The Oakes times., 1910-04-28
The Fargo Forum of Tuesday says

The Fargo Forum of Tuesday says:
E. c. Cooper, commissioner of insur-
ance of the state of North Dakota, as
chairman of the republican organiza-
tion, has been in the city for a day or
two preparing to open republican head
Quarters in Fargo. It is to be hoped
that during the coming campaign he
may succeed in uniting the party in
every way so that we can send men to
the national capital who will be credit
to the party and the state, and at the
same time be able to send capable men
to the state capital who will correctly
represent the state in all departments. {"
Now what do you think of that?
Cooper as head of the republican organ
ization and going to unite the party
and send representatives. to Washington
and Bismarck that will represent the
people. Something of a job for
Cooper, isn't it? If the article had
said that he came to Fargo to open
headquarters to formulate plans to re-
elect Senator McCumber and Congress-
man Hanna and to help pick a ticket
for the stalwart organization, it would
haye struck nearer the truth. It is not
his plan, nor the plan Of the stalwarts,
to unite the factions of the party. On
the contrary it is their intention to lay
plans that will wipe the insurgents off
the map, and while they are doing it
they will shout harmony, rub on little
balm in the shape of a promise to some
leader of the progressive element, start
few more candidates for office among
the progressives to divide their strength,
add more fuel to the fire by starting
and circulating wrong stories about
candidates on the progressive ticket,
and last put not least, tap few barrels
of corporation and administration
money and plant it where it will dc
some good. That is why Cooper, and
VanHorn and Hamilton and a few OF
the party leeches are setting up 'house.
keeping" in Fargo.
The Times would also like to inquire
when did Commissioner Cooper get tt
be the head os the republican organiza
tion in this state? Did Jim johnson
the hypocritical candidate for congress!
on the stalwart ticket, hand it to him
or did he steal it as he has stolen goot
money from the newspaper men O
North Dakota in the publication of in
surance statements? Jim johnson wa
chairman, but resigned, and there ha
! been no meeting Of the republican or.
ganization, so far as the writer knows
to select successor. The Times be
lieves that the stalwart organization i
afraid to call a meeting of the stat,
central committee to try and select
new head. They were scared buncl
at Bismarck when the organization me
to choose a chairman two years ago
and it was only the treachery of sucl
men as Jim Johnson that saved contro
for the stalwarts. It was then tina
Jim. Johnson was promised the supper
of the stalwart organization for con
4 gress. and Bardi Skulason had better
60 away back and lay down. The stal
warts are only holding him in line TO
the votes he controls. If their promis
is made good, they can't 60 back o.
Johnson. The stalwarts have beel
very, very long on promises the pas
two years. In fact, have promised e
more ofiess. than they can deliver. i
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