The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-10-22
PLAIN FACTS ARE
PLAINLY TOLD
M. N. johnson Has Played
Into McKenziie's Hand
Ton Marshall, in His Contest for the
Senate, Has Been Square With the
People Throughout Campaign

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There has been great deal said in
the present senatorial campaign rela-
tive to an alleged alliance between M. N.
Johnson's political advisors and Nc
Kenzie and his followers. and bill of
has been asked for, giving
the facts from which the conclusion
has been drawn. They are
herewith stated, dating from the Grand
Forks conference in November, 1907:
1. At the conference Judge Enge-
rud and Judge Lauder were in consulta-
tion with and worked hand in hand with
u. S. Marshall 'Jim" Shea, sent there
by Mckenzie to defeat MarshalPs en-
dorsement for senator.
2. Judge Engerud was sent there,
it is stated, by the same interests that
sent Shea, and two days after the con-
ference went to st. Paul to the
Merchants hotel. to report the result
Of his efforts. He was shadowed to
the door Of McKenzie's room-and
what took place in the room we know
not.
3. In the fight for control of the
Minot convention. May 18th last, in
the counties of Richland, Sargent and
Ransom, M. N. johnson personally and
through his chief advisor, Judge Lauder,
again worked hand in hand with the
Mckenzie forces:
a. The first convention was in
Richland. The executive committee
of the progressives, at LADDERS re-
quest, left the management of the pre-
convention fight to him, it being rep
resented to them that Richland was
easily progressive and that the county
convention could be carried. That it
was progressive is proved blythe fact
that in the primaries johnson had
over 800 and Marshall more than 800
votes out Of q total vote of 1000. But
instead Of Laudef's working for the
progressive cause, he did absolutely
nothing. The convention went to the
stalwarts by default, and a solid dele
cation sent to Minot which voted every
time for Mckenzie and against the pro-
gressives. 'e<
b. The Sargent county convention
came next. Out of the 70 delegates
to the county convention, So were pro-
gressives. Until the night before the
convention they worked together and
had a delegation selected representa-
tive of both johnson and Marshall.
That night Lauder telephoned w. T.
Jackman and others; advising that un-
der no circumstances should the
johnson followers work with Mar
shall's friends. Johnson's friends at
once formed a combination with the
stalwarts, led by D. ]. Mckenzie, stall
wart candidate for state treasurer,
went into the convention and named
ten delegates to Minot, seven of whom
were pronounced johnson men-and
nine out of the ten voted every time al
Minot with Mckenzie and his followers.
After Lauder telephoned, Marshall't
friends, in behalf of the progressive
cause publicly offered to nominate al
delegates ten johnson men, provided
only D. J. Mckenzie was left off
and the proposition was absolutel,
ignored.
c. The third convention was il
Ransom. Here Johnson's manage,
was A. M. Kvello, law partner of U. S
Attorney Rourke, one of the thre,
Mckenzie lieutenants in that county
and the johnson and Little campaign
were managed at all times from tn,
same office. M. N. johnson was il
Lisbon for talk early in March, Al
which time he was in consultation
with Rourke and Andrew Sandager
through Mr.. Lauder, close friend o.
Rourke's. In the latter part Of Apri
he was at Enderlin where, at tn.
Hilton hotel, he was again in consul
tation personally with Sandager, ant
a deal consummated whereby 81,
johnson men and six stalwarts wer,
to be named as delegates to Minot
Two prominent Scandinavian farmers
sent to johnson to ask him with whom
he wished them to work, were told di
rectly that his interests as senatoria
candidate would be best subserved b,
their working with Sandager. Abou
the same time H. T. Helgesen an
James Buchanan spoke at Laughlin'
hall in Lisbon, where Sidney D. Adams
Marshall's manager. at the close Q
the other talks, publicly offered tn
johnson manager and Johnson
friends that TO insure Q progressiv
delegation to Minot from Ransor