The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
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NEbLS AND NOTES

Williston state: Regardless OF poll |
tics the papers OF the state are show
ing genuine sympathy for Hon. G. A.
Johnson of Minot In the great grief
that came to him when his little boy
was burned TO death. It is In such
a dark hour as this that the best I'm
humanity shows; that the generosity
and breath of mankind is best display
ed No man can realize what sorrow
has come to this man, who has net
stood at the bier Of his little one and
drunk to the dregs Of the cup of lor-
row.
Page Record: Some Of the editorial
writer's Of the state have peculiar
views about the selection Of candidates
for official pos tions. Just now they
are highly incensed because an assem-
bly, of reputable attorneys have indi-
Gated their preference@for three men
for judges of the supreme court. They
as openly repudiate the choice of
large majority of the people of can
didate for chief executive. Yet these
same editors are continually express
| ing their own views and evidently ex-
pect the people to accept their edicts,
in preference to that any body OF intel
| ligent voters. While the opinion OF
this committee Of attorneys should be
accepted, as 1t was evidently intended,
as merely advisory, the decisive ma
jority given the republican candidate
for governor ait the primaries should.
be accepted as official and binding by
all true adherents to that party.
| Bottineau Courant: Every day we
hear of republicans in this county who
supported Burke two years ago who
will not give him their votes for a
third term. They feel that he has had
/ enough. And then again they realize
the folly of building up a democratic
machine in a republican state. If
Burke is reelected every state office
will be filed with democrats or sore
| head republicans. Then again the
governor showed his weakness in his
senatorial appointments. The first ap-
pointee was admittedly unqualified and
was given the plum for personal rea-
sons, the chief of which undoubtedly
was that he had been a liberal con-
tributor to the campaign fund. The
second senatorial appointee was known
/
| taken in opposition to reform legisla-
ton, especially anti-railroad legisla-
ton. while a member Of the state SEN
ate.
Mandan News: In supporting the
republican state ticket little if any
thing is to be gained by heaping abuse
upon Governor Burke. The present
Executive has given good, clean eco
nomical administration and not alto
lgether partisan one, though it is un-
disputed that his senatorial appoint
ments were human errors. The worst
thing against Burke is his politics.
Republicans have voted for him in the
past. Morton county gave him large
vote two years ago, but party lines are
in better condition now and a repeti-
tion is doubtful. Burke has done his
duty, even more than his duty as q
democrat, and republicans, the radical
sort, should not attack him with ridi-
Guile, for republicans were responsible
; for his election to and should bear
whatever bad results the party has
sustained on account of his service In
the states government without putting
| into use tactics of degrading nature
! Past experience should be considered
when voting in November.
Dickinson Post: 1t is stated tina
the democrats are doing their utmos
to induce the republicans to do somt
vote trading at the November election
! An effort is to be made on the part o
the democratic managers to elect Col
} onel Hildreth of Fargo to congress
and they have centered their fire OF
Congressman Hanna, but it will hav
/, little effect, for Mr.. Hanna has so en-
trenched himself with the people O
the state of North Dakota that his de
feat seems to be simply impossible
i He is ION the job all the time Their
s never was a citizen of the state VIII
a wrote to him who didn't at once re
!, ceive a reply and that is worth some
thing. He has done all that he coul
J, to better the conditions of the stat
d and in the one term he has served i
S the office he has made a record. It
n said that a congressman don't amour
s to much during his first term, and thi
: is probably true in most cases. Blu
II not so with Mr.. Hanna; he has sue
: ceeded in making. North Dakota hear
s of in congress-, and when he has bee
y sent back to Washington for the sec
d ond time he will be better equipped
II every way to do more for the state an
It her people. Probably there is no bet
i ter equipped man in the state for TIL
IT position than just Hon, l.. B. Hanna.
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