The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 1, 1932, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 Nonpartisans Boost Ma CAPTURE DECISIVE MARGINS IN BOTH LEGISLATIVE RACES : Returns Indicate Working Ma- jority in Two Law-Mak- f, ing Branches BOND IS BEATEN IN WARD Veteran Senator From Barnes Barely Manages to Sur- vive Onslaught 1 ‘ Fargo, July 1—(P)—The Nonparti- san League landslide victory spread to the legislative contests in which the League met with outstanding success, according to returns from Wednesday's primary tabulated Fri- day. | As The Associated Press election bureau closed its compilation of re- turns on the senatorial, congression- al and state contests, reports from more than two-thirds of the state showed that every “Real” Republican and I. V. A. official had been ousted from office. 2 Interest Friday turned to the leg- islative races in which the Nonpar- tisans carried on with striking re- sults. Friday, the defeat of seven Independent candidates for the sen- | ate for places now held by that party was assured, while a seventh place was lost through renunciation of I. V. A. allegiance by an incumbent ee) nominated to succeed hiin- self. In the contest for house control the Nonpartisans were equally victorious. ‘They had accounted for defeat of 15 candidates for places formerly held by the I. V. A's while the latter made only one gain on the face of avail- able returns. Nelson in Doubt ‘The result in Nelson county was in doubt with R. J. Gardiner, I. V. A., having a lead of 45 votes over L. C. a¢ ‘Fredrickson, Nonpartisan, incumbent, in_23 of 35 precincts. In the new*Kidder-Sheridan coun- ty district, O. E. Erickson, a member of the house for several years, has been nominated for the senate while Herbert Swett, and H. G. Kapfer have been- nominated for the house. Nonpartisans picked up two house nominations in the. Logan and Mc- q Intosh district, where the I. V. A.’s nominated only one. Two years ago the Independents -had three mem- bers in the district. On the face of incomplete returns from 56 out of 62 precincts in the 28th district, Walter R. .Band, long- time I. V. A. senator, has been de- feated for Republican renomination 4 by G. A. Jones, indorsed by the Non- partisans. Jones has a: lead -of -41¢. Three Nonpartisans were nomini ed for the house in the 29th district, these being Jack Patierson, H. L. Nel- son, and Alfred Mostad.’ Einar Muus, I. V. A. was the fourth nominee. ‘The district in the last legislative ses- on was represented hy, three I. V. A’S ond one leaguer. « in Grand Forks In the second district in Ward county, J: E. Stoa, Nonpartisan, was renominated over H. 8. Coles, I. V. A. Grand Forks county provided two upsets for regularly endorsed I. V. A. legislative nominations. In the sev- enth district, Philip R. Bangs, I. V. A. indorsee for the senate, was defeat- ed by D. J. Tinnes who was “recom- ] mended” by the Nonpartisans. ee Sana HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE the courthouse in Flemington, N. folk ship builder, went on trial ch ing the Lindbergh case. Colonel with Curtis, 3 Spectacle in RAD FIGURES STARE AT GOVERNMENT A AISCAL YEAR OPBNS Officials Hold Hopes For Next Year Washington, July 1.—(/P)—Nearly $3,000,000,000 in the hole, the federat government began a new financial year with eight big departments legally penniless because of a lagging congress. Four annual. appropriations bilis that should ‘have been law at mid- night were caught, along with relief, in legislative machinery that prom- ised to prevent adjournment of con- gress until well into next week. The last figures available before the new fiscal year began showed Uncle Sam with a $2.852,035,008 defi- cit, the biggest of any nation in peacetimes. Forecasts were the final total would be considerably near- er_$3,000,000,000. The eight departments that legally ran out of funds with the expiration of the old year were: State, justice, commerce, labor, treasury. post office, agriculture and war. J. C. Roop, di- rector of the budget, was not gravely concerned about the temporary lack In the sixth district, previously served by C. Vernon Freeman, speak- C. Vernon Freeman, speaker of the house in the last session, the en- dorsed I. V. A. candidate, H. L. Ed- wards was defeated by A. J. Sand- ‘ lie, listed as a “Progressive Republi- f° scan.” wae yg f In the seventh district E. M. Kent q was nominated for the house without’ opposition as an I. V. A., while in the fifth district, also in Grand ‘Forks county, J. E. Eastgate, for the sen- ‘ ate, and David Steedsman for the house, were nominated without op- ition. In Richland county a close contest was waged for the nomination to the house, with M. H. Lynch and C.