The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 23, 1916, Page 8

The result in 14 more North Dakota .legislative districts, not reported in last week’s " issue of the Leader, are now available, "In nearly every .case all’ " Leagie candidates. were elected.” The ; Rolette 'county district = resulted - in L | : another important victory, in which the - i League elected two Republicans and a i Democrat, again demonstrating . that - party lines counted for little among the i North Dakota farmers when League can-. - "didatés were concerned. g The addltlonal dxstncts reported upon i . follow: g District No. 5, part of Grand:Forks county—J. P. Hemmingsen, Republican, chndidate of 'the League for ‘l:h’e"senate, the - only candidate -the: League. had .in . the district, won by an overwhelming. " majority over Hector McKenme, . Democrats: i District. No. 7, part of ‘Grand Fod{s date for the senate, and O. K. Lageson 4 for the house, both: Repubhcans, won ! “handily. . Stenmo had no opposition and Lageson beat G. A:'Aaker, Democrat. District No. ‘11, part of Cass county—— League.Republican ‘and Democratic' can= didates’ elected 'in' a ' close 'and -hard- fought = contest. Charles - E. Drown, Democrat, League candidate, beat W. E. Clark, Republican,- for the ‘seat in the- senate. In the house contest Martin Republican, both League candidates, were successful, Wadeson beating. A. L. Porter, Democrat, and Larsen beating ‘William Watt, Republican. District: No. 19, Rolette county—A big . nonpartisan victory was won here, the League’s candidates on' the.Republican and Democratic: ticket being: victorious. The vote was:: Senate, John 'W. Republican « (League), unoppos For + the house:* James: 'McManus, - Republican (League); (detorlal in the’ Mmot Optxc-Reporter) The Optlc Reporter ‘has nothing'to ask of the incoming state administration. - It . has not.been u spokesman for: the Non-. - partisan League which has elected the 4. ‘entire ticket and is in control of the i ; " “Iégislature. It has soughtto be fair in its'news reports of that as well as other political activities. Those who have opposed the- League_ point to the administration of Governor Shortridge as evidence' of the mablhty_ of-the farmers of the state to administer’ . the public affairs.: There is no parallel, The men who have been elected to the various state offices, though farmers, are competent business. men. They are in- . - experienced in public affairs, in a way, but there are plenty of men in“public office now who started in the same manner. ¥ Mr. Frazier becomes chief executlve of the state without experience. He does ¥ g0 also without a political machine, matle, ~ " up of needless game wardens, barnacle btcommissions and state-paid office:holders. ~-ablde is° a man of .education and has spent' He'is “better educated than ‘other govern- e has We would “take. a’ ¢ ; state affi ; 25 i perpetuatmg hls personal’ ¢ serving his pereonal end county—Albert Stenmo; League candi* Larsen, Democrat, and Robert Wadéson, - e | matu;;e years in real farm' actxvmes.v’ | Addltlonal Reports from Varlous Countles Shovsl. 2 ' Farmers’ Legislative Candidates Beat Politicians Renauld, Democrat (League), 835; ‘Chris A. Minge, Republican, 408. Two - members of the house to elect. District’ No..'20, Benson: county—-John .R. Maddock, l}epublxcan, League‘candi- - date, and W." J.- Church, Republican, - League candlgate were elected without ~ difficulty ' to “the lower house, beating: ~John. 0.’ Schultz and John D.. Flaxton, . Democrats ) e District No.: 21, Ramsey county—— League men -will - fill. two of the three seats in the. house’ from this district, but “the seat in the senate is lost by the League. George D. Laird and Martin Hoghaug, * Republicans, League candi- dates, were elected, but the third Repub-. ‘lican: candidate, P. H. Kelly, beat Fred. Zessin, Democrat, the tlnrd League:can- didate. “Myron - King, * Independent, ; League candidate, was beaten by F. H.: Hyland, Repul')llcan, in:‘the smatonal race.’ e Dlstnct 24 LaMoure county——-E A, »Bowman and Paul Havens, Republicans, . indorsed by - the: League, won an easy victory ‘over D. T. Stewart and E. B. - Roscoe,: Democraf.s, or the two seats m the lower hanse.: : * District /30, part of MortorL county— The "three League . candidates: for the house, all - Republicans, ' were " elected without_opposition by the Democrats. They are L..D. leey, Charles F. Schick and M. S. Lang, District 31, Stark county——The Repub- 2 licans _elected M. L. McBride to the senate and C. C. Turner, H. A. Macoff and H. J.:Blanchard to the house, defeat- ing the League candidates,: who ran”in the Independent column. . Th League -eandidates were .S. 'D.*Gre; senate and -W. J.“ Mozley, Nick: and Charles E. Davis for, the: hou : “District -38, part of: Barnes ‘coun Thxs district was ent:tled t eleet ,who dxd S0 l\ave long since been forgotten, _while Lincoln’ will remain forever as one: . of . the great characters of history. . There is no dn’ference between the class ) of men who.will constitute the next state” = legislature ‘and ‘those who have- consti - tuted past legislatures, so. far ‘as men: tality is concerned. There have al ays Lapything: ' that was really dange They: never. brought any firebran the legxslahve halls nor took their priz blooded - stock to. Bismarck when the went. there: bo make . laws. ' The voted just as intelligently on, .“before the two branches: of the ture as any. members of that did.. They may not have camed “doy with them a sackful of lawh wntten “members: have offered h: elements oi merif, four: ' 2517; C. F. Dupuis,’ Republican (League), and for Maddock 1570, - —The Democrats had no candidates and * Repubhcan, League elected ‘unopposed. District No. 35, Shendan county—H. B. - Curtis for the senate and John Nathan ° for' the house ‘were League ‘candidates. Curtis ‘was beaten by Beck, Repubhcan, but Nathan was elected. District 41, Williams™ and McKenzne cm_mtxes—'l‘he League had a candidhte for senator and four for: representative in this district, electing them all. The district was entitled to elect five members of the house but-the League only indorsed Morten Mortenson, League candi- - date for the senate, Republican, got a big. majority.. The vote on the house, fige " to, elect, “follows: F. A. Hoare, - pubhcan (League), 2414;. E. E.° Kurtz,' ' ‘Republican . (League), 2443; Robert - Byrne, . Republican (League), candxdate, 2364' Eckert, Republican, 2247; Heffer- - man; Democrat; 1207; Kemper,: Democrat 905; Settle, D_emocrat, 1154; ‘Arnt, Dent- ocrat, 1116;::Cooney, Democrat 1082. . D:stnct 44, Mountrail county-v—F J. Hames, Repubhcan, and Walter-J. ‘Mad- : dock, ‘Republican, were - élected “to the lower house from this district unopposed, - both having the indorsement of the ague. The vote for Haines was 1543 The ‘spec :District: No. 47, part of Morton county - $21 N. P. AVE. a s\.nator and two representatlves on the - Musnc Tn Your Home = ;ThlS Wmter Would o ad (1T Machmes....... Up pnces, for you will SAVE MONEY ‘at our store. . . Fasy terms ‘of payment given.- FARGO, = was Repubhcan txcket, all indo sedv League, won out. They ar senators F. W. Mees aml M m‘.Kollar, : representat\ves.‘ J ; ificaf “bof : 4 “ will surprlu you. . 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