The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1932, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper =. ESTABLISHED 1878 Hoover Delegates Are Elected ‘ The Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Satur- day; slightly colder tonight. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS Sees ‘More Liberal’ G. O. P. Dry Law Stand SECRETARY HURLEY CALLS PROHIBITION ADEMOGRATIC LAW Republican Cabinet Member Expresses Views in Inter- view at Chicago EXCORIATES J. J. RASKOB Believes Question Will Be Solv- ed Eventually on State Rights Basis Chicago, March 18.—()—Patrick J. Hurley, the Republican secretary of war, has expressed the opinion a “more liberal” stand on the prohibi- tion issue would be taken by his par- ty’s national convention in Chicago this June. Here to give a St. Patrick's day ad- dress, Secretary Hurley told an inter- viewer Thursday he thought the pro- hibition question eventually would be settled on the basis of state's rights, with federal enforcement limited to Preventing liquor traffic into states that wish .to be dry. “A great many people are going to look for wet candidates on the ballots next fall,” he said in disc the convention's prohibition attitude. Appears With Glenn He appeared Thursday.night on the; Same program on the Irish Fellowship club at which U. 8. Senator Otis F. ‘How Congress Vote Mapped Prohibition ‘When congress voted on a proposal to bring the Beck-Linthicum prohibition amendment out of committee in the first wet-dry test of importance since 1917, representatives lined up as shown in sketch map above. Beck-Linthicum resolution, still locked in committee, would amend the 18th amendment to allow state control of liquor. Wets piled up a surprise vote of 187 to bring the proposal before congress. They were defeated by 227 dry-voting congressmen, The 18th amendment originally was adopted in the house by a vote of 282 for and 128° against. North Dakota Vote Hoids Interest for Party Men TWO PARTIES SPLIT Glenn, Republican of Illinois, voiced a forecast the prohibition law in time would be repealed. { “The handwriting,” Senator Glenn said, “is on the wall and fear stalks behind those members of. the house and senate who have used parliamen- tary rules to safeguard their public opinions from their private practices.” Hurley, during the interview, de- clared. the prohibition amendment and the federal income tax were the only two provisions in the constitution which interfered with state's rane and observed the Democrats put them both there during the Wilson admin- istration. ‘ Is Democratic Measure “Yet.” he. said, “John Raskob calls those Republicans ‘Judases’ who geome out against prohibition It was a! Two I. V. A. and Two Nonparti- san Candidates Lead in Race Friday Noon Fargo, N. D., March 18—(4)—In the ‘contest for election of four Repub- lcan presidential electors from’ a field of elght, two “real” Republican candidates were assured of victory, while two Nonpartisan League candi- dates held the next two favored posi- Democratic measure, sponsored byjtions, returns tabulated by the As- Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, an outstanding Democratic . statesman. Still, the Democratic party claims a; tradition of defending state's rights.” |Showed. President Hoover. the secretary of) war predicted, would be reelected be- cause while he was openly opposed by the Democrats and secretly by many sociated Press election bureau Friday from 1,893 out of 2,235 precincts Two “real” Republican candidates who were in the lead had sufficient margins to’ make their election cer- ‘tain, while the two Nonpartisans who Republican leaders, he had ‘the masses f0llowed could not be definitely con- of the people behind him. In his Fellowship club address, Hurley voiced a plea for the preser- vation of America’s. economic system It needed changes, he said, because it had created “an ‘unequal. distribution | of wealth,” but it was worth ‘saving because it brought happiness to a greater number of people than any in history. cts | Democratic Poll | In Delegate Race 2. AES Pepe eee a tae N. D., March 18.—(AP)— Returns from 2,022 out of 2235 pre- cincts in the state, give the following ceded the election because of narrow margins. The vote: P. D. Norton (RR) 46,839. ‘Anne A. Cary (RR) 41,844. E. H. Brant (NP) 40,798. Nels Magnuson (NP) 37,120. Ida M. Fisher (NP) 36,998. . Vine D. Lord (RR) 36,706. Sid Bergenthal (RR) 35,736. Gilbert Moskau (NP) 27,441. ‘The four successful candidates will ‘e compete in November for election with the four Democratic electors, ‘who were unopposed in Tuesday's primary. f Latest Returns on on the contests between Roosevelt and Murray delegates for North Dakota’s 10 seats in the democratic national convention: 1. ld Kelly (R) 38,931., 3. Leo McDonald (R) 38,579. R. B. Murphy (R) 37.609. P. J. Lanier (R) 34,412. J. E. Garvey (R) 34,073. R. H. Leavitt (R) 31,524. + George Murray (M) 31,302. J. C. Eaton (R) 30,797. A. C. Pagenkopf (R) 29,549. Gertrude Dwire (R) 20,549. P. H, Miller (M) 28,084. William E, Glotabaeh -(R) 28,- 039. L, J. O'Connell (M) 27,796. °. 