The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-07
HARRISON Will NOT DOWN
NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS
HAVE ANOTHER ADDED TO
THEIR MANY TROUBLES
CONTEST FOR GovERNoRsHIP
Many G. o. p. Men After It-DemO-
Gratis Have Some Good Timber
to Choose From for a
Leader.

GRAND FORKS, May Especial Cor
respondence. )-PoIitically North Dakota
is as lively as it was this time four
years ago. The Republican leaders, or
the gang" as the Grand Forks Herald
man calls them, are so confident of Re
publican success this year that their time
is almost exclusively taken up with build
ing their own fences, In some counties,
like Stutsman, Ramsey and Grand Fo ks,
there are liable to be a number OF sore
heads. Ambitious candidates are either
eating crow or feeding it to opponents
| Commissioner OF Insurance Harrison
wanted second term, but the gang
| pulled him off last week and gave him
to understand that he would have to quit
He agreed to do this, but, on maturer
! consideration decided he would not; now
he has fight on hand.
There are three prospective candidates
for governor on the Republican side, and
about fifty that have not come out in the
open. Fanchier White and NJ. n. John
son are the three most talked about but
it is no safe bet to place money ON any
of them. White is liked by the PTohibi
tionists, Johnson don't stand in WI h the
Hansbrou3h crowd, and the gang" have
soured on Fanchier, and there you are.
If Johnson comes out and makes a
strong fight for the nomination, there l.
no doubt but he can get it. He viii head
the delegation from Nelson county t. the
state convention, and if he don't accept
the nomination for governor, it can be
set down as a safe prediction that he
Will get pretty strong promise Of unit
ed support to succeed Hansbrough. That
Johnson will be a strong factor in the
Republican state convention is frankly
conceded. The gang that turned Johr-
son down two years ago are afraid of
him, and well they may be. If the gov
ernorShip plum Should be offered to
Grand Forks county Geo. B. Winship,
editor of the Grand Forks Herald is the
man who will get it. He is very popu-
lar in his own county, and the only man
considered for the place.
The name of Senator Arnold Of I-ari-
more, was mentioned by some one, some
time ago. but it was a mere joke, as his
political stock has gone so low that he
cant control Il caucus in his own ward.
The Republican conventions so far,
have ihdorsed McKinleys administration,
and seem to favor his denomination. Ex-
pansion, imperialism and high tariff are
the COliiS StOitES uIpOll WHICH IteDuDLlG-
ans of North Dakota will build their plat,
form.
The Democratic party in the state Is
doing lot of good quiet work. The re-
port that Lelstikow, of Grafton, had ft
the party has had tendency to ir
things up and set the wheels rolling
along the right line. Clubs are being or
ganized in different towns, and the in
PRODUCTION of young blood into these clubs
Is having a good effect. Grand Forks
city has a strong club of out and ou:
Democrats. and there is some of the best
political timber IN the state in the or
ganization.
A number of changes in the working
force of the party is what IS needed and
what will likely develop in the conven-
tions soon to take place. The name of
w e. Davis has been mentioned for gov
ernor quite extensively. but his boom has
not been pushed by the party leaders.
Mr. Davis started the boom himself, and
has made good job of it. He is the
most talked-about man in the state.
Whether he will succeed IN getting the
nomination is another thing. He is a
young man, of good habits. and IS as
bright as a dollar. Mr.. Davis, during the
past ten years, has divided his time be-
tween writing for newspapers and selling
groceries. He has been a success at both,
but is not quite Old enough to look well
in the governors chair.
Mr.. Thomas Regan. of Larimo:e. has
quite boom on for national COMMITTEES
man. 1t can be safely predicted that he
had nothing to do with the boom. as
Mayor Regan is not an Office seeker The
friends of Mr.. Regan are anxious that the
honor should fall to him, knowing that he
is competent and worthy of anything that
may be intrusted to him.
In looking the field over carefully, the
indications point to favorable opportuni-
ties to win victories for the Democrats.
The low price of wheat and the impa-
tience and disappointment on count of
the nOn-arrival of the prosperity wave.
and the disappointed element of the Re
publicans. all point to good things for
the Democrats. Field Observer.