Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-10

for many of the Offices to be filed,
including candidates for the two Uni
ted States senatorships that will be
chosen at the June primaries, are
already on the move. here will be
at least five candidates for the two
senatorship places, and it may be that
more will enter, as it is free-for-all,
and there is always a chance that a
wave Of popular feeling may sweep
some comparatively dark horse into
office.
The senatorship will be settled at
the primaries in June, or at the latest
at the second primaries in Novem,
Der.
Il Five at Least Expected.
The candidates expected to enter
the list are P. J. McCumber, who is
candidate for reelection for six
years; T. F. Marshall, who is likely
to oppose McCumber as the candidate
of the progressive" republicans of
the state; A. j. Gronna, who, it is
believed, will be candidate for. the
short term to succeed M. NJ johnson;
Andrew Miller, attorney general, who
is likely to be candidate against
McCumber and Marshall for the, full
term; and L. B. Hanna, at present
congressman at large and known to
have senatorial ambitionsS
Il None of the candidates has made
a formal announcement except Nc
Cumber But the friends of Marshall
and Gronna have given it out that
they will be candidates and the Lead
ers of the insurgent press of the state,
including the Grand Forks Herald,
have put them forward for the two
places. Hanna is understood to be
considering the matter. IT.
II Can Miller Get up Gait?
The candidacy Of Andrew Miller,
attorney general, who has been a resi-
dent of the state only three or four
years, and whose rise in politics.
reads like story form a book, is
confidently predicted by his friends.
Just now the insurgent press and
several einsurgent leaders are work
II ing; hard Ito keep Miller cut Of the
II Trace: The insurgent press to a great
extent has pre-emptea the two places
for Marshall and. Gronna. They de.
clare Millers candidacy. is being Ell.
couraged by the sstalwarts for the pur.
pose, of dividing the, n, insurgent
| strength and defeating both: Marshall
and Gronna. This hardly bears analy
II sis, however, for it is pretty nearly
Il conceded that no candidate will gel
II 40 per cent of, the votes at the June
II primaries,; and in that event the twc
high men would go ON, the ballot, II
the fall, when there would be fai,
n out and out test of strength.
II Trouble in Insurgent Camp. -
III The attitude of the insurgent press
III may lead to more serious breaches ii
II the insurgent ranks than were count
II ed, on when the. lines for the mex
II battle were first drawn. 1t is sale
II that the attitude of the Marshall mel
|! toward Miller at the time of the ap
II pointment of an insurgent republican
was being considered by Governo
h Burke, had much to do with the de
termination of the attorney genera
II to become a candidate. When it wa
II learned that there was a.. chance o
Hi AIiller's appointment, the Marshall IL
Il fuence through the state "enteres
Ill strong protests, and, as a result d,
Il republican landed the place. &Thi
Il action did not set we'll with Miller.
II "a Miller's political friends say that ii
II Iris a good fighter, hard tpoIitica
II worker and keeps his ear ! to tn,
Hi ground for the voice of the people
H His political enemies declare that !;
II campaign for the senate will end hi
II political career. At any rate he ~
H attorney general, and is likely to d
II la candidate for the senate. 3, .sS55
|lH Marshall is looked upon by the oil
u lime insurg gent leaders as the strong
3. est man they can put forth. He has ,
d wide acquaintance and has a prett
good machine of his own, and ampl
ss funds to finance a campaign Gronni
II IS also wealthy and well known.
Tariff an Issue.
s8 The tariff will cut a figure in th,
eIection, hut the aIWarts say tina
times viii be So good and the farmer
so well 10 do that viii have for
y gotten about the tasiaf and viii sIe
nj wen enough alone.
ID They say that the friends of Az J. a