The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-23

full to their own cause than he has.
Bismarck Tribune: Editor Streeter is
candidate for reelection as clerk of the
court in Emmons county. Streeter ought
to have what he wants in Emmons county.
No citizen is more loyal than Streeter.
Edgeley Mail: Judge Bennett of the
tBottineau Pioneer, and president of the
f}3NorthsD Dakota Press asso citation, was chair.
man of the democratic convention, and
made most admirable presiding officer.
Towner News and stockman: Miss Villa
Poole, of Minot, formerly of this place,
will go to Minneapolis soon, where she will
take part in the ten mile equestrienne race
during the Minnesota state fair. Miss
Poole is an exceptionally fine rider as ev-
eryone in Towner knows.
Bismarck Tribune Notwithstanding
the platform and the views of Captain
Burke, as expressed in his letter of accep-
tance, the Fargo Republican is not salts
fed and still refuses to support the repub-
lican ticket.
Devils Lake Inter Ocean: For the pur-
pose of placing the democratic ticket in
its proper light before the people it should
be stated that the Mr.. Stevens of Ransom
county, who is one of the nominees for
railroad commissioner, is not the Stevens
who stole the railroad bill. The similarity
of names will probably lose the former a
good many votes.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: The Fargo
Argus has been pounding away ut the seed
wheat commission to have them make a
report of their doings. Other papers in
the state have requested information but
none is forthcoming. Why silence should
be kept on such an important matter is
beyond our ken. It is public matter and
the people have the right to know how
public business is transacted.
sauk Rapids (Minn.) Sentinel: A large
number of the editorial fraternity of st.
Paul and elsewhere honored themselves
and Major T. NJ. Newson by giving him
an elegant banquet at the Astoria Hotel in
st. Paul on Saturday evening last. In a
few days the major will take his leave for
Malaga, Spain, to fill the highly honorable
position of U. S. consul there, and with him
will go the kindly wishes of hosts of friends
of many years standing.
Grand Forks Northwest News: Two of
the most active and influential democrats
in the late convention were Messrs. Camp
bell and Turner of Mandan. They repre-
sented Morton county and the "cow ken
try" beyond and challenged our admiration.
Mr.. Turner was chairman of the committee
on resolutions and did we'll his task.
Campbell might have had the attorney
generalship if he had not declined. The
firm will be heard from later on.
Jamestown Capitals The newspapers
have killed the new plan of executing Grim
inals by electricity quicker than Kemmler
was killed by it. In the interest of hu-
manity some of the eastern papers recon-
mend for the consideration of the next
New York legislature as an improvement
the plan of having persons executed by
being kicked to death by mule, and with
great elaboration and scientific philan-
thropy they present the advantages of the
mule route over the burn'em-to-death-in-
a-chair plan.
Grand Forks Herald: It is regarded as
certain that by the apportionment to be
based upon the new census, the six New
England states will lose six and perhaps
seven members of congress. The influx
of population in the great cities will result
in a loss Of several congressman from the
rural districts in the eastern central states.
These losses, almost wholly sustained by
republicans, will be largely compensated
by republican gains in the western states.
However, the addition of democratic MEM
bers from the south may leave the repub-
icans without relative gain in congress-.
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