The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-25
North Dakota Political Gossip

M. N. johnson to the United States
senate. M. N. Johnson, whom every
man in the state knew and admired
for his ability and his honesty, Sc
lected Judge Engerud as the most
capable man among his many friends
to take charge of his campaign.
Judge Engerud did SO, devoting his
entire time and energy to the fur
therance of NJ N Johnson's inter
ests in that campaign. johnson Sc
lected Engerud for that position be-
cause he knew him to be capable.
fearless and honest, and M. N. John
sons friends in North Dakota can Sc
lect no better man to take his place
IN the United States senate than
Judge Engerud.
Glenburn Advance: Hon. Porter r.
McCumber, the present senior senator
from this state is a candidate for re-
nomination by the republican voters.
In Mr.. McCumber North Dakota has
one of the ablest men in the u. s.
senate today He is a highly educated
man, one of the leading orators of the
nation and man of strict integrity
and high personal character. He has
served in the senate nearly two terms
ana today is one of the leaders at
Washington. He has more influence
on legislation than dozen new men
can expect to have for many years.
Mr.. McCumber has exerted his hest
efforts for those measures that have
been for the best interests of his state
and he stands ready at all times TO
a or he -
in him we have a champion in the
national legislature which can make
himself felt and 1T would be the height
of folly for the republicans to replace
Mr.. McCumber with a new man. We
nave followed Mr.. McCumber's work
in the senate very closely for the past
two years and he has always been
working hard for the interests Of the
people of this state During the re-
vision of the tariff he endeavored to
secure free lumber, free iron ore. free
coal and free admission of other
articles manufactured or controlled bv
the big trusts. That these articles
We're not placed on the free list was
no fault of his. He was Instrumental
in having the duty greatly reduced.
Mr.. McCumber is deserving OF every
republican vote as he is republican
OF which the party may feel well
proud.
Grand Forks Times: The repudf-
cation of the story circulated by the
Herald that the stalwarts were using
railroad passes to corrupt the voters of
the state has served to emphasize a
demand for cleaner methods of nublic
discussion of politics in this state.
That the statement was deliberately
false and intended to make the public
believe that the methods described
were being used, cannot be doubted 1t
was low, coarse and unprincipied
method that is neither practiced nor
endorsed by the hundreds of high
and honest men who are an
hliated with the insurgent faction of
the party. AS a rule the people like
fair play and honesty in politics as in
every other relation between men.
The characters, the public acts and
ehe. principles for which candidates
stand are things Of which the public
has a right to know. because upon
these they must base an intelligent
vote. Had the statement been true
there might have been reason for
using 1t which would have been above
criticism. Three railroad presidents
assert 1t is not true II they are stat
ing falsely the Herald owes 1t to the
public to produce the men who i'll
says have the transportation.
One thing proven In the controver-
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