-H. Morgan polling 1050 and 1044 votes 4 respectively with one precinct miss- ing for the two nominations. Their closest opponent received 1024. In the last session Independents counted 27 senate members and on the face of available returns are down to 19, with 25 needed to con- trol. In the house the loss of at least 18 nominations trims the prospective I. V. A. membership. to around 40 votes with 57 necessary to control. The returns so far disclose the In- dependents had been: heaten out of three nominations in Stark, one in Burleigh, two in Logan and McIntosh. one in Grand Forks, one in Walsh, > ~*~ ™ house member, Ben Northridge .being defeated by Sam Ollesby by a major- ity of 166 votes. > Sperry Is Defeated +), In Burleigh county Lynn J. ‘was ousted from a senatorial berth’ 8. 8. McDonald, Nonpartisan. In the house in that county; -Willlam Fa‘. eoner, Nonpartisan, displaced Martin . , Independent, while Gerdon renominated and Milton Rue the Independent of. funds, saying if the appropraitions bills were law by next pay day every- body would be satisfied. Congressional leaders predicted that before the adjournment Friday all de- partments save war would have thew allotments at the white house. Con- ferees still were at odds over a pro- vision in the war bill to force the re- tirement of 2,000 army officers. Coupled with the knowledge that the deficit would be nearly $3,000,000,- Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Is shown here on the witness stand at Deficit ig “$3,000,000,000 But, LINDBERGH ON THE STAND Associated Press Photo when John Hughes Curtis, Nor- 1d with hoaxing authorities dur- Lindbergh told of his negotiations Democrats Offer Colorful’ Long Battl | Awaking Only to Cast Their Votes \ history of the nation. vote. bault. poll of the delegation. for Smith and 1 for Ritchie. | Walsh Makes Ruling Thereupon Walsh ruled all velt. mittee back in the state. ‘saw fit.” his decision. convention,” he said. initely put for Roosevelt. \ | Roosevelt and 65's for Smith. Many Delegates Nap in Chairs, | Chicago, July 1—Thursday night's! session of the Democratic nations! | ¢ 943, convention was one of the most spec- | tacular political gatherings in the In session continuously for 12 hours after overwhelmingly defeating a mo- tion to adjourn at 3 a. m., the con- vention proceeded with its business; while many delegates tried to catch jnaps, awaking only long*enough to; | On the first ballot for president | Towa cast its 26 votes for Roosevelt | as did Minnesota. The Minnesota jvote was challenged, however, and a} idemand for a poll of the delegation | was made by Thomas Quinn, Fari- Chairman Walsh directed a@ . The poll showed 20 for Roosevelt, 3! the | votes would be registered for Roose- Robert Jackson, secretary of the na- tional committee of the party, read jthe wire which said the “Democratic ‘state central committee in Minnesota released the delegates to vote as they Walsh declined to recognize the; telegram and cheers and boos greeted “The chair cannot recognize any authority in the state committees to annul or recall the action of the state The Minnesota vote then was defi- ‘When the big New York prize, 94) votes was reached a poll was asked by John F. Curry, the Tammany leader. | Finally the poll was completed, and the vote announced as 28% votes for) BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1932 ara: Su sa a The Weather — Generally fair tonight and Saturday; warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS 2) Democrats Are Gri LATEST) RETURNS REPUBLICAN RACES Returns from 1646 precincts out of 2,235 in North Dakota gave for