Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-10-05
A Concise Statement of the Political
Troubles over in Emmons
County.
Still a Republican and Willing to-
Work Hard for the Good Of
the Party.
An Interesting and Newsy Letter
From Our Fort Berthold
Correspondent.

D. R. Streeter, the gifted editor Of the.
Emmons County Record, was, while in
the city to-day, shown the following
from the Commonwealth: editor D. r.
Streeter is a candidate on the democratic
ticket in Emmons county for clerk Of
the court. Streeter was turned down by
the republicans, and says it's a matter of.
spite, and he refuses to stand it. Yet
there is harmony in the republican
party" and asked: "How are politics in,
Emmons county,"
"They're warming up somewhat"
Els it true that you have turned demo-.
crat?"
ut is not true. It is absolutely and
unqualifedly false. 1t is a song sung
for effect by local political enemies in
my party"
what is the u Of the party diff
ferences in Emmons county,"
Gas you are aware, there have been.
differences during the past two years in
our county, and [ claim they were not Of,
my seeking. Two years ago I was.
nominated by reclamation for clerk of
district court by the republicans. The
campaign came on, and a conspiracy to-
buy the votes of certain of my demo-,
cratic friends away from me and for my
democratic opponent was entered into by
men, some Of whom sat in the republican
convention which nominated me. AS a..
matter of course I fought the conspira-.
tors and was elected by the biggest
majority of any candidate on either.
ticket. Then the county canvassing
board, consisting of friends to the men
who had tried to buy the votes, threw
out the precinct where their co-workere-
had tried to buy.
"The court compelled them to re-as-
semble and count it. Then one of the.
bribers was indicted by the grand jury.
He was tried, and the jury found him
guilty. He at once went to work for re-
venge, and at the recent republican con-.
vention, he appeared as absolute boss,
and steerer Of ten votes from the two,
precincts of Baker and Union. These
ten delegates, voting like a machines,
held the balance of power, and could de-
feat anybody they wanted to defeat. L
did not want to allow my candidacy to
be passed upon by a man disfranchiseds
for crime against the ballot. I therefore
refused to become a candidate before.
the convention, and at once published
my announcement as an independent,
candidate. The democratic convention,
met the &next Tuesday at Winchester,
and, although one Of the bribery gang,
was there as a delegate, and as a candi--
date for clerk of court, they turned him.
down by a vote of 30 to II, and nomin-
ated me. The citizens in that conventions
knew I was a republican; they did not
ask a ~recantation of political faith, and
it is hardly necessary to state that I.
would not have recanted, had it been
asked, and I would not have been en-,
titled to the respect of the democrats
themselves, had I done so. They noun
mated me because, as it was stated to me-
by several delegates, they knew had at.
tended carefully to the duties Of the Of
flee, and because I had denounced the.
bribers and the returning board, and be-
cause they knew that the faction Of re-
publicans opposed to me decided to pun
ish me for so doing. That is all there is.
to the statement that I have turned DEM
ocrat."
SLOW about the state and Legislative
tickets?"
II am for tho republican state ticket.
and also for the legislative ticket. Z
don't know Of any law that my friends,
the enemy, can invoke, to compel me.
to give up my republicanism and join
the democrats, much a they may desire.
it. But I'm going to III my newspaper,
in the interest of the people, and de-
nounce crookedwork in Emmons county
elections, if such work again occurs, re-
CARELESS of the party that does it. If,
that course does not receive the con-.
tinued commentator of the people,
then I close up shop.