Emmons County record., 1907-04-11


Beck, who Was afterwaFd convicted
Of election bribery and punished
therefor conceived the idea Of throw
ing out the returns from Selz precinct
and thus defeating the two democratic
candidates - for states attorney and
for county treasurer. Mind you, dear
reader, there wasn't the shadow Of q
claim that the German democrats Of
Selz precinct he'd in single instance
had one Of their votes counted other
wise than II had been cast. But
that made no difference TO Campbell
and Van Beck. They acted as "judge,
jury aud executioner" and threw out
the returns from that precinct.
OF course the two democratic candi-
dates didn't propose to sit quietly bv
and zee their political ambitions 50
jauntily wrecked by Campbell and his
side-partner, Van Beck.
Well, In due time the case came on
for trial before District Judge Rose,
sitting for Judge Winchester, in Bis
marck. There the conspirators we're
quickly shown that the courts OF the
state alone possessed the power to
throw out precincts. and they we're
ordered To psy the suit costs and
count the votes Of the democratic pre-
c'nct Of Selz, which they did
There are In Emmons county uum-
s1eF OF democrats who have been loyal
TO their party through the many years
of Its minority In the county. Through
all the years they stood by It,
wien there was but = corporsl's guard
IN It's county membership, ard when
politicians Of the Campbell stripe
were deserting II. One VI these men
drove across country u attend the
MinOt convention and help nominate
Burke - the democratic candidate
Tor governor. And yet all Of these
must oe ignored In favor Of man
WHO deserted their party In It's hour
OF need, and WHO receives his reward
',ccause Ut htS treachery To the reput,-
lican candidate for governor at tire
election last year.
The above account Ut the attempt
u Campbell and Van Beck to disfran-
caIise = German democratic precinct
" absolutely true. The facts in the
case are we'll known to oil settlers who
lived In the county in 1892. Let any
one of the more recent comers ask any
old-timer In the county whether this
statement as to C4mpbell's attempt TO
disfranehise Selx precinct is not true
In every detail.
And this Is the flne specimen OF ire
former" that Gov. Burke has recox-
nized, to the exclusion Of the leaders
of his party In Emmons county.
While the editor Ut tile Record was
IN bismarck during the recent session
and attending faithfully to the duties
for the doing OF which the people of
the two counties sent him there, Camp
bell. Macdonald ct al. had nothing
but III tO say Of him. When Macdon-
ald-whu represents Dugald Campbell
In the senate ducked and allowed a
bill holding up kiddcr county for sev.
cral thousands Of dollars to pass that
body, the house members from the
Emnons kidder district stOd by
their constituents and defeated it IL,
their branch Of the assembly. And
yet Mr.. Campbell wxs continuously
l'ackcspping the Etnmons county
member. informing several kiddet
county peoplc Representative Storey
among them that "We'll defeat
Strcetcr next time" IL may be that
he will lind out next year that lie can
not drive the voters OF Emm0ns c0un-
" US l'e drives his sheep, and that the
people of this district will not c0nsid-
er u absolutely necessary that candi-
Gate for tha legislature he rich, or
that, ~ order to be successful. lie
shall have the shcep-brand Of the
mighty Clan Campbell painted under
his coat.tails.