The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23
North Dakota Political Gossip


Wahpeton Globe Gazette: An
nouncement has been made that Hon.
P. H. Rourke of Ransom county will
be a candidate at the ensuing prim-
airy election for denomination to the
office of Judge of the the supreme
court.
Mr.. Rourkes candidacy has the
unanimous endorsement and enthus-
iastic support of the entire bar of
this county, and the action of the
bar here will, no doubt, be followed
by the attorneys in the other coun-
ties comprising this judicial district.
Mr.. Rourke is one of the ablest
and best known lawyers in the state.
He served for several years as states
attorney of Ransom county and fill
ed the office with credit and fidelity.
He was also a member of the COM
mission that codified the laws of the
state and in that position he per-
formed valuable services.
He also served one term as a
member of the state senate and be-
came one of the leading and most
influential members of that body;
and for twelve years he has held the
important Office of United States
district attorney for the district of
North. Dakota In this position he
has been connected with some of the
most important cases ever tried in
the state; among these cases may
be mentioned the prosecution and
conviction of the notorious Andy
Jones, lately sent to the penitentiary
for wrecking the First National bank
of Rugby, N. d. In every position
he has held Mr.. Rourke has proven
himself to be an able, upright and
conscientious official.
Mr. Rourke has been resident
Of North Dakota for twenty eight
years. He began the practice of his
profession at Lisbon, and at once
took high rank as a lawyer, and
ever since he has devoAed himself
exclusively to the study and practice
of the law, and is now regarded ey-
erywhere as one of the leading law
yers of the state. 1t is the opinion
OF the members of the bar here who
know Of Mr.. Rourke well, both person.
ally and professionally, that he is
III every way both worthy and well
qualified to fill the office Of Judge
of the supreme court.
In view of his generally recogniz-
ed ability as a lawyer, and his repu-
tation as an upright, conscientious
man, and his wide personal ac-
quaintance throughout the state, he
will, without doubt, prove to be
formidable candidate.
Coopers.own Courier: The politi-
clans who want Senator McCumber's
job in the United States senate, are
usin1 every opportunity they can to
knock him before the people with the
hope that the voters will turn him
down at the primaries. But the people
are not so easily fooled as they used
to be and are keeping track of what
he is doing in the senate. His work
all the time is in The interest of the
people and we have never had better
from this state in the
senate than Mr.. McCumber Now listen
to somebody get up and howl them
selves sick about his vote on the tariff.
That is the only thing that the poli-
ticianG have to use as a weapon against
the senator and it is q mighty poor
one. Mr.. McCumber voted for the
present law because he thought 1t was
the best thing to do under the cir
and the law is making
good every day. You could not expect
a democrat to vote for it, Some of the
orainest men in congress voted for the
same bill. Representative TaWney of
was one of them, but Sena-
ator Knute Nelson, one of the leading
men in the United States senate, says