Courier Democrat., 1904-10-20
N. NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1904.

his associates at the bar irrespective OF
party affiliations it being conceded his
elevation to the bench gives the Seventh
District one of the finest balanced
judicial minds of the judiciary in the
entire state. AS judge, Attorney Myers
would be able to give his entire time to
court matters, doing away with the de.
lays and continuances that have lately
caused the attorneys of this district in
convenience, as it is evident to all who
have had litigations in court that Judge
kneeshaw has been too busy looking
after his private business interests to
devote the time he should to court mat
ters. There is also another matter in
which the voters of the district are in
tercsted and which should appeal more
particularly to the constituents of this
county and that is the unnecessary cost
of $4,000 entailed by Cavalier county
in the second and third trials of the
Barry case, resulting solely from the
error made by Judge Kneeshaw in his
charge to the jury at the first trial of
that famous case. This is one instance
in particular showing to what extent
the people who pay the taxes may be
brought to suffer heavy expense through
the incompetency of district Judge.
Attorney jeff M. Myers is in every way
the peer of the present incumbent of
the judgeship and no such lamentable
evidence of incompetency as the above
is likely to occur with his election by
the people when they vote on Nov. 8.
TX
The democratic legislative nominees
in the Eighteenth district NJ. Mcknight
of Linden and b. H. Bjerken, of Storlie,
gives the ticket representation from
two sections of the county which will be
able to appreciate the honor and can
give to other sections of the district
their combined endorsement of the
candidates for the. peoples suffrage.
OF Mcknight it can be rightfully claim
ed that his record as representative at
Bismarck two years ago showed states
manship of ability and went further by
showing him to be man to be trusted
with interests of the people. HIS long
residence here and the capable manner
in which he has handled his own affairs
shows judgment and business know
ledge which commend him as legisla-
tor representing an agricultural COM
munity.
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In selecting a colleague for MIR. Nc
Knight the democrats of the southwest
ern tier of towns presented to the con-
vention the name of B. H. Bjerken, and
inquiry among his neighbors brings the
verdict that he is the best informed
man on public affairs in the COM
munity Though untried in legislative
work his knowledge of the conditions
of the state, county and township affairs
does away with the idea of the need of
preliminary course. His popularity
among his home people proves his per-
sonal merit.
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The people of the eastern half of the
county, comprising the Fortieth Legis-
lative district will find that the demo-
cratic nominees for the lower house are
men in whom they will take an especial
interest. Jos. McGauvran of Loan and
Robt. 3. Laing of Milton have both
resided in the neighborhoods where
they now live since the first settlement
of Cavalier county back in the eighties.
They can go out among the people with
every expectation of being accorded a
handsome vote and elected by fine
majorities. Messrs McGauvran and
Laing are square-toed democrats who
have the qualification of character,
ability and fitness, which give their
candidacy before the people of the dis
trict an endorsement seldom found in
the nominees of either party.
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NorE-Next week the DEMOCRAT will
deal at length with the party nominees
on the democratic county ticket.