The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-19
ARE SWORN ENEMIES
SENATOR MCUMBER AND JUDGE
LAUDER FIGHTING EACH OTHER
VIGOROUSLY
HoN0Rs ARE EASY so FAR
Political Came in North Dakota
Shows Signs of Revival in the
Near Future-GOssip of
the Leaders.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Nov. T.--Rich-
land county is the scene of struggle be-
tween two Of the most vigorous fighters
in the state. Years ago Judge Lauder
and Senator McCumber were friends, but
so vigorous has the fight between them
been since it began that the time of their
friendship seems very distant. Both are
aggressive and there has never been
anything in the nature of compromise be-
tween them. When Mr. McCumber was
elected to the United States senate two
years ago there were many who thought
that the fight would be dropped, as the
new senator had reached a prominence
which would warrant him in making
overtures for peace without sacrificing
his dignity But this course was not fol-
lowed. The contest waXed hercer than
ever Lauder has occupied seat on tae
bench of the Fourth district for years,
and McCumber, as praeticing attorney,
has had many cases before him. over a
year ago he filed affidavits of prejudice
against the Judge and asked for the APP
pointment of another judge to- try the
cases which he had pending. This led to
an action in the supreme court, the de-
ciSion in which is not yet given. In the
fight in Richland county there is a good
deal of feeling, and sides are taken ir-
respective of politics Last year the
friends of the senator with the as
sistance of Fred Falley's Wahpeton
Globe, prevented the nomination of Lau-
der as his own successor by the Repub-
lican convention, and f1attered themselves
that they had the pugnacious judge down
once for all. But the judge thought diff
ferently. He went into the fight on his
own account and was elected by good
majority 1t is too early to speculate on
- Of Gn ion of h11
as the terms of both senator and judge
will expire shortly after that election it
is likely that there will be lively. times
in Richland county about that time, and
that neither party will overlook any
chance in the meantime to take adj
vantage of the other.
1t is whispered around that former
Senator Arnold of Larimore, would like
to go to congress, and that he may be a
candidate for that position if the fates
are p"opitious. Mr.. Arnold was state
senator f. ON the Fifth district for sew
eral years, and was credited with guber-
material ambitions last year. Some of his
friends said that he had been promised
the support of some of the state leaders
for this position in return for services
rendered in the senatorial campaign pre-
ceding; but his boom never arrived. He
was sent to the senate, instructed to vote
for M. N. Johnson for the United States
senate, and did so vote until he became
tired, when he joined the combination
that elected McCumber. Western Grand
Forks county was a Johnson stronghold,
and the friends of Johnson have never
forgiven the Larimore statesman for
what they are pleased to term his trea-
son to the cause Last year they pun
ished him by nominating lis opponent,
H. E. Lavayea, and electing him to the
state senate. AT present the politicians
of Grand Forks county are said to be at
sea, and unable to unite on any candi-
date for anything, and if a strong man
were to come forward who could recon-
cile the factional warfare he might stand
a chance of landing a good position. But
it is extremely unlikely that the county
can unite on Arnold. He will have bit
ter opposition in his own district, and in
the other sections of the county he has
never been strong.
1t is a curious fact that in all the po-
1tical gossip that is lying about loose one
never hears the name of former Con-
gresham Johnson mentioned. Mr.. john
son was at one time living issue in
state politics. and has a record that no
other man is likely to equal He held
office for four terms, and on at least two
occasions he was nominated without 60
ing near a convention. He was nominat-
ed two or three times without opposi-
ton. When the wave of Populism was
sweeping over the country and it was
desired to do something to head it off
he was given a place on the ways and
means committee of the house, because
of his sympathy with the powers that
were on the tariff question, and the fact
that he was a Western farmer. His po-
sition on this committee gave him con-
siderable prestige, and undoubtedly in
creased the estimate which he placed on
his own abilities. 1t undoubtedly led to
his candidacy for the senate, and to his
subsequent retirement to private life.
Mr.. johnson had several peculiarities.
He was a close student of national poll
cies while in the house. and came to be
regarded as something of an authority
on the tariff question from the stand
point of his party. He was conscien-
tioIts worker in the field to which he
thought his duty called him, and was
personally clean. During his service in