Re- publican nomination for United ‘States senator: i Nye—100,629. Shafer—50,621. Returns from 1716 precincts gave for Republican nomination for con- gressmen: Burdick—29,854. Burtness—47,404. Hall—51,015. Lemke—62,935. Sinclair—69,098. Returns from 1,702 precincts gave for Republican nomination for gov- ernor: Black . Hyland . Langer . | Returns from 546 precincts give for Superintendent of Public Instruction: | Palmer ... Thompson Lieutenant governor (1270 Pets.). Cuthbert 7,447; Johnson 37,709; Ol- | son 50,976. | Returns from 1.250 pets. give: | Secretary of state—Byrne 66,183; Garnes 37,321. } State auditor—Baker 58,667; Steen; 49,794. i Returns from 1272 precincts give: | | State treasurer—Dale 63,785; Ward- rope 39,177. Attorney general—Gronna 57,394; Morris 48,650. Returns from 1275 precincts give: Insurance commissioner—Dahl 42,- 493; Olsness 60,494. | Returns from 1222 precincts give: | Agriculture and labor commission—! | Husby 55,481; Kitchen 50,755. Returns from 1222 precincts give: | Railroad commissioner—Johnson 46,035; Larkin 55,183. 560 precincts on Democratic con- tests: 7 Democratic Contests For United States senator—Halvor- jSon 2,919; Lanier 5,350. Returns from 598 precincts give: For congressmen—Cooke 2,214; Jo- hannson 2,005; Lynch 4,827; Murphy | Returns from 596 precincts give: For governor—Casey 3,754; DePuy 5,013. i i 1 | INITIATED MEASURES } | Change in basis of assessment, 1483) | Precincts gave: Yes, 71,258; No, 63,465. i Prohibiting corporation farming! 1483 precincts: | Yes, 72,310; No, 56,531. H Reducing county officials mileage fees 1483 precincts: Yes, 101,758; No, 33,300. Reducing state officials mi 1415 precincts: Yes, 94,599; No, 34,084. 4 Providing for moratorium 1483 pre- | :cincts: Yes, 57,841; No, 74,757. | Ouftlawing crop mortgages 1412 pre- | cincts: Yes, 61,534; No, 60,623. | Reducing salaries of county officials 1437 precincts: H Quinn brought up the question of al Yes, 88841; No, 35,316. i release of the delegation from its in- structions by telegram from a com- 1 | Accident Victim Is Reported Improved Stanley Burch, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Burch who was injured when he was struck by an} automobile Wednesday hight, was considerably improved Friday, hos- pital attendents said. The child was injured when he was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Lyle Cleveland. LE aes es seen ; Nye Wins Every County But Cass | 2 epee Ree eie * Pret. | Reported Nye Shafer | 1 3 H | 14) FAILS TO DETERMINE PARTY'S CANDIDATE Roosevelt Shows Power Three Ballots But Lacks Two Thirds Majority in MANAGERS WORKING HARD Next Session Scheduled For To- night as Delegates Plod Off to Bed Chicago Stadium, July 1,—(P— After a tumultuous night-long session, ; the Democratic National convention fell into the tightening grip of a dead- lock at dawn Friday, took three fruit- ! less ballots for a presidential nominee and then adjourned until night, to | think it over. Governor Roosevelt of New York, | far ahead of his nearest rival, muster- ed a slowly-rising majority on each succeeding ballot, but was unable to make the real progress his managers had predicted toward the two-thirds needed to nominate. On the third ballot, the official ‘count showed 682 for Roosevelt, 190 | |for Alfred E. Smith, 101 for Speaker | Garner, 52 for Governor George White of Ohio, 40 for Melvin Traylor, 27 for James A. Red, 24 for Harry Byrd, 23 Here’s How They Stood on Ballots Chicago Stadium, July 1—(#)— Here's how they stood on the three ballots: First Second Third Roosevelt ..66614 677% 6824/100 Smith % 19444 190% Garner 90% 101% White 50'2 52") Traylor . 424, 40% 40% Reed 24 18 2745 Byrd . 5 = «24 24.96/100 Murray 23 os +. Ritchie . 