The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-27
HEAVY EARLY
VOTE IS CAST
IN ELECTION
Weather Conditions Generally
Good for Full Verdict
Over State
RAIN IN TWO SECTIONS
Women Lead Voting Volume
in Early Hours; Crowds
Wait at Polls
RAIN IN TWO SECTIONS

North Dakota voters are going to
the polls today to nominate national
state, judicial and county officers In
the states biennial primary election.
Over the greater part Of the state
weather conditions were good for .
heavy vote. In southwestern North
Dakota ~ Of an inch Of rain was
reported at Hettinger, where coun-
try roads have been in bad condi-
ton for several days.
In the Bismarck district there was
.18 of an inch of rainfall early today.
The rain areas here and in Hettinger
county were the only precipitation
recorded in the weather report, al
though the forecast was for thunder
showers in widely separated dis
tricts late this afternoon.
A heavy early vote was polled in
the states towns and cities with
women apparently making : special
effort to go to the polls early. Pre-
cinct organizations Of the states two
dominant Republican groups were
active in getting out the vote and
workers were predicting . record
tOWu VOtC Ill IIlC 8t0VCs
Weather Ideal
In the rural districts weather con-
ditions were generally reported Is
ideal for getting out the farm vote.
Light rains last night were suffi-
cient to stop field work but were not
heavy enough to put country roads
in bad shape.
In Bismarck q heavy early vote
was indicated at II a. m. with wom-
en- going to the polls in greater num-
bers than is past elections to vote
early.
The vote record at II .. M. two
hours after the polls opened showed
that in the first precinct Of the
Fourth ward "a Of 500 voters regis
tered had voted. In the Fifth ward
voting precinct rs of 425 registered
had voted. In the Third ward pre-
cinct the records showed 80 Of Sal
registered. voters had cast their bal
lots. In the First ward 100 Of 400
had gone to the polls. In the second
precinct Of the Second ward 1876 Of
400 registered voters had balloted,
while in the first precinct of the
Fifth ward 63 Of 342 registered
votes were cast. In the Fourth ward
So out Of 500 had voted. In the two
precincts Of the Sixth ward $50 Of
685 registered voters were recorded
as having cast their ballots. In the
first precinct of the Second ward 80
OF S56 votes were recorded.
Meetings Close Campaign
The campaign closed in Bismarck
last night with meetings by the wet
Republicans and the Independents.
C. P. Stone, Wallace Campbell and
others spoke at the City Auditorium
to an audience th&t filled the place.
George F. Shafer spoke at the Rex
theater to m audience that filled it.
In both meetings the speeches made
throughout the campaign were re-
peated in final appeals to the voters.
Polls close tonight at z o'clock and
first returns from rural precincts
will be available shortly after that
time. If the precedent Of other
years holds true in the present elec-
tion results on the state ticket may
not be clearly indicated until late
tomorrow where contests are close,
although North Dakota daily news
papers, including The Tribune, have
assembled one Of the biggest organi-
cations to handle election returns
that has ever been prepared in the
state.
Leased telegraph and telephone
wires tonight connect The Tribune
with all the principal voting centers
Of North Dakota.
Returns By Radio
Returns will be tabulated and
broad cast by Station KFYR in Coz
operation with The Tribune as
soon o. they are tabulated. The
Tribune will issue . special election
returns extra at 6 .. m. tomorrow
morning.
Those interested in the election re-
turns are asked not to call The Trib-
une early this evening as oil its tele-
phone wires will be occupied with
incoming election returns. Special
messenger service connecting The
Tribune with Station KFYR will en-
able it to announce the returns -
quickly - they are tabulated. Broad
casting viii begin ct 8 o'clock.
Voting in Bismarck proceeded
without any special demonstrations
ct the polls today. Few votes were
challenged. Watchers representing
all the factions were at tho polling
places. Election organizations were
haud1innp khA srnvyde ~ onfd ahane
Lines had been formed at some pre-.
cincts when the polls were opened at
8 o'clock.
City sirens were sounded 1t regu-
lar intervals throughout the day as
reminder to voters to 60 to the
polls.
All the factions interested in the
election outcome wore making the
usual claims Of victory.