Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-23
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the 18th inst, as has been stated in some
quarters. True, some democrats may
have believed they were indorsing a
regular independent" ticket in this
county, but the majority knew better.
Some republicans may have believed
likewise, but they have since discovered
that such vas not the case. The ticket
considered by the democrats was simply
an "alleged" independent ticket, and
has no legitimate standing whatever
under the law. Candidates to have their
names printed on the official ballot must
have been nominated by a conven-
tion-"an organized assemblage of cleo
tors or delegates, representing apolitical
party or principle" is the language Of
the law. This clause will be interpreted
in the light of political usage. The
names of no candidates can be printed
on the ballot except those nominated by
q convention of electors-mass or dele
gate-of which the usual notice, either
by posting or printing, has been given;
or by petition of 100 electors, if a county
Office, and 200, if a state Office. OF
course, names may be written on the
ballot or pastors may be used, but the
names cannot appear on the original
ballot as regular party nominees. Thus,
the ticket nominated last Saturday is
democratic pure and simple, so far as
the ballot will show. The assumption
that an independent ticket had been
nominated was a pure fake, worked
mainly by democrats for and in the in
terest of democrats.
The two or three alleged republicans
who are named on the democratic ticket
particularly MI. Williams and Mr..
Will-will be ANXIOUS to have it under
stood all over the county that an inde-
pendent county convention was held and
they will also try to make it appear that
republicans participated, and that it was
an "uprising,"a Macedonian cry, so to
speak. But the republicans of this
county-those who do not already know
the facts--will take occasion to enlighten
themselves, and they will find the facts
to be that the so-called independent"
movement was engineered by democrats,
assisted by a half-dozen disgruntled re-
publicans. The only republicans they
could take in the deal-and they have
by their consent renounced all claims to
republican support-were Dan Will
liams and Oscar H. Will. All republi-
cans know that Dan Williams grievance
is personal-he was holding office and
wanted to continue--and Oscar Willis
grievance is disappointment. Republi-
cans who attended the recent republican
county convention will remember how
as%siduously he worked among tho dele
gates and how ANXIOUS he was to be
nominated for the legislature. This vas
a laudable ambition, but failing to re-
ceive the nomination by his party does
not justify the defeat and destruction of
the party, and though disappointed
Mr.. Will loses all party respect by con-
senting to run On a democratic ticket.
His republican friends will draw the
line there.
So anxious are these men to run for
Office, SO blind to all considerations of
wisdom and right, they became the can
didates of a party that subscribes to all
the shouts of the calamityites, became
parties to a pledge and sympathizers in
the scheme to turn North Dakota over
to the enemies Of protection and honest
money and to Cleveland, under whose
administration IS per cent. of the settlers
on the northwestern prairies were adver-
tised as dishonest and corrupt. The
people of this section will never forget
Sparks and his infamous rulings that
caused many struggling settlers to sweat
blood in their efforts to maintain and
defend their rights. These men will 20
to and fro over this county from now
until election pouring the logic of their
political dishonesty into the ears of
republican farmers, while the anything
for-ofice democrats who have also aban-
doned their principles and independence,
will chuckle in their sleeves as they CON-
template the fact that whatever repub-
lican dissension can be created by
former members of the republican party
is grist for their mill, and scratches for
their itch.
It is not assumed that the straight re-
publican ticket will be opposed or it's
chances of success jeopardized in any
way by this alleged fusion movement.
The republican ticket is a good one
composed Of good, clean men and popu-
lar and loyal citizens. A republican will
fail to see the necessity of endangering
the success of the state and national
ticket by opposing the republican ticket
this year, even though some candidates
thereon are not his first choice. It is
presidential year and the first oppor-
the republicans OF this state have
had to show their appreciation of the