21 23': 2343 Baker Bz 8 Bie Rogers 22 oe for Governor Ritchie of Maryland, and eight for Newton D. Baker. It would have required, on this bal- lot_768 to nominate. gates, had made inroads here and \there, picking up votes by driblets. | At the same time, some of the Roose- velt states were showing signs of wav- lering under the pounding counter- attack of the bloc of favorite sons. Missouri Group Collapses The Missouri delegation, pledged to Reed, collapsed and toppled most of its votes into the: Roosevelt column. |The candidacy of Gov. Murray of Ok-| ‘lahoma lasted but one ballot, but when |the governor himself released his dele- gates, they divided among other fav- orite sons and none of them went to the New Yorker. There were definite signs of agita- tion in the Texas and California dele- gations, pledged to Speaker Garner, with Roosevelt figuring as the most {likely beneficiary should a real break ‘come. \tion leaders heard much talk of -a The inside circle of conven- combination involving the: viee-presi- dential nomination. Both Garner and | William G, McAdoo, chairman of the |California delegation, were mention- jed in convention floor gossip as pos- | sible vice presidential nominees with | Roosevelt. The adjournment: was until 8:30 p. m,. but even as they filed out of the stadium the leaders were carrying on into private conferences their efforts to arrive at some breakdown which 208| would avert anything like the long| deadlock eight years ago in Madison Square Garden. : Roosevelt's gains had been steady, small as they were. On the first bal- lot he had 666, on the second 677, and on the third 682. The additions on the second roll call had come from Indiana, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio’ and Alaska. On the third ballot he took 2%, from Reed in Missouri, 1% from ‘Smith in New | York, 2 from White in Ohio, and 1 (rom Smith in Pennsylvania. Losses Are Small His loss was a fraction of a vote in North Carolina and a vote in North Dakota. At least some of the Roosevelt early ballot hopes failed entirely to mater- ialize. Tammany, polling in the center of the convention floor just as the ¢|went solidly to Smith. In Pennsyl- vania, the Roosevelt total was below the pre-balloting claims. . The session, which adjourned just after nine o'clock Friday morning, had begun at nine Thursday night: was the Roosevelt generals who sisted the delegates go,on to the test of the roll call itself before adjourn, ing, but after two ballots had failed to develop the push-over they had predicted, they tried in vain to ad- Journ, Chairman Walsh ruling that the loud chorus of “no” sent up by the Non-Roosevelt blocs was decisive. They went out of the stadium a weary lot, all of them. They had sat through hours of oratory, even before the balloting put {ts added tension on them, They had marched and shout: ed in a series of midnight demonstra- tions which, en masse, probably set a mark for endurance. 000 now, officials drew cheer as to The Official Count Barnes 51 327201401) 1933 possibilities from numerous; The official result of the first bal- | Benson 36 2350 613 things, including the $1.118,500,009|lot was: Billings 10 398 | new tax law, the $150,000.000 economy | Roosevelt 44 1943 924} bill and reductions of several hundred |Smith . 19 751 207 | millions in appropriations. They an-|Garner 36 1753 945 ticipated a “balanced budget” on Junc|Byrd .. 58 3859 «=: 2663 30, 1933. ‘Traylor . 12 5519 6088 | President Hoover Thursday ap-|Ritchie Cavalier ... 45 2732 «1358 proved the bill “with but}Reed Dickey 35. 2320 610! limited satisfaction.” Senator Robin-|Murray Divide . 12 778 son of Arkansas, Democratic leader.|Baker . Eddy 22 1806 400; retorted immediately in the senate|White Emmons 31 1947 with a statement that “the chief ex-] On the ni Foster . 18 1132 ecutive has not only had full oppor-|again cast 24 votes for Roosevelt but | Golden 16 635 tunity to make definite suggestions again challenged the accuracy 61 4544 but has been invited to do so by th:|of that state's report as he had the 43° «1739 senate, but has made no recommen- |first time, and again a poll was or- 24 (1612 dations and contents himself with the |dered. 