The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-11-19

lakors-elect from this district, called
at the Office of II. j. Schulz and re.
Queoted that he make statemnt,
setting forth his views on the sub
ject. Mr.. Schulz had just that day
sent a letter to H. G. Hansbrough,
in answer to one received from the
senior senator and as his views are
unusually we'll expressed in that
letter, we induced him to allow us
+, to publish the same, which is given
in full:
Hon. H. c. Hansbrougn,
Devils Lake, N. D.,
Dear SIR
I am in receipt Of your esteemed
favor of the 10th inst, in which
you give your reasons" from your
viewpoint why, Notwithstanding the
decisive vote of June oath and Nov.
ember Srd you should be returned to
the United States senate. After a
careful perusal of your letter. !
confess that I do not know whether
was more amused than amazed.
To Characterize your letter in the
mildest possible terms, ] cannot but
take 1t as AN insult to my integrity
and manhood and in itself furnishes
the best possible evidence that the
Republicans Of North Dakota made
no mistake last June.
In filing my petition before the
June primary, I, in connection with
the other legislative candidates, sign
ed the following pledge: Il, the un'
dersigned a candidate for the cmce
Of the legislative assembly of the
state Of North Dakota, do obligate
myself to the people Of North Dako'
ia and to the people Of my Legisl1-
tive district, that during my term
Of office, will support and vote for
that candidate for United States sen
ator in congress Of the party Of which
am member, who has received
the majority Of such party votes tor
that position at the primary election
next proceeding the election Of the
United States senator in congress,
provided that in case no Candidate
of my party receives forty per cent
Of ali the votes cast for the once
Of United States senator of my party
then in that case ] pledge myself 70
vote for the candidate of my party
who receives the highest number o.
votes Of my party at the general eiec
tton succeeding such primary cleo
ton"
am republican and 'the candi
date Of my party" who received tne
.shishest number Of votes" is N. n
Johnson. and can see no way, were
90 disposed, which I am not, to
break that pledge and still retain my
self respect. Your statement that
because some Democrats may have
voted the little ballot" on November
3ri. that therefore, "the senators and
members who will constitute the next
legislature are now in position to
exercise their own Judgment" is moi
only specious and inane but absurd
and dishonest.
have no personal knowledge o.
the conditions in other parts OF the
state. but here in Minot during the
f,rst hour after the polls were open
ed. in the absence of specific instruc
tions from the officers whose business
Il was to issue them, the little pal
lot" was handed out to all the voters
bv the election inspectors. AS soon
however. as the attention Of the In
apectors was called to the court de
ciston to the effect that the senator
ial vote was simply a continuation o.
thu June oath primary, no more sen
atorial ballots were handed out witn
ont first ascertaining the political
Imitation of the voter, and while both
johnson and Marshall had individual
workers and challenges at the poils
believe not single vote was chai
,enped on this point In the city o.
Minot.
As a rule, the Democrats IN this
neck Of the woods were indisposec
q Tho senatorial fight and
have no reason to believe that those $.
WHO did 50 mix. voted Tor NJ. y
johnson any more than for Thomas
Marshar. There was no trading .
D ..r.torial votes here for votes 20
k<he Democratic candtdAte LOT sOvel
Naor q you intimate. Even Delo''