The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-25
ON NORTH DAKOTA FARMS
STATES EFFORTS TO PROMOTE
IMMIGRATION BRINGING
IN SETTLERS
REsUBMIssIoNIsTs PLEASE.
Conditions Brought to Light in Lin
deIie Trial Give Them Hope
for Future Sue
cess.

BISMARCK, n. D., Dec. 24.-The bien-
NAL report CT Commissioner H. U. Thom-
as, Of the department of agriculture and
labor, which has just been filed with
the governor, deals briefly with the ag-
ricultural interests of the state. The
commissioner alludes to the work that
has been done in securing immigration,
and says gratifying progress has been
made, as shown by the large additions
to the farming population. The legis-
lature of two years ago was the irst to
recognize. the wisdom of expending mon
ey in putting forth printed matter and
making a systematic effort to build up
immigration work. The appropriation
was small, only $780, but good work has
been done in getting out printed matter
The report of the state dairy commits
sioner, Prof. Kaufman of the agri-
cultural college at Fargo is made por-
tion of that of the agricultural depart
ment, and urges more attention to the
holding of farmers Institutes and the
upbuilding of dairying and kindred inter
ests. Many successful institutes have
been held, and much benefit has resulted
10 the farmers in the line of practical
information on agricultural topics.
LINDELIE'S TRIAL
The resubmissionists do not conceal
their satisfaction at the disclosures made
at the trial of Lindelie, the secretary of
the state enforcement league, at Grand
Forks. Well informed public men say
that additional impetus will be lent the
reSubnliSSion movement by such teSti-
mony as came out at the Lindelie trial
and at the trial Of Mrs. Haas at Fargo
This is the first time that the methods
OF the enforcement league detectives
have been aiI ed in court, and it does not
appear to have helped their cause 1t
is reported that the testimony may be
published without comment for distribu-
tfon as a feature of the fight between
resubmission and prohibition. 1t is be-
heVed the events of the past six months
rave broIght about ripe time for the
resubmission movement, and that if the
res submlSSlOnlStS cannot win this winter
they might as well give up the tight.
DEMOCRATIC PLANS.
The Democrats are talking organiza-
ton. There are a good many difficulties
in the way. During the campaign, the
Bryan and Stevenson club at Fargo pass
ed a resolution shutting out ali Demo-
Gratis who did not support the presidential
nominee If the party is reCrganiZed
along the lines suggested, by a reversion
to old time Democratic principles, It
looks as though the fellows who were
smut out would be in the saddle and the
other fellows would have to take the back
seat. If the Democrats reorganize, as
suggested, the POpulists will form prob
ably a straight party organization and
trust to luck to get into the saddle again
at some prOpitiOus time. At present
the state is so solidly Republican that
there is little chance for either the Dem
ccrats or Populists.
NEW STATE OFFICERS.
The changes in the states official fam
ily have begun. Judge Morgan Will ouni-
ify as supreme judge at Fargo this week
after the court has disposed of some mat
ters pending. This places Attorney Cen
eral Cowan on the bench in the second
judicial district. Cowan is one CT the
shrewdest politicians in the state. and
held tie tightest grip on the reins of the
combination that dictated the ticket at
the Grand Forks convention. He was
IN charge Of the second district forces,
which came down to the convention 70
nominate Morgan for the supreme bench.
The solid second district was a desirable
nucleus for combinations, and Cowan
made the most of the opportunity. He
ran for judge against the strongest Dem
ocrat in lis district, John Burke, OF
Rolla, and defeated him by majority
of over 1,700. He has been attorney gen.
eral for three terms and his elevation
to the district bench is gratifying to a
large number of personal and political
friends.