The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-15


Linton Record: Marshall and Gron-
ma are said to be paying all of the
political expenses of several of the
eliminator bunch whose announce
ments and pictures are now being
printed in some Of the state newspap-
ers. And, when you read the list of
names on the freeEe-out ticket don't
forget the manner in which the pos
SCISSORS of the names got before the
public. The star chamber gathering
which placed them in nomination rep
resented nobody but themselves. There
were twenty-one of them in the elimi-
nation bunch. The Hazelton Republi-
can says that everybody was invited.
That statement is utterly without
foundation in fact. Some counties had
several persons present. Other coun-
ties had none. They were there pri-
marily in the interest of Gronna and
Marshall, and mighty good care was
taken that no one-even were he a
good insurgent-was asked to attend if
he was not friendly to and 5. The
fact is indisputable that the entire
elimination ticket was chosen with
view to strengthening the two worth
regular republican organization would
not turn down ADLER men and make
them United States senators. What
voice did Emmons county have in
choosing the freeze out ticket? None
whatever. Does anybody know the
name of the Emmons county man or
men who were present and helped to
form the ticket? Does anybody even
know whether there was an Emmons.
county man there? And this is the
bunch that comes before the repubIi-
cans of this state asking for their sup
port. Contrary to the spirit of the
primary law, under which each aspir-
ant is supposed to stand for office on
his individual ability and record, these
men have banded together for the pur-
pose of boosting ons another into Of
flee. If you believe such action is un-
warranted, cut the freeze-out list from
some paper that prints it, take it with
you when you go into the primary
booth, and vote against every .one of
the men whose names appear on that
list. For every state office there are
candidates who are real republicans
and who are running as as such re-
CARELESS of the elimination committee
of twenty-one. Do not cast your ball
lot for any of the freeze out ringsters.
Carpio News: Western North Da-
kota should have one of the two con-
gressmen. The next apportionment
will provide for west half district,
but that is two years off. Why not
have a representative at washington
now? The east half or Red river val
ley is entitled to one member and the
west half the other.
One of the best arguments in favor
of Blaisdell for representative in con-
gress is that he comes from the west
and has at all times been identified
with its interests and therefore in
close sympathy with the desires of it's
pioneers and homesteaders, one. of
whom he is himself. The government
homesteads, the Ignite industries, the
irrigation projects and farmers rural
routes are mostly identified with the
western half and should have a repre-
sentative in Washington not two or
three years hence, but now. One rep
lresentative should be conceded to the
east and we believe the Red river VAL
| ley voters will concede the other to us.
We believe Blaisdell to be the logical
man. We know that he has made the
best secretary of state the state has
ever had and that he has proven HIM
self capable and honest in his official
and business life, His immense ma
jorities in the past elections in his
home county and city are the best
indications of what his own people
think of him. Now is the time to act
| If the west half wants its congress-
| man.
Washburn Leader: The Leader
wants to say word in favor of Cum
der Olson of Grafton, candidate for
state treasurer. If all candidates for
state office were of the caliber Of Mr..
Olson, the voters would not be at all
perplexed over the outcome of election,
for there is no man in the state Of
North Dakota who enjoys a higher
reputation for probity, honesty and
ability than Gunder Olson. He has
been a resident Of Walsh county for
great many years and he numbers
his friends everywhere In the state.
In public and private life he has been
an ideal citizen. He is honest, square
and every voter in the state may be
sure that with him as state treasurer
the funds Of the state will be well
guarded and the people will get the
benefit of an able administration OF
that office. Mr.. Olson is republican
a shrewd business man and has ex-
tensive interests in the state. He Is
4 not and has never been an office seek
err He was urged to make the cam