The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-28

Emmons and Kidder counties there
is little. II any, opposition to the or
ganization. The part of the state west
of the river Is In much the same con-
ditiOn.
The battle-ground at the present time
seems to be in the northern tier OF
counties. Ward county, the largest
in the state, is torn by several con-
tending elements and Nobody can
hazard guess what will come out of
the struggle. A good many counties
in the state may send mixed delega-
lions to the convention and there will
be an opportunity for some general
ship and organization even after the
delegates begin the assemble.
The insurgents have been making an
active campaign through the northern
part of the state, the Grand Forks Her.
aid having had political correspond
ent reporting conditions from the in
surgent standpoint. At Hillsboro he
ran across Governor Sarles and from
him received clear-cut and fiat denial
of the charges recently set forth by
former Congressman Spalding in his
Minot speech. The governor set out
his claims for the Endorsement of the
people and denied explicitly Mr.. Spald-
ing'S charges of gang rule or of
maladministration
At Portland. in Trail county, the
same correspondent reported opposi-
ton to the governor because of his
approval of bill appropriating money
for the purchase of carriages and
horses for his use. AS matter of
fact, this bill was introduced at the
previous session of the legislature by
Senator Maynard Crane of Griggs
county. who is now a candidate on the
lnsurgent ticket for state senator. and
was approved by Governor White, who
is now candidate on the reform
ticket for delegate to the state con-
vention in Barnes county. The cores
pondent's error in charging up this
bit of legislation to Governor Sarles,
as insurgent campaign material, is
likely to prove a boomerang
In statement made by Mr.. Spald-
ing he charged that state funds were
deposited in banks and allowed to re-
main without interest to the state, to
favor political friends Governor
Sarles denied fatty that any such con-
ditiOn could be shown at any time
during this administration, although
it is admitted that charges of this ma
ture were made in the term of Gov
ernor White, and are said to have led
to friction between the governor and
the state treasurer.
The Valley City Times Record
originally published this story and the
ex-governor is generally supposed to
have been the source of the informa-
ton, although to what extent the
practice may have prevailed he is
probably better able to state than any
one else, having received the period
zeal reports of the state examiner and
such other information as would ma
turally come to him as governor.
1t is said that the recent action of
Governor Sarles, putting into effect
sub-voucher system, by which every
official having an expense account
against the state must submit a
receipt for the expenditure of moneys
to the state auditing board, is causing
some criticism among subordinate
officials and that some sheriffs and
other officials who have been travelling
on passes will find it not to their lik-
Ing to receive no funds for transporta-
ton charges unless their receipts for
moneys paid are presented.
This is one of the substantial bust
ness methods introduced by the gov
ernor into the affairs of state and will
no doubt result in unquestionable ex-
pense bills.
The same system obtains in Min
nesota and many other states and now
that it has been introduced into the
affairs of this state, will remain with
out doubt