Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-28
NeaeT8a DAKOTA POLITICS
As Retrieved Hsy 4 Washington Cor.
respondent.
Republicans Hsay sse Left.

! Republicans Hsay sSe Left
Ihere is quite an interesting fight on
in North Dakota over the selection of
a United States senator as successor
to Senator Casey. Of course there is a
probability Of Senator Casey succeed
ing himself, and in fact it is generally
acknowledged by North Dakota politi-
Clans who have visited WASHINGTON
that Senator Casey is the strongest
man in the state today. But there are
large number of aspirants. Among
them may be mentioned L. A. Will
iIams, OF bismarck, A. w. Edwards,
Henry Miller, \. II. Burke and w. F.
Ball OF Fargo, John Miller, of Wahpe-
ton, Bailey Fuller, Of jamestown, Geo.
Il. Walsh, L. B. Richardson and Geo.
B. Winsfip, Of Grand Forks, and prob
ably Jud La Moure of Pembina. Of
course the Honorable Jud is now on
the Pacific coast, but there is no doubt
that he will return and be present at
the North Dakota legislature the COM
ing winter, and as usual be a candidate
for something. This array of candi-
dates is apparently now engaged in an
effort to down Casey first; then each
OF them hopes that lightning will strike
him and that he will secure the cleo
tion.
There is, of course, another contin-
gency in the senatorial fight. If M. N.
johnson, at present a member of the
house, should be defeated for renomi-
nation CT reelection, he would, of
course, be a candidate for the senate.
johnson very flatly says that he will be
a candidate only in case he is defeated
by fraud or by a trick. but Of course,
he is the sole judge of whether it be Il
fraud or a trick that defeats him. and
this statement need not necessarily
keep him out of the senatorial! fight if
ne should be defeated. and probably
would not. Or course, there is
a VERY BITTER EIGHT ON
between the friends of Hansbrough
and the friends Of Johnson ut the pres
ent time. Not all of them are in it.
but there is no denying that the Hans
brougll forces are actually moving in
| the direction OF relieving Johnson from
any further responsibility iii North
Dakota politics. But at the same
time, Johnson is a man that will be OH
hand even if he is turned down at one
| convention or another. There was a
time when johnson might have been
made United States land officer at
Grand Forks, and he would have
ceased to trouble any of the men who
are now in public life, or who hope to
come to the United States senate or
congress to represent North Dakota.
These factional fights, however, are
being enjoyed by the Democratic party
OF North Dakota, and as they progress
it is apparent that the Democratic
party is getting ready to swoop down
on the state. There are number OF
leading Republicans who fear that it is
not going to be an easy thing to carry
the state for the party this fall any
way. Nobody knows where the ALI
ance forces will so or whether they
will break up. Reports OF the break
ing up of the Alliance are rather con-
ficting, and the most reliable in
formation that has been received in
Washington is to the effect that the
Alliance party i'll North Dakota Is
stronger than ever and is constantly
growing. The first thing in order in
North Dakota to secure u Republican
United States senator, either by the
election of Senator Casey to succeed
himself, or one Of the other numerous
aspirants named above, will be to Sc.
cure Republican legislature, and
this may take more work than the Re
publicans have been in the habit o1
doing in that state for some time past
"A. W. D. in Pioneer Press.