The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-13
4 DISRUPTION PLAN.

The cause of the political disrup-
tionists is Iffering decided set back
because of the insincerity of the lead
ers in refusing to allow the people
to know who they are intending to
foist upon them as candidates. This
secret method of dealing with the pub
lie in manner in which it is vitality
concerned, has caused decided
breaking away from the disrup-
ton ranks. Men who had believed
that even with the miserable records of
the first leaders and seekers after the
loaves and fishes exposed on the ram
parts of true republicanism, there yet
remained men in the movement who
would be able to establish themselves
in the confidence of the public suffici-
emily to carry the black flag to victory.
These men were sincere in their
fidelity to the cause and believed that
when the former leaders were driven
into silence that it would purify the
organization and give it a more credit
able standing with the people of the
state.
They believed that new men with
clean records and pure characters
would come to the front and assume
the factional leadership. They fur
Their believed that instead of the secret
and despotic methods of the disgraced
leaders the new men would candidly
submit their claims to the people and
stand upon them. They have been dis
appointed. 1t is not the intention of
the deposed leaders of the disruption
lists to permit men to come to the
front who would be anything save the
willing vassels of those who have
sought control of the state govern
ment for Interior purposes.
1t has become clear that the men
who at first openly sought the nomina-
tons dare not do so now. Neither do
they dare allow the public to know
their attentions as to whom they pro-
pose to nominate until the opportunity
for protest is past. Then the leaders
can force on the voters whomsoever
they please. if they can deceive
sufficient number of people to elect
majority of the delegates to the state
convention.
The purpose of this method is clear
II the voters knew that they were
voting for delegates to the convention
who would support candidates ready to
do the bidding of the leaders who have
been driven into ignominous silence
there would be disruption within
a disruption. The voters who are
AFFILIATED with the movement now be-
cause of their honest belief that 1t ia
right would desert 1t and would vote
the republican ticket in the primaries.
But once the delegates are elected, it
will be easier to work OF on them the
candidates the leaders dare not now
name, because there would be fewer
men to deceive, and because the dele
gates so elected could not openly sup
port the republican candidates in the
state convention without being charg-
ed with treachery.
When the primaries are over and the
convention is assembled it will be
found that the men who have been
slated by the disruption leaders for the
several officers are the ones who will
do the bidding and carry out the policy
of those who are seeking control or
state affairs for personal reasons.
II the men who are asking the sup
port Of the voters as candidates are to
allow the people to know who they
are 1t is conclusive evidence that thew
can not be trusted. Sd