35 1795 declaration that he is disappointed.” poll turned out 20 for Roose- 411952 Besides the left-over appropria-|velt, three for Smith and one for 39 = 1993 tions, congress was primarily interest- | Ritchie. x 301554 ed in relief. Conferees on the $2,300,-/ “Apparently.” said Walsh to Quinn 8 C08 000,000 Garner-Wagner measure con-'in an acid tone, “the delegate who - 36 1752 tinued their efforts to ipromiss,|challenged had no reason to do 89 30 2174 considering suggestions from Secre-jother than his own suspicions, The 23 (1407 tary Mills of the treasury. ‘ Minnesota vote stands 24 Roosevelt” 36 2427 New York cast 29% votes for % -— 4 vy Roosevelt Confident — | Pomevelt ct tor oat eS Of Ultimate Victory]. ‘the otticiat result of the second 2 (2334 —_ ballot was: 32 1692 Albany. N. ¥., July 1—()—Gover- Roce i . seeseeeene iid 4 =M nor Franklin D. Roosevelt, after gain-| Ritchie 23% 25 1570 ing slightly more than 16 votes’ in/Byrd . um | 30 ©1953 three ballots, was confident he would|Garner . Me 24° (1415, win the presidential nomination as/White 50% 27 «1976 the Democratic National convention 2 1738 adjourned its i) Priday.!Baker . 8 483 Asked if he was still confident he|Traylor . 40% 22 695 244) would win the nomination, the gover-|Reed ...... 18 38 2568 «= 2221) nor replied empha : ; 23. «1447670 “lam.” | 10 DIE IN RIOTS. 33. 24791380 "He. added: Bombay, India, July 1.—(P)—A . 19 992413 “The boys in Chicago are pleased grave situation has developed here as 230 (16571196 arid confident,” @ result of Hindu-Moslem rioting in 46 2168 = 1170 After his all-night vigil by the radio,| which 10 persons have been killed ana 80 5506 = 3257 Roosevelt appeared fresh and! 200 in the last 48 hours. 38 =. 2650 12 high spirits. ‘He Jooked less fatig-|There were clashes Friday and six +. 56 2226 689 -pons, Elfott and John.|times police fired on mobs before they —_— — — Totals.......1686 100,005 50,277 (Continued on page nine) The Roosevelt managers, working | ‘like beavers among the weary dele- ‘They gathered in hotel conference rooms to go on with their negotiations | Judge Fred tence. jorities i center is Max Steuer, noted lawyer, presidential nominee in 1924. pped by Deadlock ALL NIGHT SESSION FAMOUS TRIO AT CONVENTION Associated Press Photo These three widely known democrats are shown on the floor of democratic national convention at Chicago. At the left is John En ig who will place the name of Franklin D. Roosev Mack, in nomination. In the ind at the right is John W. Davis, By WILLIAM LANGER William Langer, Republican nominee for governor, Friday is- sued the following statement: “It is needless to say that I am pleased at the results of the pri- mary election. “I am particularly happy that the people of this state gave such | @ rousing endorsement to Sena- | tor Nye in the face of the attack which was made upon him. He has fought long and well in the interests of the people of the state | and I am sure this vote will give ; him new vigor and strengthen his | arm in the fight. Eventually he | and those working with him will | certainly win. Then we shall have ; @ new deal for agriculture i throughout the nation. | “As for myself, I am both hum- ble and happy. If elected in No- ; vember, I shall attempt to give the state a sound business ad- ministration and one in the in- terests of the entire people. The fact that the entire Non- partisan ticket was nominated and that we will control both branches of the legislature will be a big help. I know these peo- ple and I know they will act in | the interests of the people. “My first aim shall be to reduce the tax burden to a point where it will no longer be unbearable for the farmers, homeowners and bus- ness people of the state. The peo- ple have voiced, both by nominat- ing me and by their vote on the initiated measures, a demand for | tax reduction. I am confident it can be done without interfering | | wiga the necessary functions of government. +| “If elected I shall, when the time comes, propose certain pro- gressive measures which will prove beneficial to all of the peo- ple. These will be outlined at the proper place and time. | “It is enough for me to say now that the business péople and prop- erty owners need have no fear of the state administration which will be managed by the Nonpar- tisans. I feel that I speak for a new party which wants to cast off the fetishes of the recent poli- tical history and to go forward to a progressive victory in which | every honest North Dakotan can | share. : Jones Is Recalled In 48th District | | ! { | ator E. W. Jones has been recalled by voters of the 48th legislative