The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-16
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The JUDGESHIP CONTEST.

insinuations of irregularities in vot-
ing in the judgeship contest by the
Bemidji Pioneer Both candidates
are honorable gentlemen who would
not tolerate any such procee iings.
Even though defeated Judge Stanton
has made phenomenal run, having
been an independent candidate in a
Republican stronghold. He was
handsomely endorsed in his county.
B. F. Wright was alike honored in
Hubbard county, the latter's home.
The Bemidji Pioneer was powerful
factor IN Stanton's campaign-it
should not throw away that influence
in a few thoughtless insinuations.-
Akelcy Tribune.
The above is one of the several
articles which a number of the news.
paper boys whom we know are
Handing" US, in a mild endeavor to
remind US that we supported loser
for the judgeshlp fight at the late
general election.
Had Judge Stanton been duly
elected on the face of the returns,
there is but little doubt but all of
those who are now trying to tell
about "clean politics." honorable
actions" etc., would have been just
as strong in telling of how they
were favorable to the judge.
The Pioneer was the only news
paper of any Importance that cham
pioned the judges cause, and his
Only, and the result of the vote in
this (BeltramD county we believe
is a fair indication of some of the
results obtained in which the Pho
neer had a small part. Several
other papers of this county reprinted
some of the clipped articles for the
judge, but were more friendly to his
opponent, straddling the fence, as it
we're.
We have no apologies to make
relative to the judgeshlp contest,
except that if some other parties had
performed the task allotted to them
there would have been a different
story to tell. The Pioneer did its
full share, and the failure of the
Judge to be elected certainly cannot
be laid at our door.
AS to the lnsinuations of crooked
work." we will state that we printed
a special telephone message received
direct from Aitkin, in which it was
charged that one precinct there had
been changed, the vote on the judge
ship having been reversed, origin
ally being in favor of Stanton and
appearing at the auditors office
favorable to his opponent.
We are printing the news in the
Pioneer as we get it, and do not
color news items to suit personal
ends; and we claim for our news
columns impartial matter. We have
never insinuated on our own account
that Mr.. Wright was attempting to
steal the election; we believe him to
be above that; but we have been in
politics before in some of these
northern counties, and have, in at
least three instances, seen successful
candidates counted out" by can.
vassing boards. Some of the men
who participated in those same con-
tests are still in the limelight of
political strife and contention-and
we have not been informed that they
have mended their ways to any great
extent.
However, we are a good loser
and at that, we do not assume the
entire responsibility of Judge STAN
tons campaign, by any means. That
gentleman certainly did finely, and
but for few oversights on the part
of some of his lieutenants he would
have been elected-that is our firm
conviction.
Now, you boys, let up in your
attempts to make out of the Pioneer
an irresponsible rag" B. F..
Wright has our sincere congratula-
tons on his election. We shall en-
deavor to treat him as fairly as we
do everyone else, in the conduct of
our newspaper and in the ordinary
business of life. We trust he will
favor Bemidji with his presence as
often as possible; and he will be
given every consideration here.