Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-08

iounu the state Republican ticket, and 1T
will stay there until the polls close. .ssAl-
though H. G. Hansbroughlwas the almost
unanimous choice of the people Of this
county, yet M. N. Johnson in.s;one of the
fairest conventions eversahcld, has been
declared the congressional. nominee
There. Is no question of his ability, and
1T he follows the neutrality-suspicious. of
the experienced politicians ARho -bre,.eelaas
about his nomination, and is not too
often led astray by his peculiar impulses,
at the end of his term he may be in po.
sition to receive honors from his party
thfough love instead of fear. AT any
rate, he is our nominee He stands for
republican principles he favors the lib
eral policy of that party toward the set-
tiers on the public lands; he believes in
the protection of American industry as
against the thinly-disguised free trade
policy of the democrats he doesn't want
to see the competition of English low
priced labor close our factories .and ruin
our home markets; he is outspoken in
condemnation of the abuse of the priv
leges Of capital in the formation Of trusts:
he will vote for laws that will gua uarantee
to every American citizen the casting of
ballot without fear of assassination,
and provide for counting the same fairly;
ne will insist that the interests of the
New Northwest shall be duly considered
in the councils of the party; and those
who know him best say that when elected
he will recognize the fact, that the votes
at the polls of those who opposed him in
convention counted as much as the votes
of those with whom he was first choice.
From now on let all republicans work to
swell his majority. Especially should
Mr.. Hansbrough's friends be active IN
support Of his fairly nominated rival.
A large proportion OF the republican n
strength in this county wore the blue,
and no good soldier will mutiny because
OF change of commanders.
It is doubtful If stronger and more
popular candidate for governor could
have been nominated. In Cass county he
is one of the idels Of the people, He is
an old soldier and an lonored officer of
the Grand Army. In reference to him
the Grand Forks Plaindealer says;
Andrew III. Burke, the republican
nominee for governor, is native Of New
York, having been born in New York
City on May 10, 1850, where he lived un.
til eight years old and then moved to the
state of Indiana, His mother died when
in his infancy, and his father when the
ooy was four years Of age: He practi.
cally began the struggle of life an orphan
years we find him living on an Indiana
farm, maintaining himself by farm labor.
In 1852, when but twelve years old, he
enlisted in the 75th Indiana volunteer in
fantry as drummer.boy. He served in
the l4th army corps under the leadership
of the redoubtable Pap Thomas. Re-
turning from the war with an honorable
| record, he determined to educate himself,
and matrlculated at Asbury university,
Greencastle, Ind. Dependent upon his
own, efforts for support. lie studied dill
gently and maintained himself by saving
wood or by any other manual labor that
was offered lin. His health gave way
under this severe strain, and he was OBJ
| llgeu 70 leaYe the college halls before
completing his university course. He re
moved to Evansville. Ind. and was 70,
some time the assistant business manager
of the Journal published in that city, anG
] subse equently the business manager of the
Daily Courier He came to Casselton, N
/ d.. in 1880, from the state Of MINES ota,
and has been continuously resident ol
and prominently, identified with the Sbusl
ness interests of Cass county since tina
stonEhe was made cashiersof # the First Na
tional Bank of that city, which position
he filed until some six years ago, swher
he was elected county treasurer by th,