Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-31
tom MARSHALL IS
HOPELESSLY BEATEN
DECLARES JUDGE LAUDER in A
DEFENSE OF HON. M. N. JOHN.
SONS CANDIDACY FOR THE u.
S. SENATE CAKES CONGRESS.
MAN ADOPTS NEW METHODS.

To the Tribune: During the past
week number of Distinctly Marshall
newspapers have published attacks
more or less open against Hon. M. N.
Johnson and his candidacy for the
senate. Apparently this is con-
certed movement. 1t is now evident
to everyone at all acquainted with
political conditions that Mr. Marshall
is hopelessly defeated and, as it seems
his design now to drag everyone
connected with the progressive move
ment down with him. His scheme is,
and from the start has been, to drive
every other candidate from the field
and pose himself as the only PRO-
gressive candidate for senator, and
to charge everyone who refuses to
support him with being traitor and
an open or secret supporter of the
Estate machine This is, of course
wholly selfish, but entirely character.
istic of Mr.. Marshall
Let us suppose that the "Marshai1
idea" is carried out and that only
those who vote for Mashall for sen
ator vote for the progressive state
ticket. How then will the progress
sive party fare at the primary cleo.
ton? Are the candidates of the pro-
gressive party for congress and state
Offices anxious to conduct the fight
on that line? There are four candi
dates for senator, and Mr.. Marshall
cannot hope to Secure more thar one
four the of the entire vote; one-eighth
will probably he nearer the number.
Is it not, then. rather absurd to at
tempt to drive any one out of the ,,ro-
gressive party who will not support
Mr.. Marshall, and, at the sam, time,
expect the progressives to win The
state? AS matter of fact, Mr.. Mar
shall wishes the progressive party to
win in the state If he can a!so win for
| senator, but If he cannot win, and
most certainly he cannot, he desires
plenty of company in his defeat This
/ attack on Mr.. Johnson strikingly illus
trates the situation in which Mr..
| Marshall is placed and his attitude in
the fight. But Mr.. Marshall cannot
destroy the progressive Republican
party. It was built up against his
strenuous opposition; he has added
nothing to its strength in the state.
and it will exist when he is defeated
and forgotten.
| Mr.. Marshall cannot bend the stu
alton to his wishes. The great body
of electors of the state who are 1aally
1 devoted to political reform, are sup
porting and will continue to support
Mr.. Johnson, and will vote for him at
the primaries The people of North
Dakota know that in his personal
character, his principles and his re-
cord Mr.. Johnson exemplifies what Is
clean, straightforward and honorable
in politics, and the insinuations ema,
mating from Marshall sources that Mr..
Johnson's candidacy is in the inter.
est of some one else, are as false as
they are contemplate and dishonor.
able. These are simply the cheap
tricks Of crafty but demonstrations
politician, striving only to promote
4 I. 4. ~ r,
less of the interests Of others and the
! public.
4 All OF a year ago Mr.. Johnson an
Inounced his candidacy for senator
and from time to time since he has
/ gone before the people and in pub
lie way has stated candidly his posi-
ton on pending political questions
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