The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-02
GEO. HANCOCK
Nominee for State Senator
Ninth Legislative District
Some Reasons why He Should BE Elected
to Represent Fargo i'm the Next
Legislature

contractor or purveyor doing work
or supplying goods to the city.
If you want a man to go after
things send Hancock and he will
get them If anybody can. He went
after and secured for Fargo it's new
operahouse after the great fire of
'93.
Hancock was the man who op-
posed the erection of a syndicate
block that would contain all the
neeed offices in the city and con-
tended for two-story buildings In or
der to recover the burned districts,
unmeasured advantage to the city.
Hancock is the man who contend
ed for and finally secured iron poles
for the street car line, and pre-
vented the business districts of the
city being permanently marred by
stockades of wood.
What was Mr.. Kennedy doing for
Fargo all this time ,and where is
his platform Of principles upon
which he now asks for the vote Of
his fellow citizens?
Hancock has lived in Fargo for
more than twenty five years, dur
ing which time he has been counted
among its most progressive citizens,
and his record speaks for itself.
What he has done and assisted in
doing is a good index Of what can
be expected of him in the future.
Every progressive citizen, me-
chanic and laboring man interested
in good government, the building up
of Fargo and the good name of the
state, should vote for George Han
eek for state senator.
The great blow about Mr.. Ken
nedy paying out such large sums Of
money to the laboring people
would be paid out by anyone who
happened to secure city contracts,
on which, under present arrange
ments, Mr.. Keenedy seems to have
a cinch.
What Mr.. Kennedy states about
the smoke stack, and the state fair
matter, is not true. Mr.. Hancock
subscribed $50 towards locating the
state fair. and paid 1t, but the fair
management, under false pretenses,
tried to scare him into paying more,
which he refused, and will continue
to. refuse. whether he is elected or
not.
He believes in square deal In
all public matters. The state fair
board have never shown a dispo-
sition to be on the square, and have
disgraced the fair name Of Fargo
by selling gambling privileges to
skin the visitors who have been in
duced to come here.
No person has a stronger desire
to make the fair a success than Mr..
Hancock, but he wants 1t done by
honest fair means, and not by fraud
and Misrepresentation
Like Mr. Kennedy. he had hoped
to go through the campaign without
any controversy, but Mr.. Kennedy's
over-zealous newspapers seem to
have made that impossible, and sue
ceeded in placing him in a false
light before the public.
However, Mr.. Hancock win re-
frain from discussing Mr.. Kennedy's
private business In the stupid man
ner Mr.. Kennedy's inspiration has
been guilty OF.
Other references to Mr.. Hancock
In the morning ''falsifler" is passed
as being unworthy of notice and
could only be printed by news
paper long known to be the friend
and protector OF dead beats, anar-
chists. thugs. thieves. gamblers and
brothels, and the public Is respect
fully referred 70 the past record OF
the editor, to be satisfied OF this.
Read Hancock's platform and sec
what he stands for. Page 2.