Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-07
Politics and Politicians
Random Shots at Politics Over the State

members will not be slow to get home
and take a hand in the state political
campaign.
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The republicans of North Dakota hold
their state convention at Minot one week
from to-day, Thursday, May IA. After
this the excitement will be over pretty
much until the primaries in June.
What happens at Minot it is pretty
generally conceded will practically
settle the makeup of the republican
state ticket.
Editor Rishotf and Hon. H. T..
Helgesen we're here Wednesday night to
attend a conference of Cavalier county
progressive republicans. Since that
time it is understood that with possibly
one exception there will be two candi-
dates for every county Office on the
republican ballot at the primary
election.
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If anybody wants to know the strength
of the two factions in the coming state
convention they will have to wait until
that convention meets a week from to-
day, Thursday, May IA. The progressive
headquarters sends out a statement
which says that they will have control
while the regular republican headquar-
ters sends out a report that the stalwarts
are in the majority. You car pay your
money and take your choice. One or
the other is wrong.
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The political outlook in the Fortieth
legislative district shows that the demo
Gratis of the eastern part of the county
are wide awake. There are warm
hearted friends of Robert Work, OF
Harvey who are urging him to become a
candidate and E. j. Moen of Osnabrock
is quite popular with party supporters
in the south end of the district. The
announcement of the candidacy of either
one or both of these gentlemen may be
looked for next week.
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That John Fischer, of Mt. Carmel is
out with his announcement as a candi-
date for legislative representative in the
Eighteenth district on the democratic
ticket is something over which demo.
Gratis are congratulating themselves this
week. He is a type ofman whose candi-
dacy is a handsome compliment to any
party and John is and always has been
a democrat. If he goes to Bismarck
this winter-and if the people have their
choice he will-you can be sure that he
will come back with a clean unblemished
record.
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All petitions for district and county
officials must be tiled with the county
auditor between May 18th and May 25th
inclusive. Petitions must contain five
per cent of the total vote cast for the
candidate of the same party with which
he affiliates for the same position at the
last election, but need not have more
than 200 names. Fee is one per cen of
the annual salary except that state sem
ators must pay $50, representatives $40
county commissioners, surveyors and
%coroners So, constable and justices 81,
sheriff same as auditor.
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In the column we devote to political
announcements this week appears the
announcement of the candidacy of j. K.
Hamilton for the democratic nomination
for the Office of county auditor. Mr..
Hamilton is one of the county's old
residents, a democrat OF long standing
and recognized by all who know him as
an excellent man and we'll qualified for
the Office. Democrats all over %thecounty
will heartily welcome the determination
of Mr. Hamilton to enter the field. The
DEMOCRAT cordially commends his
candidacy to the consideration of the
voters of the party when they cast their
ballots at the June primary.
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The Fifth commissioner district has
at this time three candidates in the
field for the Office of county commls-
%sioner, held for a number of years past
by Com'r John Reid. The first aspirant
to circulate a petition was W. N. Wright
of Fremont, seeking the democratic
nomination. The next to enter the race
was D. j. McKinnon, who is able to
claim a thirty years residence in Olga
township and is out for the republican
nomination. A third candidate and one
whom his friends of Olga township pick
as a winner is Andrew Brady, who only
entered the contest this week. OF
course the people of the Fifth district
wanted Mr., Reid to run fes another
term but he said no and as a result there
is likely to be quite a party vote in the