The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-27
JUDGE LADDERS
MARSHAL

E<Ro years ago Judge Lauder didn'l
G1o Tom Marshall This year they ARE
candidates on the same ticket. The
following is copy of q letter written
by Judge Lauder under date of Dec. 7
1907;
Hon. Thomas F. Marshall while
en- route to Washington lately. stop-
ped over in Minneapolis long enough
to have himself interviewed concernins
the political situation in North Dakota
and to have his interview published in
The Minneapolis Journal; and as he
thought proper to refer to me by name
in this published interview, 1 would
ask space enough in your paper to
make a brief reply.
Mr.. Marshall's interview was in
substance as follows:
1.-THE conference at Grand Forks wa 8
arranged for before l became a can
didate. and / was in no degree respon-
sible for 1t, and went committed to no
programme Mr.. Twitchen, candidate
for governor, had no opposition, and
/ think majority of the other candi-
dates favored no endorsements. A com
mittee, favorable to the candidates, re-
ported unanimously against endorse
n1ents. All went into the conference
without mutual understanding and
perfectly free to act as individuals.
After full and free discussion decided
ito turn down the committees report
q r,I 20
Johnson's supporters favored endorse
nent of all candidates except senator
where his personal interest was involy-
ed. The decision endorsed tocmfwyp
ed. The decision to endorse left open
the question as to what offices endorse
ment would be made for, and had not
Judge Lauder made a bitter attack on
me, in all probability endorsements for
governor, congressman, etc, would have
been made-leaving out senator. Judge
LADDERS attack wrought up the con-
ference so that they would not listen
to such suggestion from me.
Aside from two or three Of Mr..
Johnson's radical advisors who gave
out in advance that they were there
to make trouble good feeling prevail
SNts LAAS 6NShAASA AAaS WuS SlA AhttlElJ rep
resentative, made up of thinking peo-
pie, farmers, business, professional and
newspaper men, all in earnest. The
good government movement was given
a tremendous impetus. A strong or
ganization was effected largely made
up Of earnest, active young men.
Regarding the campaign I will say
that 1 have the pole in the race and
will keep it."
Lies Mailed.
Had Mr.. MarsnaII's purpose to crowd
as many. mis- statements as possible
into the space occupied he could not
have succeeded more admirably than
he did. In the first place, it was not
true that the conference at Grand Forks
was arranged for before he became a
candidate" Anyone in North Dakota
at all familiar with political affairs, |
knows that Mr.. Marshall has been an |
active candidate for senator for more |
than year last past. In the second |
place, the conference at Grand Forks |
was arranged for" at Valley City on |
Nov. 5 and nearly or quite month be- |
fore that date. Mr. Marshall had an |
his candidacy in the newspa- |
pers Of the state and had published |
his platform. A reference to the col |
umns of the newspapers Of the state |
for the month of October will show |
that my statement here made is true
and that Mr.. Marshalls statement is !,
not true,
Again he says, II was in no degree |
for the conference and |
went committed to no programme"
Here again Mr.. Marshall scarcely |
tells the truth. AS a matter of fact,
Mr.. Marshall more than any other man
In the state, was responsible for the /
and attended the confer
ence thoroughly committed to the pro-
gramme of securing an endorsement /
Tor senator for himself II possible. |
From the day that the conference was
called Mr.. Marshall was busily engag-
ed in an effort to pack the meeting in
his interest. From that day he and
his friends travelled over the state ar
'anging for delegations to attend the
meeting from the various counties and |
hat there might be no question of the /
oyalty OF those who attended, in many
Instances, Mr.. Marshall arranged to
meet the expenses OF the delegates who
went to Grand Forks. This is what /,
In substance charged before the con-
ference; and in support OF what
said and say here, I submit the fol-
owing letter which was written and
signed by Mr.. Marshall with his own
hand. AT the request Of those inter-
ssted, omit the names of the gentle
men to whom the letter was addressed
and who received it, but If any question
Is raised as to the genuineness of the