Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-29

show whether Streeter was justified
In running as an independent repub.
llcan. and as evidence OF what the
people of the county thought Of the
methods that had been used In the
attempt TO defeat Streeter. the figures
OF the election table Of that year.
show that Streeter carried the
county by 423 to l94-a major
ity of 229 In total vote Of 6l7.
streetcr lost but two precincts In
the county-Dakem by 10 and Union
! py majority In other words, to
snow what the republicans OF the
county thought about it, Streeter.
running as an independent REPUB-
LlCAN candidate. lost but TWO Of
the THIRTEEN republican pre-
cincts OF the county. And MIR. Her.
olz himself-if he told the truth
voted for Streeter.
4 So much for the assertion that
Streeter was a democrat in 1894
MIR. Heroic Says that he was not
candidate for auditor in 1900 unti,
the day before election. This ia MT
I terly and absolutely false. as is we'll
/ known by everybody who resided in
these parts at that time. Mr. Her
olz was first candidate for treas.
nrer Then when Major Pitts came
Out as candidate for that office.
he feared to contest the nomination
with him, but became a candidate
Tor auditor instead. In fact, one of
the chief issues Of the contest 10
secure delegates in Linton precinct
vas the fight between Messrs. Her.
OH and Braddock. the latter suc-
ceeding in capturing them. Mr.
Heroiz may have been called away
We do not remember as to that
but Messrs Horton and Grain and
the whole First Bank following we're
there with his combination and work.
ed for him just the same. One Of
the bitterest incidents Of the conven.
tlon was the contest between Messrs.
Heroic and Braddock for auditor.
which is shown by the fact that Mr.
Herolz lost by only five votes. the
figures being 80 to "a.
Then the demo republican combi-
nation which largely dominated the
least the financial affairs Of the
county ever since it was organized
III 1900 by Mr. Horton, then at the
head OF the First Bank OF Linton.
assisted by MIR. Grain. now presi.
dent of that institution. brought out
Mr. Herolz as an independent can.
didate- Mr.. J. II. Green. of Williams.
port precinct, was the democratic
nominee. Strenuous efforts were
made by Mr.. Horton. president of
the First Bank. and other leaders
OF his combination to get Mr.. Green
to withdraw in the interest of Mr..
lierolz, but Mr. Green's name went
oil the ticket
To show that MIR. Heroic was hot
footed after democratic votes we
give the election figures OF that year
in the two leading democratic pre-.
cincts:
Heroic. Braddock Green.
IafSeIZ tx
Strasburg 2S 10
So much for the honest, loyal
republicanism of Mr.. HerOlz in 1900.
and his claims that he didn't want
to run for auditor until about 200"
voters petitioned him to do So
We might ask OF Mr.. Heroic the
same question he asks in his circll.
lar. What important work is ex-
pected OF MIR. Stre.ter, that he Is "a
anxious to be re-elected?" One impor
tant work we seek to accomplish
Is the defeat of man who is con.
trolled entirely by the First Bank
of this town. who has played into
the hands of that bank ever since
he has had control of the treasurer
office. and he hopes II he gets to
Bismarck to obtain q bigger share
of the state deposits for that bank.
And. furthermore. the natural OBJ
lection that Streeter has to allow.
. ing you. Mr.. Heroic. to make every
office holder get up and give you
a seat whenever you wish to change
offices. You were auditor four years
Then you switched the major to au
ditor. and you took the treasurer
ship for four years. and now that
you can't hold it any longer on &C
) count OF the statutory provision, you
". mt the writer to make way and
give you an opportunity to hold
down chair and vote in the legis
attire.
AS matter of fact Mr.. Her0lz. re
ferrng to your cry about OppOsinl
I yol-and you on the regular ticket
, permit us to say that you must b.
very obtuse il you do not know tina
: every body who has been in this cOun
, " eight years knows your politica
record Al not a single election hav
you ever been loyal to the Republ
} can county ticket. You have belong