The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-23
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Bottineau News: If The Grand
forks Herald cuts no more figure
lighting c. A. Johnson at the polls
than it did at the primaries Mr.. john
on will be elected by an o-,erwhelm-
ng majority.
Hankinson News: The "get-togeth
err spirit shown by the republican
leaders of both factions at Bismarck
last week augurs we'll for the success
OF the parry nominees this fail. The
only fight is on the governorship and
1t is the general opinion that Govern
or Burke will be defeated by C. A.
Johnson by substantial majority
Dickinson Press: 1t was a surprise
to many to read the announcement
from The Grand Forks Herald that the
great morning daily of the Great
Northern railway country had decided
to support John Burke in his candi-
dacy for third term as governor. The
Herald supported the so-called pro-
gressive wing of the republican party
at the primary election, when fully
half of it's candidates were successful
and it Is hard to see how the present
action of the paper can be justified.
Edmore Herald News: The chief
endeavor of the democrats of the
state seems to be to keep up dis
sention in the ranks of the republican
party and by so doing they have
hopes of re-electing Governor Burke.
I'll they succeed they will wink the
other eye" and smile. and the repub-
licans who vote for a democrat will be
given the horse laugh" The re-
publican party has a splendid ticket
in the field, not a man in the bunch
but what is well qualified to fill the
Office he seeks, and the republican who
aids the democrats this wear is not
true to his party or the prh clples of
his party.
Jamestown Alert: 1t has been stated
as an endorsement of the present gov
ernor that his enforcement of the
laws of the state has been the best
that the state ever had. This asser-
ton is now going the rounds. as
campaign statement, and many per-
lenged, and give great credit for the
same. But every once in a while
something happens to show that the
greatly advertised administration of
the democratic governor had bad
spots in 1t, and that when closely ex-
amined by an impartial observer pre-
sents very ordinary record after ALL
Nothing to warrant such extravaganza
praise as to make it appear that no
other mortal man, and no republican
could ever hope to equal it. The IN
cident of the posse of twenty citizens
of Devils Lake getting together 20
take the enforcement of the LIQUOR
law in that town, in their own hands
because the officials of the state or
county did not properly attend to it, g.;
in point. And the most unfortunate
feature about 1t is that one of the citi-
zens was shot and badly wounded by
one of the law defying unar. ested pig
gers or member Of the gang Devils
Lake is the home town of the governor
and should be one OF the best adver-
tisements for his enforcement record
intead Of one of the worst
Cooperstown Courier: The demo-
cratic papers together with a few dis
appointed republican newspaper men
are getting al their material for
jumping onto G. A. Johnson, the re-
publican nominee Cor governor,
through The Minot Reporter, which
paper is edited by one Sam Clark.
Now this same Sammy Clark was
formerly mayor of Minot and when
the commission form Of government
was agitated Mr.. Johnson was hard
worker for this reform in municipal
affairs. The commission form won
out and Sam was bounced out of his