Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-11-03
Stabbing the State Ticket.

AASAS 40 q eoiiipiS VI tile armstrong
method of campaigning. Mr.. Arm
strong has stated to several voters
recently that it was mistake to al
low Mckenzie in the state this year;
that johnson would have been elect
ed two years ago only for Mckenzie:
that he. the great, good and virtu-
Gus Armstrong, was opposed to Nc
kenizeism. etc. This. too, in the
face of the fact that Grant Hager. a
leading insurgent in charge of the
Republican publicity campaign, had
stated in many of the Republican pa
pers of the state that MIR. Mckenzie
was not factor in the campaign.
and that he had not even visited the
Republican campaign headquarters;
that practically all of the insurgent
papers of the state were doing VAL
liant battle for the whole Republican
ticket; that Ex-Governor Devine.
leader of the insurgents in the pri-
mary campaign, is stating in all his
speeches that Mr.. Mckenzie has no
part in the campaign, that Walt
Taylor, insurgent candidate for in
surance commissioner on the Repub-
lican ticket. who went from Valley
City to Bismarck for the sole and
only purpose of learning for himself
regarding the stories about McKen-
zle, had SO stated in his newspaper
after his return home, and the fur
Their facts that a majority of the Re-
publican state candidates are insur-
gents; that Helgesen, Norton, Bur
dick, Buchanan. Gronna, Devine
and many other insurgent leaders
are travelling the state working hard
for the entire state ticket; that the
prominent insurgent orator, Senator
Clapp. of Minnesota, was in the state
advocating the election of the whole
ticket notwithstanding these facts,
Mr.. Armstrong persists in stabbing
his former insurgent friends with
intimations regarding what he terms
'McKenzieism." in the hope of in
juring those Republican county can
didates who are carrying the fight
for the state ticket and for them
selves in this county. And this he
does with full knowledge that the
Republican state campaign is really
in charge of the insurgents. so far
as the number and prominence of
the party speakers are concerned,
and the further fact that the stall
wart Republicans are Loyalty sup
porting every insurgent on the
ticket.
AS to keeping Mr.. Mckenzie out
of the state, as suggested by Mr..
Armstrong. we would call attention
to the fact that the tall Scotchman
has lived in Bismarck pretty nearly
thirty-tive years. He owns much
property there and in other parts of
the state. 1t is Therefore hoped that
Mr.. Armstrong will kindly allow
him to visit Bismarck occasionally
tor the purpose of attending to his
private business.
Editor Thurston. alleged Repub-
lican," paid by the state for doing
the states work, is down from Bis
inarck to make political medicine
for Burke. When he approaches
Republican voter with request that
he vote against C. A. johnson. the
nominee of his party for governor,
the voters reply should be: Nov.
look here, Bert! ! like you personal
ly. So does most everybody. would
give you my last chew of tobacco or
the last pull at my bottle. But you
have claimed to be a Republican.
You are even running in your paper
the entire Republican ticket, con-
tanning the name of Mr.. johnson
You claim to be an insurgent Re
publican. Mr.. johnson is out fight
ing for your friends on the state
ticket. Burdick, Gronna. Helgesen,
Buchanan. Devine and the rest are
loyalty supporting Mr.. johnson.
They are not hesitating to oppose
with all their might the efforts of
Governor Burke to build up an un-
conquerable Democratic machine in
North Dakota. You say you will
lose your job, Bert, if Burke should
be defeated. do not know that
don't believe the stalwart Repub-
Ilcans of this county are particular
ly anxious that. in case of the cleo
ton of Mr.. JOHNSON, you should
lose your job. But, in any case.
aren't you requiring too much Of
your friends when you ask them to
change their lifetime political prin-
cipies because of danger to one poor
little Political Job? You can't ex-
pect me to do that. Bert Give me
an easier one.