The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-04

henmare News: One OF Sheriff
Sorenson's deputy sherifrs ct Minot IL
aspiring for the Office OF the United
States senator. IT'S said the deputy
has bee in his bonnet and one in
his.
Souris Messenger: Editor Trovaten
Of The Fran. the Norwegian paper
published at Fargo. denies the report
that his paper has been sold to the
stalwarts. He says that the report was
caused by the fact that Attorney Ed
ward Engerud has acquired stock in
The Fran. Well, this is a distinction
without difference.
Hannah Moon: According to a no.
tice in The Grand Forks Herald, The
Milton Globe is offered for sale. II is
not generally known whether Editor
Rishon is retiring from business or is
going to run for congress. In any
event The Globes a live newspaper and
| is giving the people of Milton and
vicinity good service.
Havana Record: Word has been re-
ceived at this office from reliable
sources that w. E. Purcell has con-
cluded to become a candidate for the
democratic nomination for United
States senator for the long term. Mr.
Purcell has many friends throughout
the state who will be glad to hear of
his candidacy, as there is no man in
the state of any party that could or
would weld greater influence in Grad
icating, Aldrichism and Cannonism
from our National politics.
Souris Messenger: It is true that the
primary election law should be amend
ed and improved upon But it is
sickening to read some of the argu-
ments advanced against 1t by a few
of the more rabid stalwart papers
They would have the people believe
that If a few people meet to suggest
candidates the law becomes a dead
letter. Is it not true that under the
primary law the people have the final
say? If two factions suggest candi-
dates do not the people have a right
to say which candidates they prefer?
Did they have it under the old con-
vention system? And IL a majority
of the members OF any party wants a
candidate who Is not endorsed by the
leaders of any faction. there is nothing
to prevent them from voting for him
1t is true that such a candidate has
a very poor chance for the nomination
but that is because most Of the voters
belong to one faction or the other
But at any rate the rank and file Of the
party name their candidates at the
primaries. This part of the subject is
not mentioned, however, by the papers
which favors the old rump convention
system
williston State: Attorney General
Miller has announced his candidacy for
the United States senate, supposedly
as an insurgent republican. To this
the friends OF Marshall and Gronna are
entering protests on the ground that
| liz win divide the insurgent strength
and permit OF the selection of a stall
wart candidate. There is truth in this
for it will divide the vote of the insur-
gent faction, but is Miller to blame ?
Would not the same unity of action
prevail If either Gronna or Marshall
were to withdraw? There has been no
convention or gathering of insurgents
sufficiently large to fairly well repre-
shall and Gronna like the candidacy OF
Miller, Ito put it mildly. springs from
the wish of few personal friends. Mr..
Marshall is a convert to insurgency of
comparatively recent date. At the
jamestown convention the insurgents
would have carried the day If Marshall
has stood with them. It was after
that he became an insurgent Mr..
Gronna was nominated by and IL was
understood that he was the candidate OF
the stalwarts. at the primaries in 1908.
Miller has been an insurgent during the
brief period he has taken active part
in politics, and has made the record
he bases his claims for preferment in
carrying out fnsurgent ideas. 1t may
be that Mr.. Miller is not the choice OF
the insurgents for The position, but,
under our primary law, there being no
conventions. the only way the real
wish of the insurgents can be ascer-
tanned is by putting it to vote at the
primaries. This is not said with a
view to casting reflection on any OF
the candidate, but because IL seems
to us to be the spirit of our primary
law that the proper place to definitely
decide who is the choice OF any party,
for any position. is at the primaries.
wilIIston State: They used to talk
of a primary. They us to say that il
would AFFORD every man a chance. They
used to tell that the primary was the
best way to get fair deal for the
poor man II was the one thing that
most OF the people desired But look
at the spectacle that is to come. Two
men announce for the United States
senatorship- They send their an
nouncements jointly. Most of the news
papers are expected TO cary them free
| They assert that they ara the chosen
people. They say thas they are the
sinsurgents." and that they ask for sup
port on that basis. And the newspa-
pers they control assert that ii is now
settled. The insurgents win support
these two men, and no other. Ii il
claimed by the mouthpieces OF the self
selected pair. Notice Is given that any
other candidate who comes out as ar
insurgent is an imposter. They tel
us to beware of all others The two
genuine ..insurgent'' candidates are tbs
ones who picked themselves No othel
person has a highlander our wise and
beneficient primary law. And there yoI
\ are. There is the creation Of a new
machine One machine against the
other 1t makes no difference what ser
vice q mar has honestly rendered Il
the people. II matters not how faith.
ful he has been 1t matters not how
flair and square No other man neet
apply. The insurgent support must 81
to these two men and no others. Does