Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-03
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The LaMOure county Chronicle tRep.)
in speaking of the opposition of the minor.
ity to the nominee of the majority of re-
p%ublicans says: 1.-The whole business is
~unrepublican and selfsh-and If it sue
ceeds will be but another load for the re-
publican party of the future to carry.
When a dozen men can block three times
twelve and are willing to do it for the sole
purpose of defeating candidate whom
they have reasons to believe will receive
the entire vote outside OF their own, it
promises no good to party organization. If
Mr.. Casey can get the majority his op.
ponents fear, a republican caucus ought to
grant him the right to a show down,
Good sense, good politics and good govern.
ment demands that the republicans of the
legislature get together and act like men,
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Lisbon Star (Rep.): The fact that in a
legislature having a clear republican ma
jority, a democrat came within a hairs
breadth of an election, should teach the re-
publican members a lesson. No republican
is justified in taking the position that his
man must be elected or he Will vote for a
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this state whose election would be salts
factory and who are we'll fitted for the
position. BY all means let there be a
caucus and let the majority prevail. a
caucus is now a, republican duty. The
election OF a republican senator is of great
and widespread Importance and this
legislature is being watched by the entire
ration.
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k0rrn S,,O iTnv, \ Z. TI..,la-s. 49,
would seem to indicate that Colonel Ben
toms friends believed that he was fairly
elected, and that they are willing to run
thelr chances on a contest in the United
States senate, should any but a straight
democrat be chosen in his place.
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Valley City Alliance (Pop.): The ALI
ance wonders that the democrats have not
brought out Judge Rose before this, for he
is most certainly a man we'll qualified for
United States senator; and a more true,
honest and honorable man does not live in
North Dakota. 1t the legislature selects
him for senator it will be generally salts.
factory to the people throughout the state.
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Jamestown Alert Ind.): The opposition
to Senator Casey at Bismarck is Of a most
non.republican character. No man who
will refuse to abide by a caucus where il
takes twO-thirds to nominate. Mr.. Casey's
course has been honorable and upright 10
a degree II if the democrats elect a sena.
tor. the responsibility will rest on the few
republicans and not the many. No other
compromise candidate appears to have de-
veloped any following at all.
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North Dakota Independent: Hagen of
Barnes and Stevens stood out for principle
and defeated Benton.
TX
Casselton Republican (Rep.): The
republican members from the Tenth and
Eleventh districts have been s'ghosted"
into doing a very foolish thing.
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Langdon Democrat: The present legis-
lature a do no act during the present
session that will be more beneficial to the
state than to elect Col. John d. Benton to
succeed Casey in the United States senate.
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Enderlin Journal (Rep.): Citizens from
all over the state are flocking into Bis
marck to see Mr.. Casey reelected.
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Fargo Argus: The North Dakota re-
publican legislators who voted for a DEM
ocrat for United States senator are getting
an all-around roast from the outside re-
publican papers.
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Mayville Tribune (Rep.): The demo-
Gratis and populists have united on Col.
John D. Benton, of Fargo, and under the