3: ee aw hes ie . J. Simonson (M) 25,787. Charles Baldwin nee Sara M. Wood (M) 25,091. 8. 8, Clifford (M) 23,972. L. T. Berdaht (M) 23,004. 20. Emil Emanuel (M) 21,301. John J. Sprafka (1) 15,854. f Republican Poll In Delegate Race Al ES Fargo, N. D., March 18.—(?}—Re- turns from 2,055 precincts out of 2,235 in the state give the following on the contests between Hoover and antitHoover delegates for North Da- kota’s 11 seats.in-the Republican na- tional convention. 1—R. A. Nestos (RR). 49,383. 2—O. J. Olson (RR) 46,221. 3—J. E. Davis (RR) 45,719. ‘= 4—A. J. Hunter (RR) 43,829. 5—H. P. Jacobson .(RR). 43,813. 8—Mark I. Forkner (RR) 39,300." 8—A. F. Thompson (NP) 39,824. 10—Edwn Traynor (RR) 39,110. 11—E. G. Larson (NP) 37,305. 12—Lillian M. Wartner (RR) 37,051./ing W. R. fi 13—Jennie A. Dale (NP). 35,472. 14—J. M, Gibbons (NP) 34,474. 15+A. J. Rulon (RR) 34,108, _ 16—A. M, Bérgéeth’ (NP) 33,742. 17—Emma ©, Nagle (NP) 32,882. 18—James P, Curran (NP) 32,300. (NP) 31,411. 22—Thomas Devaney (NP) 20,053. Tuesday’s Election ! PE ata a isi al Fargo, March 18.—(?)—Latest | returns on, Tuesday's primary vote: Democratic presidential pre- ference: 2,007 precincts out of 2,235—Roosevelt 48,246; Murray 29,103. Republican presidential _pre- ference: 2,017 precincts—Coxey 22,008; France 32,697. Republican committee man: Sapital Poa vide j= cincts—in ‘favor, Hy 151,096. , bein Future amendments to consti- tution: 1846 precincts—in favor, 45,38: it, 90,252. Legislative ‘ power, ” initiative and referendum: 1846 precinct: sae favor, 46,188; against, 87,- Four-cent. gasoline tax: 1850 precinets—in favor, 60,433; against, 93,106, Absent voters ballot: 1849 einets—in favor, 57,108; agai 66,401. Wisconsin Bank Is Robbed of $7,000/%:",""2 Delavan, Wis. March 18.—(?)—Four men robbed the State Bank of Dela- van of about $7,000 Priday after hold- president of the institution, in his home most of the night. Brings Cheer to Democrats, Gloom and Disturbance to Republicans ‘When ‘the last daub is put on the nation’s political canvas for 1932, it may easily be that the brightest spot in the picture will be the North Da- kota presidential primary election last Tuesday. Other items will ‘overshadow it in importance, for this is a small state from the standpoint of population, but none will record a greater upset and few, if any, will be accorded more. general significance, particularly if the Democrats should elect a presi- dent. To Bismarck and western North Da- kota, of course, the outstanding re- sult was the overwhelming defeat of capital removal. Bismarck’s efforts had been directed toward telling the facts and getting out the vote. The success which greeted this effort sur- prised even the most optomistic. From a state and national stand- point, however, chief interest centers on the tremendous increase in the Democratic vote. The whys and wherefores of that demonstration may have reverberations in other states and will give the political man- agers much food for thought. Another factor of more than pass- ing importance is the tremendous number of persons, regardless of par- ty, which went to the polls. Interest in the capital issue doubtless had a great deal to do with this phenome- non, but it alone was hardly enough. A reasonable explanation is that citi- zens generally are more interested in expressing themselves now than they have been for many years past. Only 108,350 in 1928 Just how tremendous this outpour- ing of North Dakota’s citizenry was may be gleaned by looking at the records of past elections. In 1928 the total vote cast was approximately 108,350, that number of ballots hav- ing been recorded on the question of increasing the pay of state legislators. ‘The Republicans polled 95,857 votes for Lowden and the Democrats got 10,822 for Smith, a combined total of 106,679. The difference between the total vote cast and the combined to- tal for the Democrats and Republi- cans was 1,671. That many persons, apparently were interested in issues to the exclusion of candidates. How that factor operated in this election will not be known until the final canvass is made, but it is ob- vious now that the vote on capital removal will exceed the total vote cast on any other issue. It seems a safe bet, too, that the vote cast on most of the five issues presented on the referendum ballot