The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-23
STATE GROUPS
MAKING DRIVE
FOR FULL VOTE
Rain and Muddy Roads Halt
Meetings This Week and
Silence Candidates
TOM HALL HAS FIG H 7
Vets and Drys Active on
Referendum; Democrats In
dicating Little Interest
TOM HALL HAS FIGHT

NOIIu DdhOta tHIcS NcpuDllC6U
groups, in the home stretch of the
state primary election campaign
today, were making special appeals
to the voters to 60 to the polls next
Wednesday.
Messages urging citizens to exer-
else their franchise were being
broadcast throughout the state by
radio and last-minute appeals went
to the precinct workers of all
groups to specially interest them
selves in getting out the vote.
Throughout the campaign voters
have been apathetic. Within the
week, however, there have been
some evidences of increased inter-
est.
Candidates in all the groups were
hampered this week by rains and
impassable rural roads which result
ed from them. All were compelled
to cancel meetings.
Surface indications seemed to in
dicate the denomination of Senator
Lynn j. Frazier over former Cover
nor Nestos, an easy victory in the
first district for Congressman o. B.
Burtness and in the Third for Con-
gresham James H. Sinclair. In
the Second district Congressman
Tom Hall was facing one Of the
hardest fights Of his entire public
career and Ole Olson, farmer and
League Republican candidate for
Halls place, was developing
strength that caused Halls friends
to extend themselves and led Olson's
supporters to claim his certain VIC
tory.
Democrats Inactive
While the Republican groups were
active there was no evidence Of
special activity on the part Of the
Democrats. With only one con-
test on the Democratic ticket, that
between Fred L. Anderson and ]. K.
Otto tor governor, Democrats ap-
parently were more interested in the
Houston convention than in the
state campaign.
They have a much larger regis
tration than two years ago, how
ever, and special appeals were being
made to Democrats to stay within
their party group at the primary.
If these appeals are effective it
is an open question who will be the
beneficiary as between the state
Republican candidates. Claims are
that in the cities there will be loss
of votes for the Independents and
that in rural districts the League
Republicans will suffer.
Political observers gave various
opinions as to the effect Of the wet
and dry campaign on the state
tickets. Vets in their campaign
devoted all their attention to an
appeal to voters to repeal the states
constitutional prohibition law.
While they have practically a full
state ticket filed no appeal was
being made for their candidates.
Wet Paper Takes Stand
The German newspaper, Stats
Anzeiger, published in Bismarck,
campaigning for the repeal Of the
prohibition law of the state, in its
final issue before the primary ap-
pealed to its readers to vote as they
pleased upon state candidates but
to vote "yes" for repeal of the
amendment.
Drys were also active throughout
the state. A militant organization
announcing its only interest as an
organization in preventing repeal
of the state prohibition law was ac-
tive and holding meetings enlisting
aid Of the churches and special
speakers presenting a most effec-
tive case.
In Bismarck tomorrow night all
the city's Protestant churches join
in . mass meeting at the city audi
torium presenting the dry side Of
the issue and organizing to prevent
repeal of the state law on election
day.
On the state ticket the fight
divided itself between League and
Independent Republicans seeking
nomination for the state offices.
Administration Of state industries
was being discussed. Practical en-
dorsement Of them came for the
first time from the Independent
group. They were denying they
ever sought to wreck the state mill
and stood upon platform practical
" the same as that Of the Nonpar-
tisan League.
League Is Constructive
League Republicans were pledg-
ing themselves to . safe and sane
administration Of the states indus
tries, admitting some mistakes, but
were taking the constructive view
point that the states industries are
the states contribution to aid the
farmers Of North Dakota, who are
66 per cent Of its population. in soly-
ing their marketing problem.
They were using @ an effective
comparison the fact that the ex-
pense Of the states agricultural col
lege directed to the dissemination
Of practical agricultural education
are not questioned and declaring
that expenses Of the state mill.
bank, hail and fire insurance depart
ments were fully % justifiable,
meantime pointing to records Of the
hail insurance and fire insurance de-
partments as outstanding examples
Of SUCCESS.
The Independents were admitting
none Of the state industries sue
cesses. They are not mentioned in
the Independent speeches and they
are proposing nothing upon the mill
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