The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-29

gotten about the tariff. and win vote
to let we'll enough alone.
They say that the friends Of M. N.
Johnson viii not support Marshall or
Gronna, owing to their attitude toward
johnson when he was candidate for
the senate. and that Johnson's friends
and the staIwart vote win pull Nc
Cumber through and elect two stall
warts.
1t is pretty safe bet that the stall
wart strength In the state will not be
divided, and that no candidate win get
30 per cent at the primary election.
This will enable the political workers
to make such a lineup as they choose
for the fall campaign, as they did two
years ago when thep supported John
son instead Of Marshall.
Candidates for Lower House.
If Hanna and Gronna get into the
toga race. there win be two new can
didates for congress to select and al
ready the field Is full of candidates.
James Johnson. formerly chairman OF
the state central committee OF the re-
publican party, has already announced
his candidacy. The announcement of
Alfred Blaisdell, secretary Of state is
looked for at any time. John F1ittie.
formerly secretary of state, has an
nounced from wiliiston that he will
be candidate. and III. T. Helgeson Of
Milton will probably be a candidate.
Attorney General Miller, II Is said.
had the promise Of the insurgent sup
port for congress. but now that he il
In the fight for the senate some other
eligible Will have to be chosen. u. L.
Burdick. speaker of the last house, lie
looked upon as likely material. Bardi
G. SlSulason OF Grand Forks. chairman
of the house judiciary committee. has
the bee and may enter the race.
The Ward County Situation.
Up in Minot and that section Of thu
state the press is specializing on the
attitude the friends of c. A. johnson
will assume toward James Johnson and
Blaisdell. G. A. Johnson was defeated
for the governership in his own county.
which returned large republican ma
1orities, but gave Burke for governor
enough votes to secure his election by
a small majority, Had Johnson carried
his home county by a majority APP
preaching that Of the other republican
candidates. he would have been elect
ed.
James Johnson was chairman Of the
republican committee in the election,
and Blaisdell was also a candidate and
unfriendly TO @. A. Johnson for gov
ernor. Now 1t IL being suggested that
recriminations may be in order and
that friends Of c. A. Johnson will seek
10 play even.
Governor Burke Criticized.
The feeling among the democrats and
the insurgent republicans in the state
over the senatorial appointment does
not die away as rapidly az was expect
ed. The Bottineau News, published at
the home of Senator ID. III. Macarthur,
has a singing criticism Of the cover
nor. asserting that IL was his intention
from the start TO appoint Thompson,
and that he deliberately allowed the
democrats to get into a wrangle, in Or
der that he might, with better grace
name Thompson as an unknown"
1t is stated here that Macarthur had
about been settled for the place, and
that had the knowledge of his candi-
dacy not been noised around among the
democrats, he might have been named.
But the democrats who favored other
candidates filed energetic protests
against him, and he was dropped In the
interests or harmony,
The Walsh County Republican, pub
lished at the home Of Senator J. l..
Cashel. has the bitterest criticism of
the governor, and Ii is said IL reflects
the feelings Of friends OF the Walsh
county senator, who was turned down,
The Republican says that Burke led
the democrats to their Austerlitz and
Waterloo"