will exceed the combined totals for the Democrats and Republicans. All of which would seem to demonstrate that the presen- tation of referred and initiated mea- sures stirs public interest more than do the candidacies of individuals. This trait of voting nature is dem- onstrated further by the figures of 1924. In that year the four candi- dates for Republican national com- mitteeman polled 110,101 votes while the two Democratic candidates polled 13,113. By contrast, three Republi- can candidates for president, Cool- , Johnson and La Follette, polled | Slaying a acial of only 99,155 votes while the lone Democratic candidate, McAdoo, 11,273. : i Pon the separate ballot were two constitutional amendments, two ini- tiated measures and three. referred The CHAUNCEY OLCOTT, AMERICAN SINGER, DEAD IN EUROPE 71-Year-Old Reached Greatest Fame Through Singing of Irish Ballads Paris, March 18.—(?) — Chauncey Olcott, noted American singer, died at Monte Carlo Friday morning. He was born in Buffalo, N. Y., July} 21, 1860, Although his greatest fame ballads, Olcott first appeared on thé stage as a member of a minstrel, In more recent years, before his re-! tlrement, he specialized in romantic comedy, clinging to the Celtic tradi-: tion that had grown up about him.’ “My Wild Irish Rose,” which achieved | of the country to the other, in its! time, was one of his most famous bal- | Jads,. It was in Irish roles, singing; Irish lyrics, that his public liked him | best. i He made his debut on the legiti- mate stage as Pablo in “Pepita” at; the old Union Square Theatre in New! York in 1886. Then he played in “The | Old Homestead” famous rural Amer- | ican comedy drama. | He had suffered from anemia for’ the last 11 years and was reported in| a dying condition Thursday. The end} came this morning at the Villa at Monte Carlo where his wife and son had been caring for him. Mrs. Olcott said the funeral would be at New York and she hoped to sail with the body from Villefranche Sat- BIJEBEARD SLAYER AWAITS EXECUTION Powers, Who Wooed Women By Mail and Killed Them, Will Hang Friday Night Moundsville, W. Va., March 18,— (®)—Harry F. Powers who wooed women by mail and then killed them, is ready to die Friday night on the scaffold. While his attorney, J. Ed Law, sought a last minute stay of execu- tion, the pudgy “bluebeard” said he didn’t ‘think the move would “do much good.” Law during the last few days has been frantically seeking to halt the hanging through various devices. Thursday he telephoned Governor Conley to ask a stay to allow appeal to the U. S. supreme court. The Plea, was denied. ‘Three times the state supreme court refused to intervene and Judge Wil-| liam Baker, in the U. 8. district court at Clarksburg denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court found Powers guilty of Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke, Northboro," Mass. Powers was also indicted for killing Mrs. Asta Buick! Eicher and her three children, of Park | Ridge, Ill. All five bodies were found buried in a ditch near the Powers quiet dell home.’ The condemned man maintains innocent, that the were work of two other who have located. for the execu- Dakota and Gustavus Adolphus Col- ge met in a non cont here Thursday night z [Nation Hearkens to N. D. Democrat Vote TWO SERVANTS ARE LOCATED; HELD FOR QUIZ ON KIDNAPING Police Reveal Cook and Butler Had Two Names as This Angle Is Reviewed Hopewell, N. J., March 18.—(#)— Police at the Lindbergh home an- nounced Friday the two Franklin Park servants who disappeared the day after the kidnaping of the Lind- bergh baby had been located and were to be questioned. ‘The pair were cook and butler for the C. Leandro Lighfoots and the circumstances of their sudden depar- ture caused the Lightfoots to make'a report to police investigating the kid- naping. After they had gone the Lightfoots missed some rough wood similar to that used in the ladder employed by the kidnapers and a chisel like one found beneath the Lindbergh nursery window. The chisel was found at the Light- foot home Thursday and it was be- lieved generally the whole investiga- tion concerning the missing servants had been dropped as a result. But the official bulletin issued Fri- day morning by H. Norman Schwarz- kopf, superintendent of state police, revealed the investigation still was on | and already had resulted in location of the missing pair. It also disclosed the servants were known to police by a name other than Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thornberg. Schwartzkopf’s statement said “whether or not there is any connec- tion between the sudden departure of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bgenstronberg. alias Thornberg, and