Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-06
Politics and Politicians;


Not single Walsh county republican
paper has yet hoisted the party's judicial
ticket to the head of its editorial columns
which shows that the Sauter men are
still bent on raising In politics.
If the attention given our column
"Politics and Politicians" by the county
papers signifies anything IL is at least
read by those for whose edification it is
edited, and for that reason if no other, is
a winner.
So. Jos. Powers is in training for
another contest for the county judges
office. Based on the vote of two years
ago when Joe was in the field against the
Judge betting should open up with odds
at l6 to l in favor of the present
incubent.
Candidates for county office on either
ticket are getting active and settling
down to systematic work as nomir alton
day draws nearer. 1t certainly speaks
we'll for the value of a democratic
nomination to observe the intense desire
to get it from so many quarters.
The trainers of 'Pink" and McGauvran
send word from their headquarters
that their men are both ready and wait
ing to bare their breasts for the battle of
ballots. But there seems to be internal
strife between them az to which one is
to be the paramount ISSUE.
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A preplexing question asked the office
seeking aspirant by the republican
moguls at their stay chamber sessions is ;
"Did you carry your precinct, and, if so,
can you carry it again?" No wonder
there are SO many political dead ducks
among the republican sympathizers.
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The Langdon republican club has
decided on Monday as their regular night
of meeting and for the present make
their headquarters at the Crawford
building. Last night special meeting
was held and rehearsal given of the
amusing farce comedy staged the Satur'
day evening previous.
When the candidate starts to make an
estimate of the possible outcome of the
campaign that closes November 9Th he
naturally wants to make comparisons
with the figures of the election of two
years ago, and by the way the DEMOCRAT
has limited supply of the complete
tabulated official abstract OF the vote
cast IN Cavalier county in 1898 This
will be found mighty handy when com
parsons are being made of the election
of two years ago. 1t contains everything
from the congressional vote to that cast
for the office of county constables.
An amusing incident of the republican
side show, engineered Saturday evening
at the city hall by Pat and Dan, with
the aid of score of their apt pupils,
was the farce comedy style of oratory
adopted doubtless with view of making
campaign hit. Instead Of the usual
speech making they proceeded to gobble
up the voting strength of democracy at
one gulp and gave utterance to such soft
impeachments as ''We've got EN- faded
amt this lead pipe cinch-if the sons
of gums only had our graft and grit they
, might be in it, for minute-there a'int
enough democrats in town to make q
square meal for us fellows tonight. Rah!
Rah!! Rah! rough Oh rats Zip! Bang!!
Zip!!! to-witnh democrats" If that's
what the aggregation Of Langdon re.
pnbllcans, styling themselves Mckinley
and Roosevelt club consider the correct
way of opening an up.to.date political
campaign on highly progressive and
educational lines they will find it hard
slsddipg before Nov. 9th.