The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-06-19
POLITICAL
Continued from last weekly

For governor Messrs. Twitchell of Far
go and G. A. johnson of Minot are the
aspirants on the Republican ticket. Mr..
Twitchell was speaker of tho house at
the last legislature, and though he is
listed as progressive managed to keep
the other side pretty good nature.
ed through the term. 1t is possible that
through Twltchell's nomination, swing.
ing the full strength OF the progressives
and most of the stalwarts that Burke
will be defeated. On the other hand, il
Mr.. johnson is nominated it is probable
that insurgents Will again cut the ticket
and elect Burke as they did before
, But if both sides carry out the same
program, it will not make any difference
whether the republican voter casts his
ballot for either Twichell or johnson
Mr.. johnson is stranger to most oi
the voters, but his home people speak
highly of him.
For Secretary of state we only know
but one of the candidates. Mr.
Blalsdell. With him we had some buis.
ness and know of him through his
deputy, Will LaMoure of this city. On
the general principle that good official
should be rewarded by second term
Mr.. Blaisdel should be the choice. He
also seems to be popular with those who
know him best in his home county.
For superintendent of schools ARE w.
L. Stockwell of Grafton and Fred E.
Smith of Wahpeton. Mr.. Stockwell was
formerly of this county and was well
known IN this valley for a number Of
years. Asa bright educator he stands
well to the trout but got ratherenlarged
ideas as to his sphere ard influence and
has jumped head over heels into the
political arena when his best friends
would have been better pleased to have
him keep education out OF politics. -
AS a natural and perfectly Legitimate
political result he is now being strongly
opposed by the faction that he has op-
posed. 1.-The is nominated by the repub-
lican primaries, or his opponent, Mr..
Smith, there will be the same opportun-
ity to use the political stilletto at the
fall election, as in the case of the govern
orship. and the result be the election of
Prof. W. "A. Godward of Devils Lake,
formerly of this city who has been put in
the vacancy on the democratic ticket
for the same Office, probably with view
to this sort of situation.
For most of the balance of ate Offices
the old officials are running for noni.
alton. Most of these We know by repu-
tation and that there has beenno special
complaints as to the manner in which
they. have performed their official serv-
ices. The,others are total strangers to
us. We shall vote for those we know
something of, rather than those we
know nothing about, except that they
are ambitious toget into Office, and that
most of them have been carefully agitat-
ing thesdivision of the republican party
for thisssolelpurpose.
Mr.. Gilhreath the canidate for
Commr.l Agriculture and Labor is espe-
tally deserving as he is about the first
man that has ever made that office
count. for something for North Dakota.
His opponent, Mr.. Main, seems to hang
his hat on the st. Louis Exposition peg
as his greatest glory, but the newspaper
delegation that received that warm well
come atsSt. Louis will probably all give
the due credit he deserves for his work
there. The only man of the staff Of Off
cials that came to see US the day Of srri-
val In st. Louis was Walter Gushing, q
subaltern.
For county officers there is no compe-
tition on either side except for commits
sioner on the democratic ticket il the
fourth district. II you don't like the man
whome you see on the ballot there is
space left for you to express yourself on
the line below. But that will make no
difference with the result as they will be
nominated anyway at primaries and vel
believe the republicans will be elected
at the fall election as they have right