The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-02

jamestown Alert: The democrats OF
the state as well as number Of re-
publican politicians have been more or
less enlightened on the inside manipu-
Iation of certain newspaper changes in
the management. control and policy OF
The Fargo News The News has been
printing its side of the question as it
appears 10 the present management,
and the other faction that claims to
have been engaged in the work of
preparing the machinery to mold the
democratic opinion has also been talk
ing out In meeting Jas. Kelley, a well
known democrat Of Devils Lake, writes
a long letter TO The Fargo News, in
which he outlines the past history Of
the events that have lead up to the
taking over OF The Fargo Call and the
sale Of The Call and News to the pres
ent News mngement, nd inaci-
dentally. mentions the large amount
of Indebtedness which the organ of the
democracy Claimed by some, and de-
MED by others) has so far accumulated
In its career of publicity in the in
terest OF political factions, and the am
billions of certain parties in North Da-
kota. Mr.. Kelley claims that the offer
OF Editor Bloom OF Devils Lake to
lease the paper for $1,000 a year, for
three years, without any privilege Of
buying 1t Gas he did not want it at
any price,, was O. good business prop
osition for the paper and the stock
holders who had been operating the
publication at a loss of about $50, 900.
Bloom Is a practical newspaper man
but knew that he did not want to buy
the paper as an investment. The
News denies thar Tom Marshall or any
republican has offered to finance the
paper In the amount of $4,000, and
lift the load from democratic shoulders.
The Devils Lake Journal claims such
is the case and retorts:
Does The Fargo News. call upon
The Journal to furnish proof of its
statements? The information was CIV
en- to The Journal by one Of the pub
fishers Of The News--the one with a
reputation for truth and veracity. And
there were four witnesses present OF
| equally good reputation for truth and
veracity. The Journal does not care
to create a scene in the presence OF
company, but If the Big Joke of The
News must have a touch of high life
The Journal will be glad to accommo-
4 date him."
These alterations are interesting tc
the public because they show some
thing OF the inside workings OF the
political machinery set in motion In
North Dakota. Incidentally The Devils
Lake Journal claims The News does
1 w ~ 80 s,.r1
as 1t does certain republican aspir.
ants for Office, and there you are!
Beach Chronicle: The die is cast
The Jig Is up. The stuff is off. 7. L
Bieseker, A. L. Martin, HI. H. Aaker,
A. Buchanan, u. L. Burdick and al
other aspirants TO the governors chair
may as well retire from the field a.
once. for the Honorable Henry j. Bes-
sessen, of Harvey, has offered himself
as candidate through the columns d
The Harvey Herald and Minneapolil
Journal. And those papers correctl!
state and set forth that the Honorable
Henry ]. Bessessen is a man of largt
physique and great oratorical power
and Is thus eminently qualified for tn
Office of governor OF North Dakota.
1t matters not whether those news
paper notices were written by TIL
Honorable Henry j. Bessessen and pail
for at so much per line, for they con
tain nothing but the truth, and trutl
is mighty and must prevail.
The Honorable Henry ]. Bessessen
so these papers tell us, was born a
Albert Lea, Mimi, and came to Thu
state a few years ago and located a
Harvey, where his large physique ant
his oratory gained him instant recog
milton, and he was elected to the offic,
of states attorney for Wells county
and later to the proud position OF stat
senator where at the recent session o