
torship.. Among the offices to be
filled are those OF governor, COM
missioner of agriculture and labor,
attorney general. state treasurer and
state auditor, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, three railroad COM
missioncrs. secretary Of state, COM
missioner of insurance. and one JUS
tice Of the supreme court.
The supreme court justice whose
term expires is A. NJ. Christianson,
present chief justice. Although there
has been some mention Of Christian
son as candidate for the senatorial
nomination., and some Of his friends
are known to have urged him to
throw his hat into the ring. it is
generally believed that he will again
be a candidate for his present seat
on the bench,
To date. none Of tho present office
holders have definitely announced
that they will again seek popular
favor in an effort TO retain their
present positions.
Some Expected tn Run Again.
1t is commonly expected. however,
that Governor A. s. Sorlie will be q
candidate for reelection. He is
known to have told supporters in the
Nonpartisan league that he is neither
an actual or potential candidate for
the senat0rship, the only other place
which would be expected to interest
him.
Prognosticators are touting Attor-
ney General George Shafcr as pos
sible candidate for Governor on the
!. v. A.-Republican ticket to oppose
Sorlic. They express the belief that
he would show great strength and
would have . better chance Of win
ming than any other candidate that
opponents Of the Nonpartisans could
nominate. Shafer himself has said
nothing. His personal friends con-
tend that he would much rather run
for reelection. as Gttorney general.