Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-03-17
Some Political Gossip.
AS HEARD WHILE THE CAMPAIGN STARTS TO OPEN-THE
SITUATION AS SEEN IN STATE. COUNTY AND CITY.

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sidence or vote. The amendment to
the election law by the Bacon bill pro-
vides as follows:
"lvery male person of the age of q
years or upwards, who shall have re-
sided in the state one year, and in the
county six months, and in the precinct
ninety days next preceding any election,
shall be a qualified elector at such
election.
Gin case voters otherwise qualified
move from one voting precinct to an
other. within the same county, they
shall have right to vote in the precinct
from which they moved until they have
resided ninety days in the precinct to
which they move"
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In faraway Alaska another of Senator
Hansbrough's proteges has been causing
heap of trouble. Cape None, which
is now getting its name up as grave
yard for corrupt politicians, was until
lately the headquarters of Col. Melvin
Grigsby, as United States district at
torney. The aforesaid Grigsby, who will
be remembered as having raised troop
of rough riders in this state at the time
of the Cuban trouble, is now at Wash
ington trying to exonerate himself and
give acceptable reasons for his TAX
ing a bride of $4,000 to sidetrack
law and justice on mining deal. Hans
brough is backing up his protege,
Grigsby, whose dismissal has been re-
commended by Attorney Knox. The
president is said to be reluctant to dis
regarde the wishes of senators who
control much Of the political machinery
in the states, and therefore has not yet
followed the recommendation of Mr..
Knox. The Grigsby incident naturally
recalls the escapade of Alex Mckenzie
who sojourned in California several
months for his health after doing things
in Alaska that left an ugly shadow be-
hind him.
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From our exchanges out in the west
ern part of the state reports come of the
activity of Scandinavian republican
clubs. So far the work has been con-
fined to Ward and Bottineau counties,
but the purpose is expressed of carry
ing it out all over the state. In this
connection there is an interesting rumor
to the effect that the Scandinavians
will not be satisfied with only one place
on the republican state ticket this fall.
Martin jacobson, of Ninot is announced
as candidate for state treasurer and
it is said that Helgeson is paying more
than passing glance at the guberna-
toral nomination, which no doubt has
to do with his activity in or
ganizing Scandinavian league clubs.
They claim forty per cent of the North
Dakota republican vote and are now
out to claim the head of the ticket.
For years past the party has depended
mainly in pacifying its Scandinavian
vote by caring for its workers with
in the state house. But the
of this faction lin organ
izing Scandinavian republican clubs is
causing the republican leaders few
uneasy moments. Their feeling is said
to have found expression at the last
state convention, when the Scandina-
Wan delegates met after the slate had
gone through and organized a state as
ISOLATION. The leaders make no secret
Of theirlposition, and state that if proper
recognition is not granted, the republi-
can party in this state will receive
up. Many Of the Scandina-
VANS have democratic tendencies, and
large percentage would not hesitate to
vote. that ticket il a proper slate was
arranged. Ifthere is a wholesale deser-
ton by the Scandinavian voters it will
make a big difference in the lineup.
Many Scandinsvians have refused to 20
into the clubs on the ground that it is
working the Nationality racket" too
hard.