dis- trict, nearly complete returns from Mercer, Oliver and Dunn counties | show. | Twenty-nine out of 33 precincts in | Dunn county in the primary election | Wednesday gave Frank J. Regeth, | Nonpartisan candidate for senator,| a margin of 1,578 to 1,200 over the I. V. A. senator. Regeth also had maj- orities in Mercer and Oliver counties, though figures were not available. Jones had carried the recall issue to the state supreme court in an ef- fort’ to prevent the election. Partic- |ipating in the campaign for the recall of Jones was State Senator A. F. Bonzer, Lidgerwood, who accused his | fellow- I. V. A. of disregarding the; welfare of his electorate and break- ing a political promise when he cast the deciding vote against the east- west redistricting bill at the last ses- sion of the legislature. Pleads Guilty to Liquor Law Charge Fred Heiser, Bismarck, was sen- tenced to four months in jail and fined $200 and costs in district court Thursday after he pleaded guilty to chart of engaging in the liquor traffic. The jail term was sus) Kildeer, N. D., July 1—State Sen- | | Here Are Statements By Three 2 Leading Candidat By GERALD P. NYE Senator Gerald P. Nye Friday. Nye said. which it has recorded for me. have tried to serve. have given my candidacy.” By GEORGE F. SHAFER ment: 10 years. cessful. gressions of radicalism and in di ernment. both the state and the nation.” Logan and McIntosh (Tribune Special Service) house of representatives. up the district. Nonpartisan, 2,339 votes; William Piper, independent, 2,165. H. E. Timm, incumbent I. V. WIFE OF COACH Canton, Ill, July 1.— DIES (AP) D., high at the home of her parents, M lowing day. ROADS ARE GOOD state highway system are rey dry and Friday, according to the weekly Jansonius imposed sen- ite, Washington, D. C., July 1.—(>) —Gratification over his victory in Wednesday's primary election in North Dakota was expressed by “Returns which I have had quite naturally have been gratifying,” “I am most deeply in debt to my state for the vote It is pleasant to feel that my work and efforts of the past six years have won the approval of those I “Unable to be on the ground to enter actively into the campaign, I am greatly indebted to my friends and those on the ticket with me for the wonderful assistance they Governor George F. Shafer Fri- day issued the following state- “The election returns available indicate that I have been decisive- wish to express my deep and last- ing thanks to the many thousands of my personal friends and poli- many other campaigns in which I have been a candidate in the past “Politics is a game in which the participants must expect, now and then, to accept defeats as well as victories. I accept the defeat now occurring in the same spirit of good sportsmanship which I have tried to manifest in the numerous occasions when I have been suc- “I trust that the friends of good government in the state will not allow this defeat, which I believe is a temporary reverse only, to weaken their determination to carry on the fight against the ag- fense of real constitutional gov- If we will but keep faith and retain our courage in the face of temporary defeat, we will not fail to soon recover the ground now apparently lost. In- deed, we must not surrender, for the preservation of not only our liberties but our property depends upon our ability and will to fight with relentless determination for principles of sound government in Cast-Divided Vote Napoleon, N. D., July 1.—Republi- cans in the 36th district Wednesday nominated a Nonpartisan, an I. V. A., and an independent for the state Logan and McIntosh counties make ‘The nominees are G. L. Anderson, Bittenhauser, I. V. A., 2,176; and H. D. Others in the race were as follows: William Kroeber, Nonpartisan, 2,070; Philip H. Mueller, I. V. A., 1,841 aoe )—Mr Henry L, Rice, wife of the Fargo, N. school athletic coach died Mrs. Reece Davies Thursday night. Mr.