The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-24
North Dakota Political Gossip

| Linton Record: There is one candi-
| date for reelection on the state ticket
| who above all other candidates on that
| ticket should be elected We refer to
| w. c. Gilbreath, commissioner of agri-
culture and labor His work for i'm
migration to this state has been such
as to call forth strong Endorsements
| from even the more liberal insurgent
| newspapers of North Dakota; the
Grand Forks Herald, the leading insur-
| gent journal of the state, having more
than once spoken flatteringly of his
work. Being splendid organizer, he
has put the affairs of his office in such
condition as to make it a model for
the similar offices of other northwest
ern states. To show the estimation in
which Mr.. Gilbreath is held by the peo-
pie of the state we call attention to
the vote cast for him at the primary
and regular elections, in 1908. AS an
evidence of his strength at both cleo
Etions, we publish the comparative fig
pres of the primary election table for
Mr. Gibreath and for Mr.. Cooper, the
latter a well known and popular man
and candidate for commissioner of in
surance. Each of the two had a strong
opponent at the primary, the man OPP
posed to Mr. Gilbreath being r. w.
Main, and at the regular election his
democratic opponent was John l.. Har-
vey Mr. Cooper was opposed by w.
G. Taylor at the primary. The primary
vote was as follows:
For Commissioner of Ag. and Labor
Gllbreath ................... 33, 900
Main ETG
Majority for Gilbreath ........ 1924
For Insurance Commissioner
Taylor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .2S,615
Majority for Cooper ... 1,777
1t will thus be seen that the fact of
Mr.. Gilbreath's having made an ex-
cellent officer caused him to lead the
ticket for state candidates by the enor-
nous majority, in comparison with
other candidates, of between nine and
ten thousand Totes.
At the regular election of 1908 Mr..
Gilbreath defeated his democratic OPP
ponent by the following vote:
Gllnreath '..........'....... 400
harvey .''.'..''..s...... 1926
Gilhreath's majority ......... 29,44t
= Here we see that Mr.. Gf!breath re-
ceived' the overwhelming majority OF
nearly thirty thousand for the position
of commissioner OF agriculture and
labor, running ahead of President Taft
some five thousand votes
And this is the man that the bunch of
"eliminators' want to defeat with Alex
ander Macdonald who was put UP by
City, with no authorized representa-
ton. to anybody to act for the republi-
cans of Emmons or of any other coun-
ty in the state.
The election of Macdonald-the man
who went back on Sarles and Johnson,
republican candidates for governor in
1906 and 1908 and supported Burke,
receiving the appointment of lard
commissioner as a reward for his
treachery-would be a public calamity
and an almost irreparable injury 20 tie
immigration interests of North Dakota.
Sarlcs Advocates: The term OF SEN
ator McCumber will expire this year
and he is a candidate for re-nomina-
ton for the siX-year term in the u. S.
senate. Senator McCumber has been
at washington for nearly twelve years
and has attained a. position of proni-
nence and influence in the senate that
few If any have attained In the same
length of time He is clear headed and
deep thinker and brainy man and
has national reputation as an elo-