The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-26
MAJOR MURPHY !. !.
*HlIS1HE MACHINE
MINOT STATESMAN CAN HOLD IN
=. NO LONGER. 49,
Will Tell the Story Of His Wrongs from
All the Hastings in Ward County
Asserts that Hansbrough Is a. Very
! Low Card in the Republican Deck
More Trouble for Organization. It. -,
Special. to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. .-.~ 1. -.
Mnot, N. D., May 2e.--The most important
political development in Ward county and west
ern North Dakota the past week is the action
of Major John s. Murphy in coming out in the
open against the so-caIled state machine, and
his declaration that he will go the stump and
tell the whole story. -
Major Murphy asserts that the recent suit
brought against him on a charge of forging road
tax warrants, which resulted in a disagreement
Of the jury at Fargo when six voted for ac-
quittal and six for conviction, was nothing less
than political persecution 'F2~-d~a'' '.'"@,''s"H
II expect to go on the stump in every city
and village in Ward county and tell the re
publican voters some facts that they will be
interested to learn" said Major Murphy today.
.! viii! show up the machine in the light in
which it should appear, and will have some
thing to say about the recent trial at Fargo"
Until now it had been supposed that Major
Murphy would fight the machine under cover:
1t is said that some of his friends advised him
to keep out Of the fray, maintaining that the
evidence brought out at the recent trial at
Fargo would tend to injure the socalled insur-
gent movement -. ~ .
It appears, however, that Murphy has accept
ed the issue forced on him by the machine
political career He maintains that his skirts
are clear Of all the charges made against him.
,Devine and Murphy Won't MIX.
The" most difficult problem Of the insurgent
movement in Ward county is the union Of the
L
J. NJ. Devine. Devine is strong anti-machine
man, but he will have nothing to do with
Murphy. Devine is the nominal head of the
list of proposed tnsurgent delegates to the re-
publican state convention but the charge Is
made that Murphy has men on the ticket who
will drop out. and that in the event the in
surgents win he will head the delegation to
jamestown.
One thing is certain. and that is that Major
| Murphy Is on the warpath. In communication
to local paper this is what he has to say
| about Senator Hansbrough and the state ma:
chine:
A Blast at Hansbrough.
/ 'tThe delegation (headed by Governor De
| vine) is pledged against the domination Of 1.-THE
federal state machine bossed by Senator Hans
! brough, the greatest living example of success
| full mediocracy in the west.
/ "For eight years have fought this machine
| in season and out. know the leader Of the
machine to be dishonest, double dealing, cold
blooded,. selfish and opposed to the peoples In
terests all the time. The people have supinel!
submitted to the outrages Of this machine long
| enough ..-;.
"In frauduent1y conducted conventions, wher,
| the machine was selfperpetuated by the stat,
| committee. more than half of whom held prcx
les and more than half OF that number being
either federal or prospective appointees, ant
where, to conceal their treachery and unfair
ness. they vote a written secret ballot in con
test cases, the honest element Of the part.
may not hold its own against tricksters, VIII
graduate In Hansbrough's school and who ar
skilfully versed in all polite thimble-riggin
by which conscientious delegates are hood
winked, buncoed and deceived.
1 1.-THE people now, however, are awake and vii
pass judgment on the republican STEWARDSHIP
Of Ward county and North Dakota on June 1s
and unless all signs fail the machine will b
overwhelmed with the force OF Niagara