the circumstan- ces of the kidnaping is to be deter- mined.” Meanwhile, from Mexico City, came in the U. 8. was as a singer of Irish|a dispatch indicating belief the kid- e napers possibly may have escaped the country by airplane. |troupe. He also achieved a consider-| Mexican officials announced 10) e From New York to Missouri, Roose- able reputation in comic opera roles.'crack secret service operatives Wer?) oi hy full yet the pledge of a single en route to the Mexican borders. A theory the kidnapers might have reached Mexico by air before officials could stop them led to the order. Ignace Blaustein, 30, was held at a tremendous popularity from one end | Pocatello, Idaho, by police who saidiity with Alfred E, Smith: he told them he was the driver of the motor car in which Charles A. Lind- bergh, Jr., was kidnaped. He supplied an address at which he |said the child could be found and an- nounced he had motored from New Jersey with two other men implicated. Police held the story was not consist- ent. POLICE SAY MURDER PLOT IS FRUSTRATED Four Men and Women Arrested; Said Plotters Against La- bor Union Officials Washington, March 18—(?)—An alleged murder plot against officials of a labor union was foiled Thurs- day night by an llth hour police raid in which four men and a wom- an_were arrested. The plotters, police headquarters announced, had intended to kill C. E. Haury, representative of the In- ternational Union of Operating En- gineers, later in the night when he left an executive meeting of the un- ion. John Possehl, president of the organization, and Frank E. Langdon, editor of the Union's Journal, were to have been murdered later. Police said they obtained. evidence of the attempt by listening in on conversations of the group after anonymous telephone messages * to the intended victims gave the tip. ‘These union officials figured last year in another attempt which near- ly cost Langdon his life. He, Pos- sehl and Arthur M. Uddell, then president of the union, were trapped in a cafeteria by a gunman. Lang- ‘don had an eye shot out and other- wise was seriously wounded, while Huddell’s pocketbook stopped a bul- let at his heart. Haury was attack in public by a woman with a horse- whip just before the first murder a alleged discrimination in the order in which employment is assigned. The union designates aes available for each job as it ers. Body Is Taken from Sunken Submarine Weymouth, Eng., March 18.—(7)}— The body of a member of the crew of sunken Affirms Overwhelmingly Ability of Roosevelt to Command Votes in West IS WARNING TO REPUBLICANS Also Disposes of Surmise That Murray Is Idol of Dis- tressed Agriculture By BYRON PRICE Washington, March 18. — (®) — North Dakota’s voice may count for less than 1 per cent in the electoral college, but near-complete returns Friday from Tuesday's primary show- ed she had spoken loudly enough to! be heard from coast to coast on three | important political questions of the! hour: H So far as she herself is concerned, she affirmed overwhelmingly the oft- | questioned ability of New York's gov- ernor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to com- mand the support of the rank and file of western voters; disposed of any) surmise that “Alfalfa Bill” Murray | had become the universal eet of dis- tressed agriculture; and notified the Republican party that there is appre- ciable party disaffection in that par- ticular Republican territory. For Roosevelt, the North Dakota | triumph falls into a class with his conquest in New Hampshire a week ago. Only 10 delegates were at stake | and until the final count he was not assured of every one, but it was a de- cision won at the polls and not in convention, and won against a can- didate having special appeal to the section. The psychological advantage of such a victory is unquestioned by any politician. 1 Has 50 Delegates The New York governor now has pledged to him more than 50 dele-| gates, every one from states bordering on Canada. He has a prospect of! more from the same northern tier, and a reliable promise of substantial help from the south. Next week) |Georgia is expected to make a formal | plegde and other states will follow. There remains, however, that pop- ulous stretch of country between the extreme north and the extreme south. delegate, and he needs many if he is to-win. His problem from now on will lie largely in that territory—and in Massachusetts, where he has been entered in a severe trial of popular- Proportionately, the North Dakota results mean more to Murray than ‘they do to Roosevelt. With only his own state behind him thus far, the Oklahoma governor had high hopes jhis campaign of dissent from the |present order would sweep the north- western