-and Mrs. Rice arrived in Canton Monday and she was taken ill the fol- All constructed portions of the PARTY'S INDORSEES GET HEAVY SUPPORT THROUGHOUT STATE Associated Press Quits Tabulat- ing as Contests Are Defi- { nitely Decided TAXPAYER MEASURES WIN ; Moratorium is Definitely Re- jected; Five Other Bills Are Holding Lead Nonpartisans polled such heavy majorities in Wednes- day’s Republican primary that it was all over but the shout- | ing Friday. i Their indorsees had won every place on the ticket and the Associated Press tabula- ! tion bureau had stopped count- ing the votes cast, since it was ony a question of how big the majorities would be. The only questions remain- ing to be determined were those presented by the vote on the initiated measures and the count was continuing to deter- mine the results. * On the face of present re- turns two of the three meas- ures sponsored by the Farm- ers Union were beaten. The proposal to declare a five-year moratorium was decisively re- jected. All of the measures sponsored by the state taxpayer's association were leading, although the count on the Moe Sends Best Wishes to Langer |» One of the early congratulatory ; Messages received by William Langer, Republican gubernatorial nominee. was a message from I. J. Moe of Valley City, who opposed 1; Mr. Langer on the Progressive- Republican ticket. Mr. Moe's friends are reported to have lined up solidly behind the Republican nominees of last Wednesday. Proposal to change the method of valuing property for assessment pur- Poses indicated a close battle. ly defeated in the race for the When returns from more than two- Republican nomination for Unit- {thirds of the precincts in the state ed States senator. I, therefore, |became available, the Associated Press announced that the Nonpaxti- sans had ousted every I. V. A. from office and held a decisive upper hand tical supporters throughout the |in the legislativ state for the earnest and loyal Obie ibapee hezieils support which they have given Farag y oe iis ndfonivan dts, but mine | ete mascul OF U. Bi Renate Ges ald P. Nye, who was opposed by Gov- jernor George F. Shafer, exceeded the 50,000 mark in the returns from 1.636 of the state's 2,235 precincts. The count was 100,000 to 49,737. The two Nonpartisan indorsees for jcongress, J. H. Sinclair, incumbent, and William Lemke, stepped out in front to take the two congressional nominations, and William Langer. Bismarck, took a 13,000 lead over Frank H. Hyland, Devils Lake, I. V. A. Officials dislodged by the Nonpar- tisan League's spectacular landside included Attorney General James Morris, State Auditor John Steen and Commissioner of Agriculture and La- bor Joseph A. Kitchen, all of them serving more than one term in their present offices. In addition, the Leaguers won the nominations for lieutenant governor and for state treasurer, two offices for which the incumbents were not candidates. Regular Democrats Win The slate of candidates indorsed by the state Democratic convention was assured of nomination as returns from 560 precincts gave the leading in- dorsees a clear-cut margin. P. W. Lanier of Jamestown is the senatorial indorsee who will oppose Nye in the November election. H. C. DePuy of Grafton won the guberna- torial nomination and R. B. Murphy of Bismarck and W. D. Lynch of La- Moure the congressional nomina- ions. The remainder of the ticket was unopposed. ‘The opponents to the leading Dem- ceratic indorsees were Halvor Halvor- son of Minot, senatorial candidate: W. E. Cooke of Harvey, congressional candidate, and Tobias Casey of Dick- inson, running for governor. This group of candidates ran under the banner of the recently-created “Jef- fersonian Democrats.” A proposed initiated measure pro- viding for a partial five-year mora- torium went down to defeat. Another Proposed measure providing for re- ducing the basis of assessment of property from 75 to 50 per cent main- tained a margin of 7,793 votes in re- turns from 1,099 precincts. ‘Three initiated measures providing for reducing mileage fees of state and county officials and for reducing sal- ary of county officials were adopted. A close race developed on the mné-- ure to outlaw crop mortgages, with 1412 precincts giving only a margin of 911 votes in its favor. Second Victim of Accident Succumbs Grand Fotks, N. H. nd. in good condition gonerully Elmer Thompson, ond fatality of condition report of the state high- department