The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-23
North Dakota Political Gossip

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and aforementioned fell asleep" John
Burke has the ability to make a true
executive, but he lacks the principle
and without principle a bright man is
q dangerous citizen to invest with
power. He has piled the office for
Burke at every turn.
Behold insurgentism and what have
we? There is no excuse for the fac
ton; there is only a cause. That
cause is the common cause of the dis
satisfied politician and office seeker.
Insurgentism stands for nothing for
the people, it merely stands for get
ting office. 1t does not reform a man
to get him into the insurgent wing
Is Tom Marshall or A. j. Gronna, or
any other man any better for the peo-
pie as insurgent gang men than they
were as stalwarts? Has there been
any peculiar baptismal process per-
formed whereby they would represent
the dear people any more perfectly or
conscientiously as insurgent gang men
than they have in the past as stalwart
gang men2 Is any reader foolish
enough to think or believe that? No.
What issue do they present? None.
What excuse have you to cause you
to vote for them? Absolutely none
whatever. Hence stay by your party
but choose. your men. There has not
been one single charge brought against
Mr.. McCumber or Mr. Engerud which
can be made to stand UP If analyzed
IN the light. The telling of a part
truth is the means employed by the
insurgents and democrats in order to
play upon your prejudice and thereby
gain your vote.
Bottineau Courant: The primary
election returns from Iowa and South
Dakota indicate that insurgency or
progressive repuhlicanism," so-calIed.
is losing ground.
In Iowa the stalwarts nominated
their candidate for governor by a
majority of almost 10000 over one of
the, most popular men in the state.
The insurgent candidate had the sup
port of Cummins and Dolliver, Iowa's
United States senators, and his cam
didacy was launched at a great no
litical demonstration in Des Moines,
which the senator's came all the way
from Washington to attend.
: The regulars nominated their cam
dldates for congress in three of the
four districts in which there was a
contest. The only stalwart defeated
was Captain Hull of the Seventh. who
has been in congress twenty years and
VINO has been an Office holder In Iowa
since the close of the civil war
cong Walter /. Smith of the Ninth
district, close friend of Speaker
Cannon, defeated his insurgent OBJ
ponent by nearly 1000 votes.
In South Dakota, the stalwarts NOM
mated both candidates for congress bv
majorities exceeding 5000 and over
half the nominees on the state ticket
are regulars.
These straws show the direction OF
the wind and there is every indica-
tlon that the regular republicans viii
WIN IN North Dakota at the primaries
June ~. Politicians who have watch
ea the light concede the nomination
OF McCumber, Engerud and Hanna.
There is every indication that c. A.
= Johnson will duplicate his sweeping
victory of two years ago, and that
the remainder of the stalwart ticket
VIII win by good majorities.
kenmare News: Senator McCun-
Der is gaining strength every dav both
physically and politically. 1t il mn
fortunate, however, that he win he
unable to meet any of his constit,,-
ents before the primaries on account
of his recent severe illness. His enc
mics are leaving no stones unturned
TO accomplish his defeat, stoopina AZ
everything despicable In noIitics
known to ruin his chances. II is good
for Senator McCumber to know that
his friends (who have appreciated the
work that he has done. have watched
carefully the close attention thar he
as given to the public duties IN the
past and his answering LOYALTY to
the republican party of this statel are
raIiylng TO his support and making
special efforts In his behalf. The sen
lor senator cannot defend himself or
MS party and the ''anything to get
something officeseeker'' whose only
aim Is to disrupt the party and any,
thing else to be elected to office Ia
using unfair means to bring about the
defeat Of Senator McCumber. The
people OF this state had the same k,nd
Of deal thrust upon them blindlv
through the trickery OF politicians
when they defeated Senator Hans
brough, and when it was too late thew
realized the great mistake and inius-
tice that had been done not only to
the defeated man but 10 the whole
state The people OF the state are
awakening to the fact that we must
stand for the men that can do things
for us az the national capital; Sena-
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