farmers off their feet. He had pinned his hopes on the west and a part of the south. An earlier plan to enter New Hampshire was put aside so he could take his baptism of fire in a state where the dominant industry—agriculture—now is in its second decade of almost continuous depression. His friends had hoped that, at the very least, he would run Roosevelt a close race, giv- ing him prestige in neighboring states and insuring that he would be @ real factor in the convention. Name Hoover Delegates Among the Republicans, the results were not much of a surprise. The party organization in North Dakota has been in the hands of the insur- gents, and President Hoover was not even entered in the primaries. The preference vote was divided between Joseph I. France of Maryland and Jacob 8. Coxey of Ohio, but. there is No assurance that, under the peculiar state law, either of them will have a single delegate. A majority of del- egates favoring Hoover was elected. The extraordinary number of Re- publicans who voted in the Democra- tic primary, however, occasioned curiosity and concern among the par- ty regulars. It was hardly expected the Democratic ‘total would be 80 great. Senator Nye, a Republican in- dependent, said this was proof of ‘widespread dissatisfaction with the administration’s farm policies. The Hoover leaders were silent. In the country generally, it was a week of comparative political quiet, and North Dakota had the spotlight almost entirely to herself. There was plenty of local maneuvering, partic- ularly among the badly-split Massa- chusetts Democrats, but without deci- sive result. Harlow, Railroad Builder, Is Dead Washington, Mar. 18.—(AP)— Richard A. Harlow, 73, pioneer wes- tern railroad builder and former Montana ranch owner, died Thurs- day at his estate at Rosslyn, Va., near here, He was a native of Springfield, Ill, and built and owned the Central Montana railroad, which subsequent- ly was absorbed as a link in the transcontinental system of the Chi- cago, Milwgukee and St. Paul. Tuttle Cagers Lose In Semi-Final Game Valley City, N. D., March 18.—(P)— Hamlet advanced ito the finals of the state consolidated basketball Band Sweetheart Rowena Doss Is “sweetheart” to Texas Christian university's 60- piece band. When the band pa- rades she’s right up there with the drum major. Rowena, a senior, comes from Weatherford, Tex. HOUSE HITS HARD AT INCOME OF RICH IN TWO AMENDMENTS Raises Tax on Incomes of $8,-; 000 and Increases Sur- taxes on Big Incomes Washington, March 18.—(#)—The house struck hard at the incomes of the wealthy Friday in two amend- ments to the new revenue bill. The first would raise by two per cent, instead of one as proposed by the ways and means committee, the tax on normal incomes of more than $8,000. The raise would bring the tax imposed to seven per cent. The second would provide a grad- uated surtax from 40 per cent on $100,000 incomes up to 65 per cent on those of $5,000,000 and over. The ways and means committee had re- commended an increase from 20 to 40. Both proposals were supported by opponents of the sales tax. The first was brought forward by Representa- tive La Guardia (R., N. Y.) and the second by Representative Swing (R., Calif.). The first was accepted by a vote of 121 to 81; the second by 153 to 87. More Democrats than Republicans voted for the surtax rates. The corporate income tax was in- creased from 12 to 13 per cent as recommended by the committee. The increase is expected to produce $21,- 000,000. REDUCTION IN FEDERAL PAYROLL IN PROSPECT Washington, March 18—(?)—A thoroughgoing slash of the federal payroll from cabinet members down is in prospect as a result of the spec- ial house economy committee deci- sion to favor saving more than $50,- 000,000 this way. The pay cuts, sponsored by indivi- dual legislators since early in the session, had appeared to be defeated by general sentiment against such economy means, but the harassing job of bringing the four billion dol- lar federal budget down to a size commensurate with the present na- tional income, forced it to the front again, Two plans are under consideration by the committee. One calls for a 10 per cent cut from top to bottom. ‘The other would provide a graduated scale beginning with 20 per cent on the cabinet members, members of congress and all others receiving $10,- 000 or more, and a smaller reduction on the bottom of the salary roll. Whatever system is adopted a bill is promised by the end of the week. On Hunger Strike | To Secure a Job | Helis » Washington, Mar. 18.