Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-02-18
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POLITICAL |.
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RACE FOR SHERIFF. CHIEF TOPIC
or INTEREST 70 AL. 81
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DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN; MATER.
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81 Political gossip in regard to$eouns
;ty Offices continues to bubble oyer
with runors1 concerning the light for for
sheriff and the legislative race; the:
general opinion in i; the r republican
ranks in regard to the race for sler:
If seems to be that if possible; a
|comprimise be effected and the solid
backing Of the party be given toS q
reliable man upon whom the different
friends Of the several candidates can
agree, There is no question but what
the main force Of the democratic cam
paign will be spent in an effort Ito
disrupt the republican ranks over the
nomination for sheriff and get away
with the big prize Of the catnpaign Ein
shape Of. the sheriff's office. # 'sy$3 ;:ss
OF the democratic situation atapres-
emit the Journal has the following Ito
SAY. L : s3t $.;ss!: s 81 q ;'$ ;
:$ss'''In. the city Of Devils Lake the; I
friends of NJ. A. Doheney are urg. 4
ing his candidacy. He Is an old 4
timer and one OF the best known =
men in the county and the 5varf: I:
GUS republican candidates are INF 1
terested in knowing whether ofi
not he will consent to enter the
race. ~ 3 .sS'e.ssj: ::2+3@ t,s k1e, 3. 81
! In the eastern part Of the coun.s
1 two men have been ment toned \
as possibilities: Micheal Brady
tfof Hope township ard Herman J; J;
KalinousH of Ontario ',s 81
Going furthe ers the Journal states
Imagnanimously that there lis no spec
Hal complaint TO be made Of the re:
publican county officials taken as. q
body" but wants to see what q new
broom can accomplish in the court
house from top 4: to Y bottom. This
seems to be the only campaign mater
ial available for democratic uses
They say there lis : nothing WRONG
don't claim that they can improve On 81,
\ present 2condit ditions one single %iota, but
want to be elected just the same
l They totally disregard the fact that
| efficient public service of the kind
that our county oficials have given
us during the past two years, can
not be- edited unless there ear
be brought Forward something strong
Ter than d plea for d change; merely
for the sake off something new. ii
/ the present republicans holding coun cettui
|Ity Offices secure the nominations fo,
their positions and ask to be returned
next fan they can go before the vot
ers of Ramsey county with clean Re
cords ~ EN- icient service III every de
partment and they deserve the 5un
qualified support 81 the citizens 81
Il both city and country. Is
The charge Is made by the journal
that .republ blicansS are tempting sstc
|Fldictate the nomination of democrats
Ehas been taken for what IT amounts
II |to-a trick to furnish campaign mater
fial for the local demo oeratic machine. Z
In regard To- the once Of sherif
the names Of Lain, Rutten and Mil
Ter are the only ones: talked Of al
the present writing. Just what the
SUPP posed comp romise amounts to
which rs said to have given the sclea,
field To McLain, cannot be determined
lat present. r. Is also rumored thai
the light for sheriff VIII see the en-
EE|Istry of one sof Ramsey sconnty's mos
4 Ipoepular e bust ness men within the mex,
few weeks. His action IA the matter
VIII be awaited with Interest. The
Iappoin tnent Of stenseth to the aofice
of clerk Sof court was q shrewd move
81 getting 4 strong possibility out 81
the race for sherif ifffl
Insthe legislative scramble 1t seems
generally agreed that Norman Morrrl.i
Eson of Webster win receive the. unit
led support Of all factions. There ID
no man oday II the county hetteI
fitted - render his constit tituents III
Itelligent ana LOYAL serviceS than Nor