The Dickinson press., 1908-10-31
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hundred or more people gathered in the
armory to hear local Republican speak
ers. The band played several selections
in the hall and gave a concert on the
street. R. H. johnson acted as chair
man of the evening.
The first speaker was Senator LA.
Simpson. He discussed mainly the state
issues and spoke of a number of the most
important features of the campaign. He
said that the only fight in state politics
was over a governor and paid a high
tribute to the qualities of c. A.. johnson,
the republican candidate for this Office.
He said that last June, 80, 900 repub-
licans in the primary election cast their
ballots for MI. johnson as the nominee
of that party and he could see no reason
why any of those 80, 600 republican
votes should be changed in the general
election.
Governor Burke, said the senator, has
never been a friend to Stark county and
there had never been an opportunity of
getting a dig at them when he did not
take advantage of it. Mr.. Simpson spoke
at length of the governors attitude on
important matters, when the twosof them
were in the legislature at the same time.
The speaker took up a number of
points made by the governor at the
time when he spoke here a couple of
weeks ago and replied to them from a
republican standpoint.
Mr.. Simpson also touched upon the
governor attitude in enforcing the laws
of the state. He said that there were 80
government retail liquor licenses in
Bismarck. There are four drug stores
there, said the speaker, so he supposed
the other IS licenses were issued to dry
goods stores In speaking of the COVER
nOr's descent upon Dickinson about
which there has been so much contro-
versy, MI. Simpson said that he did
not question MI. Burke 8 abilities as a
lawyer but he thought the governor
should have known that the serving of
injunctions at 10 O'Clock at night, was
illegal and 80 when the matter was put
up to a judge soon after. he at once
threw out the %injunctions as illegal.
The governor may have been sincere in
having the warrants served At that hour.
In the matter of the experiment sta
ton here. MI. Simpson spoke at length
on Gov. Burke's attitude. He told of
introducing a bill calling for an appro-
priation of SIS, 900 which passed the
house and went to the governor for his
signature. Three days before the SEES
sion adjourned he vetoed it and it was
only by rushing the legislation with the
unanimous consent of the house and the
senate that the bill was again passed.
Fourteen days after final adjournment,
the governor signed the bill, but vetoed
the most important items so that it was
with difficulty that the institution has
struggled along within its appropriation.
The speaker closed his talk with an
appeal to the voters to support the local
ticket and vote for every man
on it.
The chairman then introduced w. c.
Crawford, candidate for judge of the 10th
district. Mr.. Crawford is a very pleasing
orator and his remarks were listened to
with care and attention. He spoke prin-
upon the national tissues and
lack of room prevents a more detailed
account of his speech. He said that in
these days, the people do not need