The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-17
n. D. POLITICAL GOSSIP


Mayville Tribune: c. A. johnson
carried Grand Forks county at the pri-
mary election, which was rather pre-
sumptuous of Johnson after The Grand
Forks Herald had assured everybody
that Johnson didn't stand a ghost of
a show.
Milton Globe: Republicans are ex-
horted from different sources not to
vote for G. A. Johnson for governor.
lest he appoint Jim Kennedy u. S.
senator. While such a contingency is
exceeding remote, the senatorial ap-
pointments made by Burke during his
incumbency should not appeal very
strongly to republicans generally-or
democrats either.
Enderlin Independent: In the re-
cent primary election the nominations
were about equally divided between
what were designated as the stalwart
and insurgent factions of the repub-
lican party. 1t is pleasing to note
that most of the defeated candidates
have taken their defeat as becomes
men and publicly avowed their inten-
ton of supporting their more FORUM
ate opponents at the polls this fall.
The same manly spirit prevailed at
the recent meeting of the repubIi-
can central committee of this coun-
ty, and inasmuch as the candidates
for the county Offices were also divid-
ed between stalwarts and insurgents,
the committee very sensibly made a
like nearly equal division of the ap-
pointments at the disposal of this
committee, giving the stalwarts the
county Craftsmanship and the insur-
gents the state committeeman and de-
cided to work in harmony for the
election of the whole ticket This poll
Icy is being followed throughout the
state, with exception Of few infam
matory newspapers OF the state which
don't seem to know that all the nom
inees are republicans and were nomi-
mated, as their primary announce
ment almost invariably stated, sub
ject to the will of the republican vot-
ers." Why can't these papers be as
sportsmanlike as the men they sup
ported and work for the election of
the party they claim to champion.
Hannah Moon: Some men are born
ambitious, others have 1t thrust upon
them Governor Burke seems to be
one OF the latter class. Not satisfied
with serving his allotted time as gov
ernor of North Dakota he would be
the presiding officer for a third term
and then-behold, the leaps and
bounds by which ambition moves! He
aspires to become the president of the
nation. There is nothing morally
wrong with the aspiration. 1t Is sim
ply absurd. Until four years ago very
little was known OF John Burke OUT
side of the state and his career with
In the state was limited to certain
areas. At That time a division occur
red IN the republican ranks and he
rode into Office on the division. His
democratic friends fiattered him ever
since with the idea that 1t was his per
sonal popularity which gave him the
office and holds him in it. They have
another guess coming.
At Devils Lake they set his ambi-
ton warning against his Judgment,
Now he appears convinced that he is
good material for president Mime
sofa democrats hit the nail on the
head when they state that he may be
a good enough man for the job but he
lis several sizes too small. IT'S true
that with Bryan divorced from Me-
braska and not likely to be a candi-
date for the nth term. that the demo-
cratic party must have some one to
whom to pin their faith. But why
make honest John Burke the victim?
There are men who have stood long
as democrats in the limelight
of national affairs. Some Of
these could command from twenty
six to thirty eight ELECTORAL votes to
start them out and that looks larger
than four Some of the democratic
papers who should know better are
urging the governor on to political sui
eide. BY the time the merry month
of November rolls around the govern
or may see things from slightly diff
ferent angle.