The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-29
FAIR WEATHER IS
ADDED INDICTMENT
TO n. D. CITIZENRY
Heavy Ballot Indicated Here Al.
though March Record is
Not in Danger
DEMOCRATS LOSE HEAVILY
Chief Interest Lies IN RepubIi.
can Contests and Electors
Flock There
DEMOCRATS LOSE HEAVILY

Fair weather Wednesday gave
promise that large vote would be
cast as North Dakotans went to the
polls for the statewide primary cleo
ton.
A heavy poll in the city of Bis
marck was expected though 1t is not
probable the Capital City will ap-
proach its record of 5,947 ballots.
which were cast In the March Is
presidential preference primary when
the capital removal proposal came
before the voters. Other cities also
reported an early rush to the ballot
boxes.
A checkup of the polling places at
noon indicated that only about six
or seven per cent of Bismarck's vot-
ers were calling for Democratic bal
lots. This ratio appeared to hold
good elsewhere in the state, although
in some places the Democratic vote
was heavier.
A lighter Democratic vote than
that cast at the March Is election
view of the fact that the Republican
campaign has been unusually inten-
sive and because there are few Demo-
cratic contests.
Contests Prove Magnet
The usual spirited contest between
the Nonpartisan and I. v. A. factions
for Republican nominations was SUI
ficient to insure large turnout Of
voters. The contest for legislative
nominations in Burleigh county also
proved a magnet for voters, as we'll
as the seven initiated measures.
which occasioned considerable CAM
paign ballyhoo, pro and con.
At the 1880 primary Bismarck cast
a total of 1862 ballots. In the gen.
eral election in November, 1928. the
Capital City cast 4,463 ballots.
At p. m. total of 2.758 ballols
had been cast at Bismarck's Is pols
ling places. Total votes cast by pre-
cincts at that time were: Ward 1.
precinct 1-243: 1-2-212: 1876;
2-1-2o6: 2-2-173; 2-3-l56: 3-l-288,
3-2-248; $3.50: fourth-18a:
fifth 241; CLAIR: and 6-2-228.
BY noon Valley City had cast 927
ballots. nearly half of the 1900 which
political observers believe will BE-
oclled.
At Minot 1900 votes had been cast
at noon. In June. 1928. total OF A.
300 was polled. OF IT'S absent voters
ballots which have been returned. lao
were Democratic.
In Grand Forks 1900 votes had beer
cast Grand Forks expects total OF
C,000 votes.
Fargo balloting stood at 2,1e0 at
noon, compared with 2.722 IN June.
1880
Interest At High Pitch
Interest centered in the contests
between Nonpartisan League and IN
dependent Voters association candl-
dates for the Republican nomina-
lions for U. s. senator. two seats IN
congress, state offices and the legiS-
lature.
The Democratic primary. however,
commanded greater attention than
in previous years since that party's
leaders looked with encouragement to
the $4,000 votes cast for their candi-
dates in the states presidential pref
erence primary last March.
Nominations for U. s. senator, con-
gressmen and governor are the only
ones being contested in the Demo-
cratic primary.
Control of the state legislature is
the prize sought by both the Nom
partisan and I. v. A., the latter OF
which had control in the session two
years ago. The odd-numbered dis
tricts are nominating state senate
rial candidates, and all districts Sc
lect candidates for the lower branch
Of tie legislature. In three districts
special senatorial primaries arc IN
progress.
Seven Measures Up
Seven proposed initiated measures
are before the voters and are ex-
pected to contribute toward bringing
out a larger than usual vote. Four
years ago, when the last U. s. sena-
torlal race was made, total OF 1884,
723 votes was cast for the senatorial
candidates on both tickets. The
Democratic candidates received less
than 10000.
Overshadowing all contests is that
between U. 8. Senator Gerald p. Nye,
Nonpartisan, and Governor George
F.. Shafer, Real" Republican, COM
peting for the Republican senatorial
nomination.
Failure of the last legislature to
redistrict the state to conform with
the reapportionment Of congress by
which North Dakota lost one Of it's
three congressman, has resulted In
an at-large race for the two congress
sional seats. The three incumbents,
Congressman Thomas Hall, o. B.
Burtness and ]. H. Sinclair, together
with william Lemke, Fargo, and
Usher l.. Burdick, Fargo, seek the
Republican congressional nomina-
tons. Burtness and Hall are the
Real Republican indorsees, Lemke
and Sinclair the Nonpartisan candi-
1ates. and Burdick the Progressive"
Republican choice.
Hyland vs.. LANCER
State Senator Frank H. Hyland,
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