The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-29
After the Election.

I have been to Washburn with
return from the election and on the
way [ have been talking over the
political situation in this county
and the result of the election with
a number of we'll posted citizens.
1t looks to me as if the Leader was
right when it declared before the
election that the Germans Of this
county were to be used to pull
chestnuts out of the fire for a few
disappointed and disgruntled office
seekers. I did not appreciate be-
fore just what our position was
but now it is plainly evident that
Lamb, McCulloch and Beck were
using us to serve their own ends.
The Germans appear to have been
made use of in a vain effort to
boost Lamb and McCulloch into
leadership and to defeat John
Satterlund. One thing I will say
for Satterlund and that is when we
followed him we got our share Of
whatever there was to give. The
Germans under his leadership had
more than their share of the offices
and we were offered more than our
share of the delegation to the state
convention. Lamb and McCul-
loch offered us a lot Of Offices they
did not have the strength to de-
liver and as a result Of following
them we have lost what we had and
ore up against it, as the saying
goes.
1t would not have been so bad if
our leaders had been loyal to us,
but it appears that Lamb was
down at Wilton begging fo7 votes
for himself and that he made trips
at night up to the north end Of the
county, at Fort Berthold beseech-
ing people to vote for Lamb.
See the Fort Berthold returns.
What did he care about the Ger
man Good Government League?
Nothing. He was all for Lamb.
The same is true Of McCulloch
and Beck. McCulloch wanted us
to help him pull chestnuts out of
the fire, so he could be a big lead
Ell. Beck was out for himself. The
rest Of us got nothing and now we
can look at the situation and see
where we made a mistake by fol-
lowing these would be leaders, who
were only disappointed because
tLey did not get nominations for
Office and worked us to go back on
the regular organization. For me,
no more of Lamb, McCulloch,
Beck leadership. 49,.
Well, I for one am going to take
my medicine and stand by the re.
publican ticket. But the next
campaign I will stand with the
regular organization, that has al
ways treated us fairly and be will
ing to divide the Offices according
to localities and votes. I am salts
fed we made a mistake and [ think
we ought to profit by it. The next
time a man with a grievance talks
to me about boiling he will get no
time or encouragement from me.
And I think the most of the Ger
mans voters feel that they were de-
ceived by these would be leaders.
They realize that they have been
thrown down and they will stand
for regular organization and a
square deal hereafter.
Idon't believe Lamb and Nc
Culloch and Beck will be able
again to deceive the voters in this
end of the county with their prom
ises. ] was talking with an old
time republican on my way back
from Washburn and he told me
that Lamb and McCulloch had
both been on the county pay roll
for years and never found any
thing to kick about until Satter-
lund wanted them to retire grace
fully and let some Of our good
citizens over this way have a share
of the Offices. Then they organ
lied an .insurgent movement and
used us to try to defeat Satter-