The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-20
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WARDWELL 4 THOMPSON.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1894.
TERMS, $500 PER ANNUM
MR.. LaMouRE.s EXPULSION"


among the principal Of these. In a
newspaper article it is impossible to
more than call attention in the brief
est manner to some OF these things,
and We first give little history. The
legislature of 1928 was composed
of SO alleged republicans, % demo-
Gratis and II populists. They spent A
days of 90 day session and ballotted
81 times for senator. The highest
number Of ballots received by any re-
publican was Casey on the 26th bal.
lot, receiving 81 votes and by II. F..
Miller on the seth ballot, who rccciv.
cd II votes. There were u sufficient
number Of republicans who absolute.
ly refused to 90 into caucus to pre-
vent caucus nomination. Seven
teen republicans voted ut different
times for democratic or populistic
candidates.
Mr.. LaMoure was always willing,
and SO expressed himself, to vote for q
caucus nominee; failing In that. his re.
cord shows, that he voted for q whole
week during eight ballots, when from
30 to 81 republicans united on Casey,
with the majority, This was from
the 9th to the 33rd ballot. From
this time until the 10th ballot, it was
a scattered vote all around. On the
46th ballot, the majority of the re.
publicans united on II. +. Miller,
with 20 votes; Mr.. LaMoure voted
steadily every ballot from 10Th to the
Goth for H. +. Miller whose vote rose
to fl and then fell away to IS. Up to
this time Mr.. LaMolrc's record stood,
besides some purely complimentary
votes. 16 times for Kingman, 8 times
for Casey, IL times for Miller. The
night previous to the election Of
Roach Mr.. LaMOure said to repub.
llcaD caucus, tomorrow either you
must get together and elect q repub-
lican, or democrat will be elected,
and II you don't get together I will
take my choice Of democrats. They
did not get together, Mr.. LaMoure
said he saw no show for a republican
candidate and he voted for Roach In
preference to Benton, who had al
ready received three more votes than
any republican aud who came within
three votes Of being elected on the
25th ballot.
Under any circumstances 1t NAV have
been questionable republication for
Mr.. LaMoure to vote for democrat;
we will not attempt to argue that
question now, but that it is a ques.
tion, has been decided by the fact
thatit has been both approved and de.
precated by respectable aud leading
republicans; but on the other hand
there is no question that certain re.
publlcans refused to 60 into caucus
and thereby prevented the nomina-
ton and election of republican sem
atOr. fla caucus had nominated q
republican and MIR. LaMoure had vot-
cd for a democrat there would have
been no question of his error, from a
partizan stand point; but In this case,
the approval Of hundreds of republic
cans who had become disguised with
the farce of trying to elect a republic
eau shows that while Mr.. LaMoure
may have made u mistake, that he
had good reason for doing as he did.
He voted with the republican majori-
ty with regularity until he was salts
fed that no republican could win and
then. voted for the democrat he chose.
This is his sin, that debars him from
republican counsels and republican
ranks; and logically, every republican
who voted that way or approved Of
the action is In the same condition.
So much for history.
AS to the motives, they are very
plain. The committee say to Mr.. La.
Moure "you are cast outs" to the
other sinners "come H." 1t is almost
ludicrous to see the zeal with which
they kick Jud and at the same time
attempt To hug his associates. 1t is
easily seen Chat for some reason they
would kick Jud out all alone. Mcssrs
Mckenzie, Hansbrough and friends
can get along with Messrs Winemsu,
sorley, Haugen and the others, even
If they did not vote for Roach, but
Jud they have no use for. In estima.
tion Of ability and character this is.
In some ways, the greatest compli.
ment Mr.. LaMoure ever received. It
is an acknowledgment by his enemies
That he is the only man they really
fear. So far as these men are con.
ccrncd, who have done this act of
Judgment, it is not probable that any
three Of them together can show the
work and results, for the good Of the
republican party In their own local..
ties as Mr.. LaMourc. In 1890 Penn.
bina county cast zoos votes for
Burke; In 1892, in the face Of the de.
mocratic landslide, In spite of the unit
ed strength and organization of pops
and democrats, Pembina county In.
creased her vote for Burke to 1852.
10 Mr.. LaMoure's home legislative
district, 10 1890, Burke received $40
votes and In 1892 6s5 votes; an 10.
crease of 145, almost thirty per cent.
while in the second district (where
Mr.. Hager lives and exerts his repub.
llcan influence,) the vote Of 1890 for
Burke was 400 and in 1892. 397; land
yet Mr.. Hager Of the second district
Is to name Mr.. LaMoure's successor