The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-15
NORTH DAKOTA
MANTLE And ERMINE
Probabilities as to Who Will Succeed
Their Present Wearers in the
Flickertail State.
Jud LaMoure Content to Help in the
Upbuilding of the Young
State.
pecial to The journal.

Wahpeton. N. D., July 15.--Altho this
is an off year in politics, state matters
are beginning to be talked of and many
surmises are being made as to what will
be the controlling element in the next
state convention. A Grand Forks CORE
spondent intimates that Jud LaMoure.
the tall chief of the Pembinas, will no
longer take an active part in state poll
tics, for the reason that he Is getting old
and Is ready to retire because he met
with disappointment In the last senate
rial skirmish in his ambition to succeed
Senator Hansbrough. Jud has no desire
to go to the senate, and his friends deny
that he was a candidate to succeed Sena-
, tor Hansbrough or that he has any inten-
ton of retiring from active political WORK.
He is a power in North Dakota politics
and indications are that he will continue
as such. In his own county 1t Is doubt
full If he could be- defeated for re-elec-
tion to the state senate, and he has the
time and means to devote to state poll
tics. In a recent conversation he IS said
to have stated that he was not In poll
tics for the money or political honors,
but desired to assist In the upbuildinS
OF the new commonwealth and would con-
tinue to take an active part in political
affairs. Some very great efforts have
been made to lay him on the political shelf
without avail, and it is safe PROPOSE
ton to bet that at the next state conVen-
ton he will be found at the head of the
Pembina delegation and on the winning
side of the slate.
In the southern part of the state the
warning clements in the republican party
have gotten together and settled their
differences and there seems to be no ques-
tion but that Senator McCumber will sue
coed himself. In his own county, which
last year sent democratic delegation to
the legislature, he has no opposition In
his own party, and there IS no proba-
bility that the mistake made there last
year will be repeated; but should 1t be-
1t Is not considered that it Wa. make any
difference with his reelection. as he could
easily be elected without his own county
The loss Of the legislative ticket here last
year was largely due to the fact that the
democratic nominees pledged their sup
port to M. N. Johnson for United States
senator Mr.. Johnson has a large number
of friends In the county who were sc
anxious to see him wear the senatorial
toga that they supported the democrat:
on election day. The delegation made or
effort to assist Johnson. and his Richlane
county friends now claim that they were
buncoed and swear vengeance.
The so-called Observation-Disclosures feud
which has attracted 50 much attention II
other parts of the state, Is hardly dis
cernible here. McCumber Is taking NJ
part in the matter and Lauder, who de
sres to succeed himself, finds that MI
opposition is coming from other parts o
the district. Dickey county has two can
tlldatas who think they could wear tn
ermrc with as much dignity as the maj
who. has held it so long, and. Ransorl
county comes in with another, while II
Richland county one OF, the leading demo
cratic attorneys. has signifted his willing
ness to attempt to lead his party to Vac
tory by becoming candidate for 1udic1a
honors. r.-.s