Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-03-17

prasi.nsn, TAX attorneys in the Uni
ted States The company knew they
were sure 70 lose. and they wanted
u compromise in both counties.
TIE county board OF kiddsr county
refused ,hsl. ovsr,ures. bu, they I
slccesiei in convincing two Of the
three members Of the Emmons board. |
ard. as result. Enmons county |
is, saou, twelve thousand dollars.
IS was proved wasn kidier county
won : case. ThlS IS also the man
who when kiddsr county. one Of
he Counties Of his district. was in a
contest with Bu-ieigh county over
sun Of several thousand dollars,
s,ieaAed from his seat in the state
senate just AS the question was COM
ing 70 vote ana allowed Burleigh
county 70 win in that body with only
a few dissenting votes. The BILL
however. was promptly killed in the
house This is the same good re-
publican. too. who supported Burke
as against Sarles for governor in
1906. and. again. helped Burke to
defeat c. a. johnson in 1905, and was
rewarded Tor his political treachery
BY being made land commissioner
by Burke. Stockwell and Andy Mil
Ter. 4 sweet-scented proposition.
truly. to put up to the republicans
Of Emmons county for their votes,
II seems. however, tina, Messrs.
Skulason and Burdick are not dis
posed to lie down at the command
o. Marshall, Gronna. Helgesen.
Macdonald & Company. as the fol-
lowing statements by the gentlemen
themselves will show:
| Munich, y. D.. March l2.-"Until
lind out who are the members Of
the elimination committee | will
continue TO be candidate for con-
gress. I'll find that the committee
was composed of friends of mine.
and they decided that the new ar
rangement is better for all con-
cerned. am ready to withdraw. II
the reverse is true, shall remain
candidate.
The above statement of his posi-
ton in regard to being a candidate
for congress was authorized last
evening by U. L. Burdick. Of this
place Mr.. Burdick said that he had
received no notification regarding
the action of the elimination COM
mittee which met recently at Valley
City, and would have to know the
personnel Of that committee before
he would state his position definite
ly. He further said that there was
no one at the committee meeting
authorized to withdraw his name
under any circumstances.
1 1t has been generally supposed
that MIR. Burdick was out of the
congressional race. but the follow
ing in the Devils Lake journal
started the uncertainty which re-
suited in the above announcement
by Mr.. Burdick:
Hon. U. L. Burdick. speaker of
the last North Dakota house of rep
resentatives. is in town to-day. hav
ing just returned from visit to the
Pacific coast.
Speaker Burdick was somewhat
reticent in discussing things political
to-day. He said that he had an
nounced his candidacy for congress
some time ago and that ne was still
a candidate. He had no knowledge
Of the slate that was recently made
up by the insurgents. According to
this slate Mr.. Burdick is to be the
|insurgent candidate for lieutenant
governor; but Mr.. Burdick made it
very plain that he would not be a
candidate for this position.
{" 4 am opposed to slate-making.
said Speaker Burdick. 1t is con-
trary to the spirit Of the primary
election law. and it is the very thing
the people of North Dakota have
been fighting for many years. No
man or set of men have any right to
say who shall or shall not be cam
didate for office, and any attempt to
do so will meet with msrited oppo-
sition from the people.
Speaking of his candidacy for
congress Mr.. Burdick SAID: i made
nv announcement several weeks ago
and shall remain in the race. l
believe my chances of success are
Just as good as the chances Of any
other man who has been mentioned
so far. Any way. the people will
have an opportunity to make their
own selection as to candidates. at
| least so far as am concerned.