The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-14
BY Charles b Cheney.


their fight, and the machine is ap-
parentiy as firmly intrenched as ever in
control Of the party North Dakota pol
ltlcians are looking ahead to the com
ing campaign. There is no fear for
the success Of the state ticket as a
whole. The state is more strongly re-
immigration into the sEsloppe' counties
seems to be solidly republican.
The . democrats are going to make
hard fight, however, and with rather
more hope than they have felt in the
past six or eight years. Their state
convention will be held in Minot Aug:
2. They will try to get a strong and
and will make their fight on tie repub.
lican ticket as the creation Of railroad
bosses: 1t will be in sense q con-
tinuation Of the fight in the republican
primaries, but the republican insur-
gents, the leaders at least, will stand
soildly for the ticket, and some of them
will stump for it., They will not take
their cue from General Williams, chair
markable speech declaring that people
who antag onized the railroads were en-
emies of the state. They will support
the ticket, however, and point with
especial pride, to the convention s dec
Elarataion for a statewide direct pri-
mary. E. y, 5~.s-G = ,...s. . .. /
II i Bar Objects to Knauf.
1t is conceded that the weak spot on
the Jamestown attorney nominated as
Judge Young's successor on the SUI
preme bench. The bar of the state,
with few exceptions, is opposed to
Knauf. He is classed as politician
who has never been any too scrupulous
In his methods, and while his friends
say he is an able lawyer, his fellow
terial for the bench. The day before
the convention Judge Engerud of Fargo
announced publicly that if Knauf were
elected he would resign. He will hold
till after election, hoping that after. all
Judge Fish Of Grand Forks may beat
Knauf. The Fargo bar on the day of
tho convention passed a resolution Gle.
claring against Knauf. Altho Knauf
was on the machin ne slate many doubts ;,
Judge Fisk, who is conceded the ablest
jurist in the state, had friends in the
machine ranks, and when Knauf went
on the slate they sent word to the in
surgents to present Fisk. At the finish.
however, the machine vote went almost
solid for Knauf. Much of the credit
for Knauf's victory belongs to !Ormsby
q
who was one Of the machine leaders on
the floor. He is a brother-in-law and
former partner of Knauf. When insur-
gent orators had presented Judge Fish
and lauded his ability, McHarg got up
and made an imprisoned speech for
Knauf. He combated the theory of q
non-partizan judiciary. and declared
political principles, as. well as other Of
fcials. He also .eulogized Knauf for
his ability as q lawyer, and his services
| to the republican party. McHarg IS
speech swept the machine delegates into
| line forsrKllauf.. .y1tsgis considered GER:
tain that Judge Fish will be nominated
by the democrats, against Knauf, While
g aneS t Ml ppe esSnaot eRs stice. the
democrats can makeSany showing at all
I with their ticket, there is chance of
Judge 's1Fisk 8 election. 2
Possible Opponents for sarles.
Democratic timber for governor is
being discussed: Mayor George P
Duis of Grand Forks, successful bust
ness man, popular and a good campaign
er, may take the nomination. '.Hon'
est John - Burke ofsDevils Lake is an
other strong man whom many demo
Gratis would like to- see make the race
There is also talk of L. A: Iceland,
Norwegian farmer: Of Edgeley, La
Moure county, who was a member OF
the first state legislature. .&,.%t.s,I :.
date before the convention. is not TAX
ing his defeat to heart. He was not
candidate till the day before the con
vention, and didn It expect to win. tie
says the insurgents: got out Of the con
vention the one thing they cared most
about, and won the fight after all. He
made the following statement for
Journal:
johnson Says He's Satisfied.
We made the fight on principle for self
government by the people, and our vic.
tory Is complete. Our amendment to the
platform pledging the party to com
prehensive primary election law covering
state officers, congressman and an ex'
Ipression Of popular preference as te
United States senators stands out sc
1 ccnspicuously as to dwarf all else in the
platform.
We have held our last state convention
After this election every voter in the
state will have an opportunity to express
himself directly as to every office with
out the Intervention Of any state OF
county convention. The governor >anC
every republican member of the legisla'
ture will be elected on this platform.
not committed, they Will bow to the ma
jority. AS there will be no Legislative
or county conventions it is impossible
for any republican candidate for the
legislature to get ON any other platform
Governor Sarles, If elected on this plat
form, is sure to sign the law. He never
1 has vetoed anything that was not clearly
wrong, e.g., extrayagant items in appro
priation bills. - '%'es
I Of course eternal vigilance is thu
price Of liberty so that the Good Gov
ernment league may still, for many year:
to come, have important and useful worl
to do. But, as I see 1t. when this gov
ernor and legislature pass the law prom
ised in the platform, the people will hav'
self government in fact as we'll as II
name, and the league will have accom-
plished it's mission.
We made the campaign purely on prin
: ciple for the good of the party and state
We wanted no offices and we had NJ
candidates until as a matter Of form a
the last moment.
We have won, out handsomely.
spalding Hopeful for 1908.
Some of the other insurgents are no
SO sanguine about the passage OF tn
law next winter, but they are confiden
Of success two years from now. 3. +
Spalding says they made an entlrel,
satisfactory showing. considering VIVA
they had to contend with. They dl'
not pay cent to any newspaper an
had only enough for travelling expense
and correspondence. Three-fourths o
the Fargo business men were with them
3 he says, but thought there was n