Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-04-27

committee. No guard stood at the
door to see that none entered save the
elect. The press had every facility pos.
sible shown 1t and there was no at
tempt or desire on the part of the or
ganization to hide a single act from
the people of. the state
This is certainly contrast from the.
methods pursued by the insurgents at
the meeting of their committee last
winter, the history OF which is vet
fresh in the minds of the people of the
state. There is a difference it Is true
in the two organizations, but those
who charge that the present organiza-
8tion of the party in the state is the
political evil which they seek to re-
form, and that the party government
is gang administration, certainly
have little to their credit In the COM
iparisOn. It is well to bear in mind
too, that while there were members Of
the COMMITTEES who sympathize with
the insurgent movement, there was
not single thing done by the COM
mittee against which they had reason
to raise a single objection. This is
certainly an Indication that the ma
@chinery Of the party In the state is not:
manipulated In the interest Of any.
man or political clique 81 '5sss
In politics, 1t must be remember
that one robin; does not make a spring
that the opinion of one man in a
community does not indicate the politi-
cal situation. One man may be able.
to tell what the sentiment of his COM
munity Is, and If he is conservative
his opinion is indicative Of the reflect
ed thought Of the public. Taking the
expressions of the members of the
committee and the other republ leans
who attended the meeting as an in;
dication Of the political sentiment Of
the state, 1t will be found that nine
.tenths Of the party are republicans be-
fore they are factionists.
This idea was we'll expressed by a
gentleman concerning the political
conditions in his country, replied that
the people in that part of the state
were republicans first and that diff
ferences of opinion must be governed
by the will of the majority. This opin-
ion in modified form was expressed by
half the men Intercepted. and the ma
sjority of those present were inter
viewed. Az "
Take LaMoure and Bottineau couri-
ties, for instance, where live and reign
two OF the avoWed champions of party
disruption. In Bottineau tits said the
two factions will unite to carry the
county. In Lamoure there will In all
liability be elected a 60 as you
please delegation This delegation
will be advised to go to the convention
and act in the selection OF state candi-
dates as their Judgment may dictate.
These things do not indicate dis
position on the part of the rank and
file of the party to turn the govern
ment over to- the demo cratic party and
It's allies, the rule or ruin element of
the insurgent gang.
Another county which is indicative
Of the ointment OF the reasonable in
surgents is Benson. The county is not
|insurgent, but there are insurgents iii
the county, one of whom lis an Office
holder at the hands of the crowd desig-
mated as the gang. The member Of
the committee is not q member Of the
Good Government league, but is ia
sympathy with its principles, and will
in all probability be candidate for
the nomination for the lower house OF
the legislature. But there will not be
more candidates for the ONCE than
can be nominated. The light does not
seem to be $50 very strenuous al the
cry of the few political Ishmaelites
would have the public believe, ss
AS for Ward county, the most ex-
pert mind reader lii the world would
be stnmped In am attempt to figure out
what the condi lions are. There is but
one thing upon which the people there
are certain to be united, and that lis