The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-26
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genes needed a lantern to find an
honest man, 1t hi were TO look among
North Dakota democrats today, he
could sec the whitewash a mile off on
the gubernatoriai candidate.
! Barlow Enterprise CONGRESSMAN
Hanna is making his anal tour Of the
state before the close OF the campaign
he Is being enthusiastically received
| everywhere, and is we'll pleased by
| the prospect of success for the repub-
can state ticket, including governor.
| His own election Is certain, as well
1 as that of Helgesen Gronna and Nc
/ Cumber.
Larimore Pioneer: with all Of the
boosting by Governor Burke and his
following of the clean administration
that he has given the state for the
past four years, what can be said of
Devils Lake, the governors home? The
governor evidently overlooked his home
town and 1t took the attorney general
TO clean Ii UP or make an attempt to
do So Blind pigs, gambling and hous-
es of prostitution have been running
there in full blast and they certainly
could not have continued so openly
without the knowledge of Honest
John Burke, whose home is In the most
wicked city in North Dakota. Burke
Is a good poser and actor, but a poor
result getter.
Dickinson Post: We take 1t that the
people of North Dakota are inclined
to be fair. They have that reputation
ana there are none to dispute it un.
ger ordinary circumstances. Yet we
ind a rather queer state of affairs in
the state at the present time that
might give rise to some question as
to the fairness of the voters under
all circumstances.
Last spring number of gentlemen
announced their names or permitted
them to be announced by friends as
candidates for the nomination for
governor of the state of North Dakota.
There was a whirlwind campaign of
a few weeks and when the battle OF
the ballots was concluded ii was found
that G. A, Johnson of Minot has a
plurality of the votes cast. There was
a very large vote ON the occasion,
showing that almost every man who
called himself a republican had voted.
The inference was that when a man
voted at the primary election lie yir-
tually subscribed himself a republican.
Ihe inference was that every man who |
took part in that contest expressed
himself as being willing to abide by
the decision of the voters at that
nominating election. That is the only
inference that one could take by a
voters action. He knew that some
man was to be nominated. He had
done what he could for the man of |
his choice and if, his favorite failed |
to reach the top it doesn't look right
and fair to throw down the man that |
was successful There isn't the slight |
est intimation that the primaries were |
not on the square. Then ii would |
seem to be the duty In all fairness
for each and every man who took part
in the primary election to do what
he can by the man whom the ma .
jority of the voters said they wanted |
as their standard bearer in the state |
OF North Dakota for this campaign.
Those who know G. A. Johnson say
he is square, friendly, honorable |
gentleman, one who will give the state |
q good sound administration and IL I
this is so, and 1T seems to be only |
by disputed by a news
paper man at Minot, which is not
friendly to Mr.. Johnson, then it would |
seem that the republican voter has no |
excuse whatever in voting for the cam
didate of the democrats, the man Who
democrat to be sitting in the
United States senate against the ex-
pressed wishes of the majority of the
people of the state.