The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26
UNION TICKET BOOMING.
Looks as if Republicans Would BE
Eeateu in North Dakota.

Heaten in North Dakota.
JAMESTOWN, N. D., Oct. 25.-(Spe-
ciaI.)-EVerything seems to indicate
/ that the union state ticket viii receive
/ a handsome majority in the james river
valley counties. The nOn-fultllment Of
the promises made during the last cam
palgn by the Republican party, the
cad condition of the state finances and
the dissatisfaction which exists among
publlcans because of the manipula-
ton of the state convention by party
bosses has resulted in a situation which
is alarming to the nominees on the Re-
publican state ticket. Early in the
campaign speakers were assigned to
different portions OF the state by the
Republican state committee. The men
selected were those who had made
81 eeches to crowded houses during the
campaign Of 1896. It soon became ap-
parent to the party managers, now
ever, that there was very little desire
on the part of the voters in different
parts Of the state to listen to the all
Turing pictures Of prosperity to come as
a result of Republican administration
of affairs. The audiences were small.
so few indeed that the speakers were
soon discouraged, and now the greater
number are canceling their dates, al
ieg1ng various causes for their action
and trying to cover up, if possible, the
true reason, that the voters of the
state have no desire to hear them.
Fred Fancher, nominee for governor,
is one of the latest to abandon the
stump, stating that he will make
personal canvass during the time left
before election. He had dates in many
places, but has Cancelled all Of them
1t is extremely doubtful If Mr.. Fancher
Will carry his own county. The popu-
Iarity Of D. NJ. Holmes is unquestioned
and it is said that he is conceded a
majority in Grand Forks county by his
opponent for governor. @ 81
In -Stutsman county the situation
seems favorable to the election of the
union county and state ticket AS in
the state convention, few party
bosses controlled the proceedings and
nominated men who were distaSteful to
the majority of the Republican voters
of the county, who are opposed to- the
idea of having the county offices be-
come the holding Of any man for life,
when there is an abundance of good
material at hand.
The nominees of the union county
ticket are all men whom the nominal
ton sought, not men who have been
subsiSting on the county for years
They are claimed to be equal to any
ticket ever named in the county by
any party. The nominees on the leg
farming interests and are familiar with
the needs Of the producing classes in
the way Of legislation. NJ. D. Williams,
one of the nominees, earned an enVia BILE
record for himself as land commission
er during the Shortridge administra-
ticn, and Frank LEM, renominated for
the legislature, is one of the most pop
ular men in the county. His friends
claim large majority for him.
The recent trouble caused bV the re-
n,oval Of the three county commission
ers Of Stutsman county, who were all
Republicans, has caused a great split
in the Republican ranks. The removal
was due to g. certain faction of the
Republican party, who opposed the fac
ton favoring the commissioners, and
! who took this means of downing their
| opponents. This has resulted in a great
| deal Of bitterness being brought to the
| surface, and there is not the slightest
| doubt but that a large number of
| votes will be lost to the Republicans
| as a result of the affair. The commits
| sioners were charged with having au-
| dited unverified bills, with having
| charged illegal sums for services rem
! dered and with having let contracts
| for bridge building without advertising
| the same Or letting the work by bids.
| The friends Of the commissioners claim
| that the course pursued by these men
! is similar to that of commissioners of
| other counties, and say that 1t was
| the duty of the states attorney to en-
| tighten them as to the law regarding
| their duties. It is also claimed that the
proceedings against the commissioners
| by their Republican brethren was not
| actuated by love for law, but by a
desire to overcome by any possible
means the opposing faction.
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