Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-22
STALWART STARK
THE COUNTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A STAUNcH REPUBLICAN
STRONGHOLD.
PRESENCE IN DICKINSON OF
MESSRS. LITTLE AND JOHN.
SON PLEASES VOTERS.
CONSENSUS OF OPINION is THAT
LITTLE WILL RECEIVE 70
PER CENT.

enthused to a great extent Wednes-
day by the arrival here of the Hon. c.
B. Little, candidate for the United
States senate, and Hon. G. A. John
son. candidate for governor. These
two gentlemen intend making a short
tour of Stark Hettinger and Billings
counties, and made this place their
starting point. Both registered at the
st. Charles hotel, and during the day
and evening the house was the Mecca
for all party workers of the city and
county. Everyone has good words for
both of the candidates, and it is gen
orally predicted here that both will
carry Stark county by substantial
majority.
Mr.. Little is regarded in this vicin-
ity as being local man in the sense
that he is Slope candidate, and this
fact has had great deal of bearing
upon the senatorial contest 1t was
claimed here Wednesday by several
that Mr.. little. could count upon at
least 70 per cent of the total vote of
the county. This statement was made
by Senator L. A. Simpson, and it is
freely Endorsed by most of his asso-
ciates heres including Dan Manning,
A. J. Osborn, J. e. Phelan and several
others who are in close touch with
the political situation.
Mr.. johnson, while not so we'll
known here as Mr. Little, is freely
conceded an equally substantial ma
jority over his opponent at the pr;ma-
ries 1t is the consensus of opinion
that Johnson is the only man to beat
Burke in November, and, for that rea-
son, he can count on very solid Re
publican support here.
The situation, as summed up by
Senator l.. A. Simpson, gives this en-
tire county to the stalwarts by sub
stantial majority. In talking of the
| situation he said: Little is the can
didate of Stark county because we
think he is the best man in the race,
as well as being a representative OF
| the western part of the state. He has
a large circle of acquaintance here
all of whom are familiar with his rec
ord in the state legislature, and there
! are none of them but what are work
ing in his interests. While c. A..
Johnson is not so well known person
ally, we who are acquainted with him
/ consider him the best man in the
! race, and his supporters here are all
! active men,
/ Mayor George E. Frye Of Dickin-
son is very much of the same way OF
thinking with regard to the two can
didates. He stated that he was sup
porting Little because "the Slope
country is entitled to representation
in congress, and Little is recognized
as being from the Slope"
eve know him BEST said he.
Ellis record in the state legislature
is more than acceptable to us, and I,
| personally think that he should and
will get big majority of the Stark
/ county votes. We all like G. A.
Johnson well enough, and his Repub.
licanism is of the kind that appeals to
the most of our voters here"
/ While no political speeches were
| made during the visit of the two can.
/ didates in Dickinson, a great deal OF
/ good work was done by personal
4 talks, and many Of the business men
of the city, who could not have at
tended political rally, did go to the
hotel, where they were welcomed by
both johnson and Little, and if poll
was taken in Dickinson today it would
be hard to find man that was not
supporter of both. 1t is also notice
able that each of the voters has {
good and sufficient reason for his vote
and he is willing to state it. This ha:
given the cause of the entire Repub
lican ticket quite "a boost.
There never have been many in
surgents in Stark county, and one re
suit of the Minot convention has beer
to very materially reduce the pre-
viously small number. The lack o
any strenuous contests for local OF
fees in the county may cut down tn
total vote to some extent, but it i
thought here that the entire Reput
lican state ticket is sure of goin
through. at the primaries. The lac
] of contests here, which would Great
; hard feelings, is also claimed to be
sure sign that Stark county will no
be one of those to give a majority t
the Democratic governor.
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