—(AP) —Unless somebody gives him a suitable job Dr. Fred T. Wolters, | mary was the tremendous 57-year-old scholar, maintains he will starve himself to death in Protest. To prove that he means busi- ness, Wolters has eaten but one peanut, which he said he picked up in a store, since beginning to fast Feb. 28. To avoid being clapped in an asylum, the scholar took the aution of having himself detlared same by alien- ists before announcing the hun- ger strike. They did. But pro- nounced him abnormal in some respects. Wolters is an expert at hun- r strikes, having undertaken them before, both here and abroad. He was in the Library of Con- gress staff once but resigned in 1926 because other employes Were promoted over his He has tried unsuccessfully since then to be reinstated. The doctor is a German by tournament here Friday by defeating Tuttle 25 to 14 in the semi-finals. Hamlet held a 15 to 6 lead at half Grandin was to meet Munich in the other semi-final game. td's gtaduate of the Univeral anda uat iversi of New Zealand. His peed while ically “se own also is against general unemployment: LEADERS IN G. 0. P. BATTLE PLEDGED 10 SUPPORT PRESIDENT George T. Murray Is Only Dem- ocratic Delegate Opposed to Roosevelt DEMOCRAT VOTE IS 76,000 Only Two of 11 Republican Leaders Will Go to Con- vention Uninstructed (Copyright, 1932, By The A. P.) Fargo, N. D., March 18—()—Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York, who defeated Governor William Mur- Tay of Oklahoma in the contest for state’s Democratic presidential pre- ference vote, won-nine pledged na- tional convention delegates in Tues- day's primary election, returns com- Piled early Friday indicated. In the Republican delegate contest. nine candidates pledged to President Hoover, and two uninstructed del- egate held the favored 11 positions in returns from 2,055 precincts out of 2,235 in the state. Hoover was not a candidate for Republican presidential preference vote for which former Senator J. I. France, of Maryland, and General Jacob 8. Coxey, mayor of Massillon, Ohio, contested. France won this race, but neither he nor ne REMERON rate ROOSEVELT APPRECIATIVE Grand Forks, N. D., Mar. 18.— (AP) —Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt Thursday sent the fol- lowing telegram to F. W. McLean, Grand Forks, secretary of the state democratic state central committee: “My warm thanks and appreciation to you and through you to all my friends who helped i aoe Eee I have a very ender place in my heart North Dakota. i “ Coxey had a pledged slate of del- egates on the ballot and therefore {his victory leaves him without any instructed delegates to su at the national convention. ett it The nine Roosevelt and one Mur- ray delegates, who led in the race for the 10 Democratic convention seats, received their positions in tabulations from 2,022 precincts. cores Murray, brother of the Okla- ioma governor, was the onl: delegate in the running, gb ried seventh, eas rou In Lead elly, Grand Forks, pledged to Roosevelt, topped the si: 38,931 votes. Ppe e slate with The Roosevelt delegate in the 10th Position received 29,549. On the Republican ballot, the highest man R. A. Nestos, Minot, for- mer governor of the state and a Hoo- ver delegate, polled 49,383 votes. Down to ninth position, all delegates were pledged for Hoover, while ninth to rank was an uninstructed delegate. Eleventh position was held by an an- ti-Hoover delegate. : ae Serre on the Democratic bal- lot was iween the Murray and Roosevelt sets of delegates for the 10 Positions, while on the Republican ticket it was between the Hoover Pledged delegates, and the uninstruct- ed slate put up by the Nonpartisan League. William Stern, Fargo, and Mrs. Selma Stenerson, Minot, “Hoover Re- publicans,” won ‘races for national committeeman and committeewoman, defeating two i1 bents indorsed by the Nonpartisans. H. H. Perry Elected H. H. Perry Ellendale, defeated two opponents to win the Democratic na- tional committeeman contest. He re- ceived the indorsement of the Demo- cratic state convention, which also in- dorsed Roosevelt. Roosevelt was victorious in his race against Murray for the state’s Dem- ocratic presidential ‘preference vote with 2,007 precincts giving Roosevelt 48,246, Murray 29,103. President Hoover was not a candi-. date for the Republican preference, and this race was left to France, for- mer Maryland senator, and Coxey, mayor of Massillon, Ohio. France won, polling 32,697 votes, against Coxey’s 22,008 in 2,017 precincts. The outstanding feature of the pri- Democratic vote polled, returns.from 2,007 pre- cincts showing a total of %7,349, of that party's ballots cast on the presi- dential preference contest. The pre- vious record vote for a presidential primary was 13,000. George Murray, Berthold, was in charge of plans for placing his broth- er in the Democratic primary. oe ee | Today in Congress ‘ o ———