The pioneer express., 1911-10-27
spl EMTY or POLITICS IN NORTH
DAKOTA IN ThESNExT
YEAR. 81 I.
'1HR[EELfC1IO ONSINAYEAR
sAnd There Ar Plenty of Candidates
in ths Field For All! thss oafcsrs.
National Convention Dele.
4 gates First.

year Win tnf00 St8teW1d0 elections
confronting them. The frat Sis known
% the March primary for the election
Of national comm mftteemen for the par.
tieT and also for, the selection Of dele
gates 70 tho national convention. The
delegates WIZ go to tie conventions
with Instructions as to presidential
candidates and viii have their ex-
penses up to 5000 paid by the state
upon the presentation Of the properly
certified vouchers. Il
For national committeeman there
are plenty Of candidates on the demo.
cratic side. Frank Wilson, formerly
oil inspector. is an active candidate,
as is also Colonel Hildreth Of Fargo.
but the man who appears to have the
lead. at the present time is Colonel
BENJAMIN G. Whitehead Of Williston.
Among the republicans there has
been little talk of anyone aside from
Senator Frank Talcott Of Buffalo for
the place Of national committeeman.
He was for some time considered as
a candidate for governor, but it is
understood he has given up any ambi.
ton Of that sort.
Candidates Discussed.
With the withdrawal Of Lieutenant
Governor u. L. Burdick from the
gubernatorial nomination contest as
an insurgent republican, more possi-
bilities are opened for speculation. 1t
was supposed the race had narrowed
down to q fight between Burdick for
the insurgents and Hanna for the stal.
warts. Burdick was undoubtedly one
Of the strongest men the insurgents
could offer as q candidate. and with
him out Of the race it looks like q sure
thing for the congressman from Fargo.
The insurgents will offer a candi-
date, but just whom is not clear. At
torney General Miller had ambition
In that direction, but was supposed
to have retired when it was announced
Burdick would be candidate. He
may again enter the race. .or Buchan.
an, a candidate for the nomination two
years ago. may run again.
The democrats are in sea Of un-
certainty as to their candidate. Sen.
ator Wesley Mcdonald, banker. is
looked upon with favor by many. but
probably will be thought too young
for the position. Mcdowell will be
heard from in few years, however.
Warden Hellstrom Of the state peni.
tentiary is also possibility.
Norton Criticized.
p. d. Norton, secretary of state,
has not turned over to the counties
the money received from the sale OF
automobile tags and is being taken to
task for the omission by some Of the
papers. The new law requires that
all motor vehicles in the state shall
pay q license Of So a year and that on
the first of each month the money
shall be prorated among the counties
for use as special road fund. There
have been approximately 1000 tags
issued and none Of the money has been
turned over to the counties.
The secretary explains by stating
that he has not had sufficient help In
the Office to keep up with the applica-
tion for tags and that on Nov. an
accounting will be made. He also
states that all of the money collected
has been deposited in Bismarck
bank.
Those who want the secretary to
act say the law is plain in the matter
of getting extra help. in that IL pro.
vides that enough Of the money col.
lected shall be retained by the office
to secure and pay necessary help.
They say there is no good reason why
this money should not have been paid
to the counties and they promise that
q further explanation will be de.
manded.
AELeEsEN DEFINES POSITION.