The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-19

dDuSe OIL senator HanSDrOugh II Its
editor had received that coveted con-
sularship? Isn't that the real griev-
ance the Times has against the man
upon whom it used to fawn when It's
editor was postmaster at ST. Thomas?
The "reformers" have begun to fight
among themselves in Benson county.
Not enough offices to 60 around is the
cause.
Here is a sample of the tactics of
the "reformer" bosses: Up in Ramsey
county Insurgent Boss Mccormick has
been a county commissioner for years.
He and Pat Norton have selected
full county ticket-including legisla-
tive candidates and delegates to the
state convention-and having control
of the board of county commissioners
Mccormick gets himself appointed on
a committee to examine prospective
bridge sites-and spends most of his
time electioneering for the reform
ers' at the countys expense. Norton,
McCormick's henchman, is superin-
dent of schools, and just now finds it
necessary to visit schools throughout
the county, but more necessary to
whoop it up for the reform" ticket
the two bosses have selected. The
county also pays the travelling eXpen-
ses of this itenerant political boss.
Editor Rearick of the Sentinel, says
that running a democratic paper in
Cooperstown looks to him like thirty
cents, so he is supporting Crane, the
reform" candidate for the state SEN
ate. Crane is the fellow who intro
duced the bill appropriating $1,000 for
the purchase of a team and carriages
for the governor, which bill was ap-
proved by Governor White, who is now
"reformer" in Barnes county.
1nsurgent: Here comes Major
Murphy to join our ranks. Boys, this
last straw will surely break our
backs"
Up in Ward county Major ]. S. MUIR
ply was the absolute political boss
until he was endorsed by the re-or-
ganizers two years ago. He is now
the head of the insurgent forces in
that county, according to the follow
ing from the Minot Optic:
1t Is question of the re-organ-
izers against Murphyism. The
friends of Major j. S. Murphy are
trying hard to convince the people
that he is not at the head of the
movement against the re-organ-
izers, but not many voters are be-
ing fooled. The major is the guild
ing spirit in the so-called reform
movement in Ward county, and if
that faction wins, the major will
head the delegation to the state
convention. No candid or we'll
Informed politician believes the
contrary.
Every voter in the state knows the
majors unsavory political record, and
the fact that he has lined up with the
"reformers" does not seem to create
any surprise.
The Fargo Morning Call asks this
pertinent question:
is there prominent insurgent
in Cass county who hasn't been
chronic office holder or office seek
er for the past twenty years?
Name one.
Why single out Cass county, .Jud9
Aren't they the same throughout the
state?
And here is another from the same
paper: e
What have the insurgents of
North Dakota got to offer that is
better than the present state adj
ministration? The howl of turn
the other fellows out and give us
the Offices" appears to be the
whole stock In trade of the kickers
And still another one:
How it must make the hearts of
those leaders of the insurgent
movement in Cass county bleed
when they attempt to picture the
horrible crimes which they charge
to the republican party in North
Dakota. Yea, verify
This from the staid, conservative old
Mimic Journal hits the nail squarely on
the head and drives it clear out of
sight:
A CRATER is reformer who is
in. A reformer is a CRATER who
is out
The Bismarck Palladium voices an
unquestionable truth in the follow
ing. In speaking of Congressman
Gronna's recent severe illness it said: