The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-22
IS STUCK

It is evident that the remnants Of
democracy in Mclean county are
aware Of the absurdity of their "of-
fetal organ" in presuming so much
and have called it off. At least two
long weeks have passed, and it has
been silent regarding county politics.
1t is conceded that all the le~vel-headed
democrats of the county hope to do,
is to perfect an organization this year
and thus keep it intact to gain strength
in the future. The move is a COM
mendable one, and we cannot but ex-
press our sympathy for the gentlemen
who have made it, in being handicapped
by the two newspapers which have
tried and failed to receive the recogni-
ton they happen to deem proper at
the hands Of the republican party. and
are quick to detect a chance to wreak
their vengeance upon upon the leaders
Of the republican party Of the county.
To most Of us, the presumptions and
assertions of the newspapers in ques-
ton, viz, the Mclean Co. Miner and
the Flickertail Flicker, are extremely
funny, but to the future Of a demo-
cratic organization, we have but little
doubts that sanguine democrats (who
we do not confound with political
sore heads, in which our county is no
exception to various others in the
state) will readily agree that the draw
back is perceptible.
Aside from the democratic organiza-
ton Of the county. taking for granted
the familiarity Of our readers to the
conditions which caused the Miner and
Flickertail to so viciously attack the
republican organization and it's lead
ers, to bear is out in our assertion of
their underestimation of the intelli-
gence of the voters Of this county, we
wish to call attention to the wide diff
ferences in the conventions which
placed in nomination the tickets which
will be in the hands of the voters this
fall.
One was held in the city Of Wash
burn (this the Flickertail calls the
"snap c%onvention") IN which every
voting precinct in the county was
fully represented by delegates to
which each was entitled according to
the Appointment, n who were elected
to the convention by a majority of
the more than 1000 qualified electors
who participated in the caucuses held
previous in this large county of Nc
Lean. There were assembled in this
convention about seventy delegates,
and their deliberations we're witnessed
by a large number of citizens of the
county, and among these We're the
editors Of the Washburn Leader, Den
roff Voice, Wilton News and Goodrich
Weekly Citizen, the editor of the Den
hoff Voice participating in the con
vention as a delegate. Neither the
Miner nor the Flickertail was repre-
Take notice of this il you
CHANGED to read anything o
the convention in either.
Among the delegates to this conven-
ion with whom we were familiar, we
only men, Of good character and
landing in the community where they
eside, and in the whole bunch we
ontend that there was not a man who \
you'd be guilty of the moral d%epravity
ccredited to them by the reformed
ress Of the county. 4
The democratic convention was !
allied and held in the school house :
t Denhof. We counted eight 81 y
elegates. Otto Grethen OF this place, \
as one of these and as it has since 4
eveloped by the tone of the Flicker 4
Ill, he was Consulted" We did not :
oubt the sincerity of the rest Of the ,
assembled in this conven-
on, and as many of them as we are
with are good fellows, but we 4
,uld not help but feel then that those (
entlemen would live to regret their Z
,sociation with the individual from ,
oodrich. =
A third convention was held (the =
tizen was not PRESENT. but it lacked
We infer from the fact that
Miner, whose editor is credited by
me with having been the principal
tor in the move, has deserted q part
the ticket and runs a few of the
st democratic nominees. {
To a man up the tree and who has F,
a spectator of the stunts of