The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
NORTH DAKOTA
INSURGENTS SAY
THEY HAVE A SHOW
STRONG CLAIMS FROM THEIR
GRAND FORKS HEADQUARTERS.
Have the Delegations from Sixteen
Counties, They Declare, and Enough
Scattered Strength to Give Them
Control-Reform Forces at Least No
CUTTERS.
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Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., June 23.-So far as the
election OF delegates goes the insurgent, or
good government forces have won victory at
the primary election. The control of the state
convention depends entirely on the use which the
Insurgents can make of their victory, or the.
manner In which the machine RECEIVERS from its
defeat. r. . ''E 81
From returns that are now in it is certain the
insurgents can depend on about 220 delegates,
those who were elected the direct
Issue, and those who are known to be favorable
to the insurgent cause. In addition there are
mem on practically every delegation who will
vote with the insurgents many propositions
hence it will be seen that 1t requires but a
very few votes Of the latter class to place the
reform forces in command. .... -s-f q
The misleading nature of the claims put forth
by the machine consists in the fact that the ma
chine claims outright everything that was not
elected under direct pledge to work with the
insurgents. An analysis of the vote will show
the fallacy OF this reasoning. ~ -
Sixteen Counties Insurgent
Sixteen counties elected insursent delegates
either in direct contest with machine candidates
or without contest, the delegates in the latter
case being pledged and outspoken opponents of
the machine. These counties, with the number
of insurgent delegates thus elected are:
Barnes Il, Benson IL, Bottineau II. Cass 10,
Cavalier 0, Grand Forks %, Griggs 7, McHenry
Is, Nelson 1, Pierce 7, Ramsey H. Richland 10.
Rolette 8, Steele 8, Towner 10, Trail r. Total
1872 --.
The issue on which these delegates were elect
eed, and to which they stand pledged is that Of
the organization Of the convention on an inde-
pendent basis, opposition to the Mckenzie Hans
brough machine and opposition to the return OF
Hansbrough to the United States senate. They
tod IN fho inf NJ finY11ar
candidate, and are free to choose according to
their judgment from among the candidates who
may be presented at the convention for any
office.
Walsh County Situation.
On almost every so-called machine delegation
there are men who while elected by the machine
cannot be depended on to vote with 1t on all
propositions and there are delegations elected in
the interest Of particular candidates in whose
election the issue Of machine and anti-machine
was not raised Such a delegation is that
from Walsh county. The delegates from that
county are for Stockwell Tor state superinten-
dent. No other Issue was involved in their Sc
lection
Of the seventeen Walsh county delegates it is
known that fourteen are not friendly to the
state machine, and that practically nll of them
are opposed to Sarles. Three of the Eddy county
delegates known to be against the machine.
These, with the 1872 already classified, give the
insurgents an assured voting strength OF 1919.
state on the. various delegations who are opposed
to the machine on one or more counts, and the
Insurgents have known strength of about 22O.
McKenzie's Strength.
The machine claims all the rest, and even the
to belong in the fnsurgent column, and the rest
of the claim. needs investigation. > -
By the force Of his personality and the skill
of his eralship, Mr.. Mckenzie has secured
mr. q narfjcUlarlY
western part of the state. The following coun-
ties constitute the utmost Of McKenzie's
strength: Billings 4, Burleigh IL, Emmons Z,
Logan 9, Mcintosh 8, Mercer 4, Morton IS. Mel
| son 10, Pierce 2, Ramsey 2, Ransom II, Sargent
g. Stark Z, Stuts1nan 16, Williams 8,
This gives total Of 127, and 1t is not at all
certain that Mckenzie could control all of these
votes in an emergency. The Nelson county
not for Mckenzie If Gronna should happen te
need them elsewhere, and not all Of them foa
Mckenzie in any event. The odd votes captured
by the machine in Pierce and Ramsey might
so anywhere in a sharp contest.
Cass and Other Counties. -.
The twenty-one votes which the machine
claims In Cass county could perhaps be delivered
| to the machine If the unit rule prevailed, ant
in close contest where they would decide thu
Issue. But there Is no unit rule, and Mr.. Ken
| nedy Is understood to have some ambition to b.
state leader himself, and may be expected t,
drive sharp bargain for the delivery of hi
| votes. .-s........
The machine claims sixteen votes in Pembina
| seven In Foster and five in Cavalier. The Eos
ter votes will, in all probability, be delivere,
according to tho advice of Secretary Porter, an,
he works with La Moure rather than with Nc
Kenzie. La Moure influence also governs largel.
| in Cavalier, as It does in Pembina. e.. ...
! Mr.. La Moure has been something Of powe
In state politics himself, and he does not relis
being eclipsed. On several occasions he has dis
played willingness to clip the wings Of bose
who seemed to be getting too powerful. And i
| the present campaign he is not likely to butche
his own political reputation to make McKenzi
holiday. r.
The Dickey delegation was elected for til
sole and express purpose Of renominating Cor
gresham Marshall. It Is not committed 70
or against any other person or combination.
Mr.. Marshall has suffered defeat for the ser
ate at the hands Of the Mckenzie Hansbroug
crowd on one occasion. He was placed th
state ticket for congress at later time whe
the combination was badly In need Of q cand
date with handful Of votes, and he probabl
suffers under pressing sense Of obligation
the machine for past favors. IT,. -
). He is credited with good deal Of shrewdnes
and If the matter Is placed on the lowest lev,
of mere expediency, and the choice is given hi
it may well be asked whether he would preft
such political promotion as may be expected
come from cooperation with growing NOV
|. ment like that which has been instituted in tn
Ward county elected delegates largely. thl
! the influence Of local issues. Some of the del
. gates elected are certainly favorable to McKe
! zie, while others are not. The exact lineup wi
not be certain Tor some time, but the situate
there Is doubtful.
) University Summer School.
| The summer school at the state universi,
opens June rs, and Dean Joseph Kennedy who
in charge, says that the attendance will in a
, probability exceed two hundred and Aft
Among prominent instructors who have bee
engaged for the term Professors Kennel
Brannon, squires, Stewart, Libby, Boyle, Br
ant, Strong, Miss Stewart. Superintendent G. 1
Schmidt, Jamestown; Stella P. Odek;rd Yallt
City; f. NJ. Shearts. Pembina; Alice J.. Fishe
Park City, Utah, and P. s. Berg, Larimor
The term closes Aug. s. s.5#
HOW THE ALPHABET FIGURE
Split Delegation in Cass Due to A.
rangernent of Names.
! FARGO. N. D.-Rssults show some astonis
: ing features Of the North Dakota primary Ia,
: | The man whose name begins with the first le
: ters Of the alphabet has a political asset
. great value. In Cass county the result as to
: by the votes for the head man Of each tick
showed the regulars had by a good m
Jority.
When the tabulated count was made It ~
discovered that twenty -one regulars had be,
q elected and ten insurgent delegates. The
9 wers thirty-one delegates and there were sixt
They were arranged in alphabetical order, wit
ont IN