The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-10-26
EDITORIAL comment.
BossIsM AND CAMS POLITICS.

B0SS|SM AND GANG POLITICS.
In the month February 1904 there by appoint
the Merchants Hotel in the city of ST. Paul. in the
State OF Minnesota Alex Mckenzie ud LaMoue and Senator
Hansbrough leaders OF the Republican machine OF this State
and R. c. sanbo and Joseph Roach the trusted eutenants
OF the Great Northern railroad and L. W. Gammons the po
litica pilot for the 500
The political situation Of Ward county was thoroughly
gone into discussed political managers OF the Great
Northern 500 roads explained that Murphy too
pensve that he getting hard to hande that the machine
in Ward county would have to be overhaued ana at that
time agreement entered into whereby organiza
ton to be formed in Ward county with the Honorable
Joseph Roach head The railroads informed by
Roach Gamons that they Democrats and they
Immediately informed that would be for them to
change their politics in order to successfully plans
of the railroads. The said Roach and Gammons at had
political change heart and upon emerging from the secret
meeting they out Republicans and came to Ward county
and started their campaign "REFORM, their cry,
speakers throughout the county hedng the reform
movement Democrats well Republicans solicited.
They told that the condition OF affairs in this county were
rotten that booder abroad the land that the public
of the people being pundeed that the party
in the hands OF gang that it to bring about
change order protect the rights Of the people Caucuses
held and hundreds OF Democrats voted against Murphy
and Gang Politics. Minot the battle ground
made drunk by liquors freely dispensed by both factions The
Optic, which had been posing independent sheet
Immediately became controlled by Roach, and falsely
claimed the people through it's editorial columns that the
Murphy faction responsible for the dsaceu condition OF
things.
Convention day found Mmot full OF delegates from
every the county, conventions held and the
Roach faction seated in the State Convention and upon
being seated in the convention at Grand Forks Immediately
with the "GANG and voted to defeat Of the most
capable Congressman North Dakota had They disle
cared their cry voted with ofhe
political gangs which existed State in the Union
whole plan deceive the voter and make him think
there to be gang that the farmer was to have equal
say with politicians In order CORY this they ap
Centre frOm
county, making grand total OF LIP in their Central Com
mtee with the Honorable RAILROAD Corporation Sanborn
head After this political stunt performed the COM
mteemen then informed that in much it would be
for several times yearly there
would be too people to be gathered together order to
quorum that the farmers would be busy to leave
their work and and that in order to facilitate
and make easy carry the work there should be
small executive commttee appointed who would have full
and complete charge The unsuspctng voter little realizing
what they doing agreed with the proposition The
Executive Committee OF members then appointed
the appointed this Executive Committee who
could be controlled short time thereafter the Executive
Committee called together they had meeting the City
Of Mnot and there notified by the Honorable r. c. San
born that would be impossible for him to continue longer
the head OF the Committee and he at that time rendered hiss
resignation Immediately upon his resignation the Executive
Committee following out the instructions of the railroad
poraon placed the head OF the Central Committee the
lifelong Democrat, Joseph Roach Not dozen the
County OF Ward the fact that Joseph Roach
had been made chairman OF the Republican County Central
Committee until several weeks thereafter Neutrality-suspicious.
the county at this time publishing the Republican,
ticket with r. e. Sanbos attached to it chairman Of
the committee Either these newspapers have
OF the change they do not want the voter to know that
the change has been made Why that the Re organizers
placed at the head Of the organization in this county life
long Democrat Was it not possible for them find
and loyal Republican who had done service for their party
years. and who would fill that position with honor? But
the Great Northern Railroad Company had years fed upon
the fruit the abors of Joseph Roach They knew that he
could be trusted their every wish and cation
and they desired to reward him for THE work he had no
done days by in obtaining the signature OF expected
Legislators to to support which
beneficial to their interests.