Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-06
4 CAMPAIGN OlsSEl,V ALTON.

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! Tho battle lines Within the repuh
lirun party in this c:ate seem to be-
drawn on one side at least. aud tho
"rlmination committee" has mdicat
cd those candidates for whom all
genuine. blown in the bottle tnsnr-
gcmts are expected to vote. or
course not All Insurgents will vot"
for tee nominees Of the eliminat ion
committed. for insurgents are lik"
stnlwarts or democrats or any other
ktnd of pcope--they prefer to So
lrrt their own candidates and do
their own thinking. The feature OF
principal interest about this whole
matter Is the practicr. admission Ivy
the inSurgent leaders tl,at the pri.
mary law. as 1t was originally tn
trnded tO work. is not Il practtN.l
and workable success. It It were.
there would he no necessity for
what amounts to the nomination of
ticket by n committee. This brings
the matter Of nominations down to n
closer corporation than a political
convention. which has six or seven
hundred delegates, against twent.
one in the continuation committees"
Another feature vt the matter Is the
beginntng OF tie state campaign
which was in fact begun on behalf
OF some candidates several weeks
aso-~ncarly year before the elec-
ton, meaning that tie better part OF
a year in the state out Of the hien
NAL period is given over to politics
and political STRUGGLES We have
already said that We think this is
Ear too much for tho good. either
cr the state or the candidates. It
dis1urhs normal business conditions
sets candidate against candidate and
frequently nei2hbor against neigh
Dor, aud creates an atmosphere OF
unfrientllinesS and sometimes bitter
ness that is to ne regretted, But
there seems to he no clear way out
Of it With the present nominating
system, and we shall all probably
continue until there is general
agreement for a change in methods.
Minot is evidently making prel,a,
raticns for vigorous campaign for
the location Of a third normal school
by constitutional amendment, and
the question arises at the election
this fail, the amendment having
passed two sessions Of the legisla.
tnre and comes now to be referred
to the people. There is little doubt
the proposition will carry. There
are at present two normal schools,
one at MaSrille and one at Valley
City, hut there is no educational in
stitution Of the kind in that big and
sro~ins territory in tire northwest
ern part Of the state As an evil
de'1ee Of the readiness Of some Of the
citizens to furnish the site for the
institution We have the offer Of a
site Of thirteen acres adjoining THE
city Of Minot by the Blaisdell- Bird
company, a local land firm Of which
Secretary Of State Alfred Rla isdell is
a member. This offer ~ould indi-
cate TIE feeling OF local citizens. and
that Mino: people intend to pull to-
cetiher for the Adjustment Of the
instit Mt ion
While there " i'll doubtless be oppo-
$itinn ca ns1idateS IL, Auditor Bright
hin and Treasurer Bedford, al.
Though elected from different fac
1innS Of TIE lepu hEcan party two
wears ago. these gentlemen have
some ADVANTAGE from the fact that
they have held office Goui one term
and il is hecomi0a the rnle 20 give
St"tf ofnf'erS at it'as. Two terms.
14oWcve7 lhe primary election gorop,-
Sition sort Of encourages free for
all for nominations and ordinary
political etiqus1ts and established
e'nS'crn$ may be thrown TO The Winds
According TO fuller accounts of
the recent meeting of The committee
on elimination the members agreed
upor tbs nomination of I. l.. Bur-
dick Of Munich for the Office OF
lientt.nant governor. Mr. Burdic:k
was sneaker OF the house year ago
and has been mentioned as among
the aspirants for THE nomination to
the congressional ticket hn1 appears
TO have made way for l4eleeson and
! ,andsAr
The congressional delegation that
j. M against a division of ne ueoDle
in 1hr various communities on the
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