The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20
ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION
The insurgents - those who
voted against the Republican
ticket. in 19O2-are now crying
#''down with the Organizations.
They holler down with Muir
ply" because Major Murphy was
elected by the last Republican
Convention as Chairman of the
Republican County Committee.
Being in this position, he is
therefore the head. of the party
organization in the county-just
as L. B. Hanna OF Fargo, who
was elected chairman of the
State Committee at the last con-
vention is the head Of the party
in the state. or ust as the late
lamented Marcus a. Hanna was
chairman Of the National organ
ization and therefore became
head OF the party in the nation.
Because of the fact that Major
Murphy is chairman OF the COM
mittee, it devolves upon him and
his associates on the committee,
to call caucuses and conventions.
Where Republicans are nominat-
ed for Office. it is the duty of the
committee to organize the cam
paign, engage public speakers,
send out republican literature
and use all honorable means to
elect. the nominees OF the conven-
ton.
No Republican can say thai
this was not done at the last
election. Ward county polled
more Republican votes for gov
ernor than any county in the
state.
It is the duty OF the state com
lnittee touse all honorable means
to elect the ticket nominated at
the state convention, and this is
the business of the national COM
lnittee in the still larger field Of
politics.
If the fight is won-like, for in
stance. it was in Ward county
years ago-political matters,
like appointments of postmasters,
ETC., are referred to the commit
tee. In the past two years there
have been thirty-seven postmas-
tiers appointed in Ward county.
and the appointment Of eacha and
every one OF those was referred
to the committee, and in every
single instance the postmaster
appointed is the one Endorsed by
a majority OF the patrons OF the
community, as neither. the chair
man nor the committee nor any
one of them believes in working
personal politics. Chairman
Murphy's letter files show that
in the past three years, up to
April I. 1904, he has written 3Ss
letters to the Postoffice Depart
1nent, Hon. 7. F. Marshall and
Hon. B. +. Spalding, members Of
congress from North Dakota, re.
garding the establishment OF new
postofices, the appointment Of
postmasters and the establish.
,nent of mail routes for Ward
county during the period men:
toned. Major Murphy has filled
out the bonds and assisted newly
appointed postmasters to get
their papers right in twenty-siS
different cases, and he has never
charged a penny either for mis-
time or for postage.
The Republican committee o.
Ward county emphatically states
that neither the committee no,
it's chairman has asked for OF
suggested the appointment o
even a deputy in any Of the coun
ty Offices, nor has it attempted
in any way to influence even {
county commissioner in the du
ties of his Office. And yet, ii on,
is to believe the 2x4 politicians
Of Minot, who write articles ant
circulars for the insurgents, ON
would be driven to the conclu
sion that the organization of tn
party in Ward county has tn
county officers working for it.
Some people are SO constitutes
are SO inately selfish and lacl
SO much in public spirit that the.
cannot conceive Of q man or Sc
Of men giving any Of his time t
public services unless there i
something in it personally. s.
much for Organization. Il
Did you ever stop to conside1