The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-02
BURKE TOAD MARSHALL
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Verlned at this end of the lire, but IL
Is in lively circulation today.
The st. Paul Dispatch man at Wash
hston included the following i'm his
report OF Senator Thompson's resigna-
| ton
1t became known in Washington to-
DAY That Mr.. Thompson handed his
| resignation as member of the sena te
10 Governor Burke when the latter was
IN washington in January 10 attend
the congress of governors. A decision
was reached at that time that no pub
| llclty should be given the fact until
! the governor had selected a successor.
reports of the resignation got abroad
last week, and denials were promptly
made by Senator Thompson. He said
that as his health was bad, he had
! been urged by friends and members OF
his family to resign, but that he be-
! lieVed it to be his duty to continue in
the office until his successor had been
named by the state Legislature.
Urged to Quit by Burke.
While Mr.. Thompson resigned on ac-
count of his health, it is learned that
ne was urged to do so on politica1
grounds by Governor Burke Governor
Burke told Mr.. Thompson that his an
pointment to the vacancy created bv
the death Of Senator Johnson had ex-
CITED great bitterness in the democratic
party, and 1T threatened to react upon
the candidacy of the governor for the
state supreme court. Governor Burke
urged Senator Thompson to oujt
Whereupon the latter turned over his
resignation. Before he left. Governor
Burke decided to name MIR. Purcell but
he kept the matter to himself. North
Dakotans here say that Governor
Burke is hopef'i that Mr.. PurcelPs an
pointment will, to some extent aIIay
the facrional trouble among the demo-
Gratis of the state.
Conservatives Shocked.
To say that conservative members Of
the senate were rudely shocked with
the informality that marked Senator
Purcells entry into the upper house is
expressing 1T mildly. In the first place
the senate did not know until Mr.. Pur-
cell put in an appearance that there
was vacancy in North Dakota's rep
sentation in the senate. In the sec
ond place, Governor Burke's creden-
tiala TO Mr.. Purcell were addressed to
the senator designated and not TO the
senate or it's presiding officer.
The Minneapolis Tribune CORES
pondent says: In this connection the
report is current here that the res
ignhtion OF Senator Thompson was
agreed upon at q conference held be-
tween Senator Thompson and Govern
or Burke of North Dakota. while the
governor was in Washington recently.
The reason for the resignation. as
the story goes, il that the active, ener-
getic democrats Of North Dakota have
bitterly resented the appointment by
Governor Burke Of Mr.. Thompson to
the senatorship, and have demanded
that more aggressive working demo-
crat be named for the position.
This story Is coupled with the fur
Their comment that ii was Governor
Burke's desire well understood in
North Dakota, that Immediately after
the death Of Senator Martin Johnson
an insurgent republican be named to
succeed the deceased senator.
This suggestion was so unsatisfact-
DRY to the aggressive democrats of
North Dakota that Governor Burke
was obliged to abandon 1T. He was
ueLerInlneQ, however, as the reports go.
not to be instrumental I'm building up
stronger democrat than himself in
the political affairs of North Dakota.
hence his decision to name Mr.. Thomp-
son, a modest and retiring democrat.
who was a. no time particularly ac-
tive in the affairs of mis- party in his
state
Immediately after the announcement
OF the selection of Mr.. Thompson, IT Is
said the dissatisfied and hungry dem
ocrats OF North Dakota proceeded
to bulls hot fire under Governor
Burke for having thus turned his back
upon the working democrats of the
state. Indeed, there were, 1t is said. |
broad limitations IL not direct threats |
to Governor Burke that he would lose
heavily among the democratic voters |
of North Dakota when he again asks |
the suffrages of that state, as to the I
result of the appointment of Mr. I
Thompson. Whether the reports he |
true. or mo-, II is certain that the res
ignatfon Of Mr.. Thompson was agreed
upon to be effective on Feb. /.