The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-10-28
Say {. A. Johnson
Is Making Gains
Governor Said to Have Lost Ground
IN Red River Valley Coun-
ties-Wnl Lose Few

Johnson's invasion of Ramsey
county-the home of the democrat
ic gubernatorial candidate = and
Governor John Burke's invasion
of Ward county = the republican
candidates home-have beeen fea-
lures of the weeks political activi-
ty in North Dakota.
Ramsey county's political COM
plexion this year is a puzzle. The
Burke men claim the county by a
big majority, while johnson men
are also claiming it. johnson sup
porters believe the city of Devils
Lake may go against him, but in
the country they look to see a gain
of from eight to twelve votes in
each township-and if this is the
case. the republican candidate will
come out on top.
Out in Ward county the demo-
Gratis are making big claims, but
the johnson men say there is no.
thing doing for them this year.
In the Red river valley there has
been noticeable changing of SEN
timent within the last few weeks,
and there is no question but what
johnson has been making gains.
Walsh county, two years strongly
for Burke, will be surprise this
year. the leaders of that county
say. They say that Burke has lost
much of his popularity because of
his refusal to appoint j. L. Cash
el United Statesssenator when he
had the opportunity. Mr.. Cashel
is one of the most popular men in
Walsh county and his marked in
activity in the present campaign
will doubtless have tendency to-
ward decreasing Burke's vote in
Walsh county. Walsh is normal
ly a democratic county.
Traill, Walsh, Pembina. Rich
land and Cass all show changes.
Traill, it is said will give johnson
a majority. Two years ago it gave
Burke twelve votes to the good.
Grand Forks gave Burke better
than 1,lOO votes two years ago:
and this year the republican lead
ers declare that they can put that
majority down to less than 500,
and probably eliminate it entirely
and replace it with a majority for
johnson.
Secretary J. M. Devine Of the
state central committee is pleased
with the outlook. He declares that
the meetings of republican pre-
cinct committeeman. being held in
each county, have been the means
of bring about united effort for the
entire ticket in a great many local.
tiles. A house to house campaign
is the order in many places, and
there will be few voting precincts
in the state in which the guberna-
torial question will not receive at
tention.
II feel confident that the repu b.
.icans are making a successful
campaign said Mr.. Devine. "The
men are coming to the meetings to
hear the arguments advanced in
favor of Mr.. johnson, and the ma
jority of them, I believe, are will
ing to come back into the party
again. have been told time after
time by men who have heretofore
supported Burke that they will be
with johnson this time, and that
if there is any factional fighting to
be done, it should be done within
the party rather than on the ort-
side"
In the western part of the state
the supreme court fight is attract
ing as much attention as is the
gubernatorial contest. The strug-
gle is between two sets of candi-
dates, Messrs. Goss, Burke and
Anderson having combined against
Messrs. Fisk, Ellsworth and Cool
ey.- The charge that Fisk, Ells.