Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-11-01
voTe ne STRAIGHT TICKET.

wore TIE STRAIGHT TICKET.
This is the last issue Of the Record
previous to election. and we wish to
cav few words to the republicans
OF Emmons county as to the cOndi-
tions existing. That the whole state
republican ticket will be elected by
good ,naj0rities there seems to be no
doubt However. the lawyer artsto-
Gratis Of the Red River valley--whose
sensibjlities are shocked at the as
sumption Of the state republican con
venti0r in naming for supreme judge
q Country lawyer doing their
utmost to defeat him. While the in
surgent lawyers Of the valley will un-
doubtedly succeed In cutting down
Mr.. Knauf's majority somewhat, they
have very little show to Overturn the
republican majority Of 5000 given
two years ago. The prOhibitionists
of the state--Or the rabid ones, at
least-are after the political scalp Of
Governor Sarles There isn't any as
sertiOn made by any one that the
administration Of Governor Sarles
and the other state officers has not
been clean, able and business-like.
But Governor Sarles had the temerity
TO drink a glass Of beer or two at a
banquet and no Mrs. Elizabeth Pres
ton Anderson--the leading prohibit
ton fanatic Of the statcis heading
n movement 10 defeat him. However,
United States Senators HansbrOugh
and McCumber. who have been
speaking in different parts Of the
state. Say that there Is little fear that
either one Of the two candidates will
be beaten at the polls.
One would suppose that, after a
convention the delegates to which
were elected by the republican voters
under the primary law had by vote
Of two to one chosen Messrs. Knauf
and Sarles as candidates. the losing
insurgent minority would abide by
the result and strive to elect the tick
ct. In most instances this has been
done. But few OF the muckrake
Inutineers have joined the democrats
in their attempt to overthrow re-
publican supremacy In the state Al
their following Is not very numerous.
and immigration has undoubtedly
swelled the republican vote In the
state to total considerably larger
than that of two years ago. II is not
believed that the democrats and the
mutineers, united. will be able to en-
danger a single candidate ON the re.
publican state ticket
All over the Missouri slope the re
publican newspapers are calling upor
republicans to go to the polls.
great factor IN this entire insmrgen
movement Is jealousy by some Of thu
Red River valley leaders Of the rapit
shifting of political power to thu
west. Al the recent state convention
they saw sample Of II. and reap
portiOnment bill TO be passed at the
gree take from the valley the legis.
latfye representation TO which they
are not entitled under the presen,
fiEnres of population and place II In
the newer counties that have Of late
yearg been rapidly settled. That The
power u the western part Of thu
state and particularly that ri tho
Missouri Slope may he strongi,
manifested. the editor of the Record
sincerely hope. that each republican
voter In Emmons county viii make
up his mind 10 90 ~ the polls or
election day and ofYse, the vote ol
some insurgeni IN The Red River val.
les, Whose faction views with
alarm the rapid rise Of this western
pafi Of our common wealth, and
would. II they could, defeat every re.
publican candidate on the .ieke,
whose official course has made him
popular with the people Of the Mis-
souri, valley
Iu the matter Of the county ticket
II the republicans turn OUT, there Ii
no reason why every candidate oI
that Ticket should not he elected
There is no opposition ~ Ceorx,
Lynn for states attorney Charlie,
carley for county judge, Peter Is
WIiimayer for register OF deeds, and
q. a. Herolz for auditor The onl,
tight that is being made agains, re.
publican nominees Is in the case o,
William Jones for sheriff and Ass
Britts for clerk OF the district court
As 10 Mr.. Jones, every one who liza,
had any experience in sizing up IN,
politics Of this county for any grea
length Of lime cannot mistake tn,
blowing Of The straws In the shirley
atty fight. Predictions are freel
made tina, Jones will have vote q
lwo To one against John Postle, tn
candidate OF the Patterson allege
republicans. the Rocks demOcra,
and the Sherwood socialists. Ii
an absolute waste OF time for til