Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-23
Random Shots at Politics Over the State

Elk Governor Roger Allin as a township
of the peace at his home in Walsh
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Attorney E. r. Sinkler of Grafton who
is one of the dozen or more republican
aspirants for congressional honors says
the editors are always bought. He
doesn't seem to have purchased many of
them, sufficient to have his long winded
platform published.
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Nekoma is preparing to have a big
time on the 18th of May, the anniversary
of Norway's independence, the orator of
of the day it is announced will be
Attorney d. R. Sinkler, the Grafton
criminal lawyer who is trying to talk his
way from North Dakota into the halls
of congress at Washington.
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1t isn't everyone who aspires for a
nomination at the approaching primary
election who can afford to expend the
currency for political announcements
that Hon. L. B. Hanna, the republican
banker at Fargo is putting into %circula-
ton in advertising his candidacy for
congressional honors. His
ment, usually accompanied by a half-tone
cut, is to be found in nearly if not all of
the state weekly papers, both republican
and democratic.
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Much interest is centered in the state
campaign, especially the contest for the
nomination for superintendent of public
instruction, on the republican ticket.
Supt. Stockwell, the present incumbent
has brought out the force of the machine
against HIM. Supt. F. 3. Smith of
Wahpeton Is the opposing candidate
and the one SUPPORTED by the stalwarts.
Both are good men, but the fight is get
ting nearly to that point where most
any democrat of known qualifications
and reputation can be nominated and
win at the November election over the
one of those two as the opposition will
likely not end with the June primaries.
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In another column this week is
published the announcement of the
candidacy of Judge H. q. Dorval for re-
election. In MIR. Dorval this county has
in the past years had a useful and
straight forward official for whom no
apologies have to be made. His official
record as county judge is one that has
the hearty approval of the people and
those who came here back in the old
pioneer days can lay claim to a friend
ship with the judge dating back not less
than a quarter of a century. The
volume of business IN the county judges
office is growing rapidly and requires
the services of a competent and reliable
official.
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On Tuesday Afternoon the DEMOCRAT
became aware for the first time that pc
titions are being circulation in the
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south and eastern parts of the county by
friends and admirers of Attorney w. B.
Dickson as a step to make sure of his
candidacy for the states attorneyship
nomination on the democratic ballot at
the primary election. The step taken in
fact brings Mr.. Dickson into the field OF
politics at this time whether he wants to
or not. 1t also makes clear what has
been common report for some weeks, and
that is, that there is quite a we'll de-
veloped demand over the county that
Attorney Dickson should come out. 1t
is a good idea anyway not to let the re-
publicans think that they are the only
ones who can furnish the fun at the
primaries in June.
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AS will be anticipated since the allu-
sion made in this column last week the
announcement Of w. L. Drury as a
democratic candidate for the office of
sheriff appears this week. Mr.. Drury
has been looked upon as the logical can
didate of the democratic party for that
place on the county ticket ever since the
wind up of the last campaign when he
made a splendid run. He is one of
county's pioneers having resided IN
Hope township the past twenty-four
years. Mr.. Drury gets a better start
this time and his friends are out to
see tnat he gets both the nomination
and certificate of election,
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Another announcer ent appears in the
candidates column in this issue, being
thatlof w. y. Wright, who will ask for
the support of the democrats of his
commissioner district to represent them
as n of the county fathers of Cavalier
county. Mr.. Wright has been a con-
sistent democrat for lothese many years