Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-02-22
WlLILAMsPORT. NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY.

pursued with other aspirants for office, all
interests of other candidates and the sue
cess of the republican county ticket be.
ing held subservient to MIR. Armstrong 8
rush for the legislature. His plans were
well laid. Not only would he 90 to the
legislature, but he would have a man nut
up for treasurer whose deputy he would
be when he returned from Bismarck, and
last, but not least. he would turn down
the editor who had so frequently criticised
him, but whose criticisms he had never
dared to publicl y dispute. The conven-
ton met, and Armstrong controlled IT..
He got the delegates to the district con
yentlon and secured the nomination.
The man he wanted was chosen candidate
for treasurer. The editor refused to
buck his brace game, announced himself
as an independent candidate, was nomi-
mated by the democrats and indorscd by
the popullsts Tor clerk of court. The
democrats made no nomination for the
legislature, and the popullsts put re.
publican on their ticket, but lie made no
fight. Armstrong was, rs II matter of
course, elected. In this county more than
125 voters did not vote at all for members
of the legislature.
So far everything was lovely for Mr..
Armstrong But when the voters got
down to the county ticket they played
hob with Mr.. A. s calculations. His can.
dlddte for treasurer - hard working
farmer who is not personally unpopular
by any means--was defeated by the dem
ocrat1c candidate by $50 majority; while
the hated editor came ~ with 230 major
ily--a majority of the republican vote,
after deducting the total democratic and
p"pulist vote as shown by the vote ON
The state ticket, he carving ID of the
II precincts and having stand off in an
other--against young mau who made a
clean and honorable campaign. Even
in the Times own town the Record ed.
ltOr was succcssful--29 to 13 Only
one Of Armstrong; friends was elect, d
and he would have been defeated by $50
majority had either of the other two can
didates alone been against him. Almost
certain of election, and secure IN his DO,
sitlon, MIR. Armstrong did not lose much
time in working for those caudidalrs
who had helped him to his nomination
While reading the foregoing as to Mr..
Armstrong; exploits with the county
ticket, 1t should be borne in mind tha,
the nine principal candidates on the re.
publican state ticket carried the county
by an average majority of over 200.
Now, we trnst that We have shown to
llt lIutS lliu IHhI III WIS not uuVDO(l s
Jealousy, but widespread dissatisfaction
with Mr., Armstrong's methods on 1h,
part of the republican voters OF this
county that caused the overwhrlminp
defeat Of his friends on The republican
lcket last fall. The Record c, rtn,nly din
not gloat over the result OF the election in
this county Some of our friends thought
we were too mild in commenting ON Ihr
result. But, if the Times man or apv
one else thinks that the writer will keen
quiet when Armstrong plays his old trick
OF threatening to use mortgage slnch ON
Il citizen simply because he supported us
III the recent campaign, the one SO think
ing is mistaken That is lust exactIv
what he did and We Can prove it.
Furthermore, we have no higher regard
for 'gotisic metliocrity because 1t chcws
the rag and at,ltudinizrs on the Brussels
carpet # a legislative chambrr than W.
have for man who by persistent blundcr
ing, coupled with the in"radicable belief
hat he knows It all, loses two.thlrds OF
his cases in Justice court. And when a
member of the legislature from this
county adv0cates measures that we b..
lieve are against the interests of the peo
pie, we will certainly criticise him.
We again assure the editor of our es.
teemed contemporary that we are not ieal
ous.' Why should ,hird.class news.
paper man he jealous of third-cass
lawyer? The two professions are not
necessarily in conflict.