Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-12-05

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IT WAS believed BY those Who hon.
estly supported the statewide primary
bill In the legislature that II would do
away with conventions. bosses and
gangs OF all sorts. But 1t seems that
the Winship branch Of the insurgents
ware far from acting In good faith
when they advocated the measure.
Several weeks ago several Of the Win
ship insurgents met at Valley City,
and after discussing the availability
OF certain candidates for nomination
ON the republican ticket adjourned to
meet at Grand Forks. later. Last
week the meeting was held Before It
adjourned there was q regular monkey
and parrot time. Congressman Mar
shall, who wants to go to the senate.
had large number Of delegates pres
ent from his section Of the state. Now.
as is we'll known, Mr.. Marshall is the
gentleman who, by the aid of the so
called odd gang succeeded in get
ting himself nominated for congress
in MIR. Spalding's place. He had al
ways been counted with the regular
organization, and owed his position in
congress to his continued alliance
with the "old gang" But, as State
Senator Little was in the field for the
position Of senator, Mr.. Marshall saw
that he could not expect very large
vote from the Missouri Slope. So,
knowing that he would have to look
to other parts of the state for the
votes necessary to his possible selec-
tion, all OF sudden we find him an
insurgent. and talking just like man
who had been working with the fac.
ton from the beginning. His organ,
the Cakes Times, which had never
torn its shirt-metaphorically speak.
ing-in efforts to help the new gang.
at once begin to talk of bosses
gangs" and SO forth. just as though
it had been born in the insurgent
faith.
But the candidacy of Mr. Marshall
did not at all suit Mr.. Winship, the
truly good man Of Grand Forks who
has been the insurgent Moses fo-
long time And Mr.. Winship said
plainly that Mr.. Marshall had been
training with the anti-insurgent crowd
right along, and that he wasn't an In
surgent just little bit. But there
was a bunch Of the insurgents who
although they knew Just as we'll as
Winship did that Marshall was an old
gang volt clad in the innocent habili-
msnts of an insurgent sheep-saw
iha; they might be able to use him
for pulling their political chestnuts
from the fire. and that he was willing
yea, eager-to be used. This class
didn't-and don't-care a tinker's con-
tinental whether Manhall is a stall
wart or mugwump; but, II he
should be successful. he would be UNI
der obligations to them. and they
would be able to accomplish the feat
for which they had been SO long train
ing-that Of getting chance, at the
official fodder trough.
With matters and things in this con-
dition, last week the mugwump
clans gathered at Grand Forks. There
was Joe Devine. who obtained through
the regular organization-the so-called
old gang-eyery Office he has held,
and who became an insurgent after
he became "has-been." Likewise to
the convention went John sorley. who
sold out his party years ago and
helped to elect Mr.. Roach to the senate,
although the republican leaders Of the
nation We're praying that the iniqui-
tous scheme might not be consum.
mated. This, too, when the election
OF Roach gave the democrats major
lty in the senate. There was also
present Editor Packard, of Valley City.
a young political missionary who came
TO the state couple of years ago,
and has since been diligently en-
Pioyed in an effort to convert republican
heather to mugwumpism "by apps.
tolic blows and knocks" One Helxesen
was also present. This gentleman is
known as an unselfish patriot who
can see nothing good in the republi-
Can party unless il be the medium
for procuring Helgesen an Office. and
at the Grand Forks gathering he sue.
ceeded in getting himself named as a
candidate for congress.
NOW. one would suppose that these
truly good men would have recognized
the unfairness of their plan to Offset
the provisions OF the primary law.
If the old convention system was bad 1t
was at least representative system
The. delegates sent there we're elected
by the people-last year. at least, un
der the provisions Of the primary law
They repres snted those who chose