The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-23

t.. Grand Forks Times two years
J, and was written by Judge Lau-
der. one Of the present insurgent can
diiates fer congress. The Judge at
IT,, time was pretty sore at Tom
Mlrshall, candidate for the U. 8.
s2ante then and now, and shows the
m'lionaire's methods of doing bust
moss. Lauder and Tom have kissed
all made up, and either one Of them
would give coed deal had this let
Ter never been published
Letter Taken From the Grand Forks
evening Times Of Dec 10, 1907.
NarshalI's dishonest political meth
ola exposed in personal letter writ
t =: to supporter.
tatements about spontaneous en-
do 3ement refuted by we'll known
ia It's. Asked delegates to ATTEND
c." ference at his expense Wanted
u" friends at convention as he de-
cSIed to secure the endorsement of
IT, gathering.
Secretary Fowler denies that he
su5 ed for names as the congressman
states in his letter.
Marshall is told OF his political de-
COTTON and attempt to pose as in
srnsent, not by a gang man, but by
an insurSent who has the courage OF
his convictions
IT, the Evaoing Tunes
Hon. ThoAas r. Marshall while
enroute to Warrington lately, stop
ped over In Minneapolis long enough
to have himself intervied concerning
ing the political situation in North
Likota and to have his interview
published in the Minneapolis Journal;
a. i as he thought proper to refer to
ne by name in this published inter-
Wv, | would ask space enough in
y paper to make a brief reply
Nr. Mars'lall's interview was in
ST. stance as follows
The conference at Grand Forks
VG'2 arranged for before | became a
candidate, and was in no degree re-
'Nsiblc for it, and went committed
to no program. Mr.. Twitchell, can
didate for governor, had no opposi-
ten, and | think a majority of the
n candidates favored no endorse
N It's. A committee. favorable to
t. candidates, reported unanimously
against endorsements All went into
the conference without mutual under
= aiding and perfectly free to act as
in'ividuals. After full and free dis
& sion decided to turn down the
nittees report, and degrees to en-
&c. Sc candidates. Mr.. Johnson's
supporters favored endorsement Of
81 candidates except senator where
Y; personal interest was involved.
decision to endorse left open
question as to what offices en-
or 'orsement would be made for, ana
Eol not Judge Lauder made bitter
att'ck on me. in all probability en-
do 5ements for governor, congress-
men, etc., would have been mace
leaving out senator. Judge LADDERS
attack wrought up the conference so
that they would not listsA - such
s. geSt.On from me-
Aside from two or three of Mr..
y hnson's radical advisors who gave
out in advance that they were there
to rake trouble. good feeling pre-
r7'ad. The gathering was strikingly
representative. made up of thinking
re72le, farmers, business, professional
IT, good government movement was
given a tremendous impetus. A
strong organization was effected
largely made up Of earnest, active
young men. ---------.
''Regarding the campaign, will
Sc that have the pole in the race
and VIII Keep it."
Lies Nailed
F'd Mr.. MarshalPs purpose to
S-ovd as many mis-statements as pos
s'ble into the space occupied he could
not have succeeded NOR eadmirably
than he did In the first place, 1t
was not true that the conference at
Grand Forks was arranged for before
he became candidate. Any one
in North Dakota at all familiar with
political affairs, knows that Mr.. Mar
shall has been an active candidate for
senator for more than a year last
past In the second place, the con-
ference at Grand Forks was ARRANGED
for at Valley City on November 5
and nearly or quite month before
that date, Mr.. Marshall had an
nounced his candidacy in the news
pappTs of the state and had publish