Show GOVERNOR TRAILS I BEHIND IN VOTE North Dakota Independent Leads Incumbent by Wide Margin FARGO N N. N D. D Oct 29 By the Associated Associated As As- Press Press R. R. R A. A Nestos Independent Independent Inde- Inde I pendent was leading Governor Lynn J. J Frazier Nonpartisan by nearly I In in n returns from 1153 of the states state's 2094 I I precincts tabulated at midday by independent independent in- in dependent newspapers FARGO N. N D. D Oct Oc 29 By liy the Associated As- As Press R. Press R. R A A. A Nestos N-estos Independent Independent Inde- Inde pendent candidate for governor in yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- recall election early today continued to hold his lead of more I I Ithan than han votes over his opponent Governor Lynn J. J Frazier Nonpartisan san leaguer The returns available were from about third one-third of the precincts precincts precincts pre pre- in the state and from In Independent Independent Independent In- In dependent strongholds mostly in the northern cities When the precincts in the western part of the state on the Missouri slope come trickling In rand and and they are slow in coming in the In-the the Nonpartisans are expected to gain considerably takIng taking taking tak tak- ing past elections as a criterion With of th the 2084 precincts Inthe in inthe inthe the state reported unofficially Nestos had and Frazier votes The other candidates on the ballot on the Independent side were maintaining about the same ratio as the head of tho the ticket The unofficial returns as collected by the tho Forum and several other Independent Independent Independent Inde Inde- pendent newspapers showed that when of the states state's 2094 precincts had reported the count stood RA Nestos Independent gubernatorial tonal candidate Frazier Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Non- Non partisan Further returns from 1016 out of 2090 precincts in thes tate cut Nestos' Nestos lead slightly the tho vote being Nestos Frazier No returns have been received from Slope Mercer Morton Bowman BillIngs Billings Bill Bill- Ings Rolette and Sheridan counties which are considered Nonpartisan strongholds |