Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-03

malipulations OF that cunning chief are
conducting a hard fight for republican
votes, without which they cannot win. 1t
seems almost incredible that any republi-
can member should under any circum-
stances allow himself to be bamboozled
into voting for a democrat or a populist.
1t would be a betrayal of trust, confession
of weak. lnindedness, and a black, despic-
able lnfamy. Grave suspicious of a Thought
sheep" character would inevitably fasten
themselves upon any one of the honorable
gentlemen who so far forgot him
elected MIN as to hetray it into the
hands of its enemies. But the Tribune
hardly thinks there is any danger on that
score. Most OF the talk about republicans
DESERVING their colOrs n voting for a dem
0crat originates with the democrats. The
republicans have control of the legislature
and they will be held accountable by the
people tor the waste of the states time and
money involved in the useless "horse. play"
IN which they have INDUCED. Let them
get down to business. Let them settle
thGlr u~il1erences in caucus, as they ought
mand for a caucus among the republicans
OF the slate is general and should be
needed. 1t is only b. refusing to caucus
that the republican members leave the
door open 10 the possible success of the
minority party, with the consequent dis
grace and scandal. Caucus is the word.
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Langdon Globe (Rep.): The only cor.
clusion to be drawn from this (claim of
BeEton's election) is that the scheme was
to get a complimentary vote large enough
SO thata fraudulent count could be- charged
and a contest brought into the United
States senate.
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Grand Forks Plaindealer (Dem.): The
legislature yesterday did a great deal of
funny work and jumped about from the
ballot OF the day before as if Col. Benton
and the others had smallpox. WHAT'S the
use of throwing votes away on a dreamer
IKE Muir? The people want a wide
awake senator, not one who is always
asleep and dreaming. Get down to work
gentlemen, and give w. N. Roach your
votes; lie is the caucus nominee and
you should stand by him.
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Minneapolis Journal: The republicans
In the North Dakota legislature who are
obstructing a caucus senatorial nomination
and otherwise engendering inharmony in
the party and strengthening the democrats
and popullSts in their maneuverings to
elect ademocratic senator, are treading on
very unsafe ground, periIous, indeed, for
themselves, while their inidelity, if sue
~cessful in its issue, will inevitably impair
the strength of the party. Such an obstin.
ate and selfish republican minority came
very near being successful in the Mime
sofa legislature on the occasion of the re-
cent senatorial election. Their perfdy was
defeated. and they themselves have forever
lost the confidence of their party, because
they promised and deliberately did not ill.
They have Swallowed their own political
careers. The minority in the North Dakota
republican contingent have no more ex-
cuse, really, for their obstructive tactics
h had the minority in our legislature.
There is an ample republican majority on
Joint ballot; the populist and democratic
elements have grown bold by the inroad
made last year in the republican vote, and
the occasion is pre- eninently one when
the republican majority in the legislature
should drop all personal preferences and
factionalism, and promptly, and with its
disciplinary order of veterans, fall into line
and elect republican senator to represent
the state. There is no glory to accrue from
q f%actiOnal course to the minority. Shame.
full. indeed, is the spirit which can take
pleasure in having wounded his own party
and blighted his own political career. The
journal trusts that the republicans in the
North Dakota legislature will stand by the
party's and the states best interests in this
matter.
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