The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14
aoME POLITICS.


The Socialists Of this district will make IN effort
to elect at least two candidates to the legislature
1t will behoove the old line parties to distribute
their candidates we'll and good judgment in
their selection they do not desire the Socialists
to make any inroads into the parties. 1t is little
early for candidates to themselves but 1t
is quite probable that at least half Of the old legs
lators will be candidates to succeed themselves. It
is quite possible that John j. Lee and R. A. Mes
tos may endeavor to succeed themselves. Mr..
Nestos has received much encouragement from all
quarters and he has been promised much support
should he determine to become candidate for at
torney general Mr.. Nestos is thoroy conscien
tious, and while it is conceded that he has fully
much ability as any attorney general this state
has had in years, and great deal more than some
he feels that he is not yet equipped to wrestle with
the big problems that would present themselves in
case Of his election His friends declare that he
is Understanding his worth. If Jim Han1ey
does not become a candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor. then Mr.. Nestos would At IN there we'll. At
the present writing he seems to be fairly we'll sat
isfed with being returned to the lower house, II
the voters see fit to elect him, he considers
that he will be much stronger there another session
than he was during the last, and he wasn't so slow
in the last session either.
Walter Bond rs prODaDe canQl0ate Tor Lne oel
ate from this district So is John-Wa1Iin the pres
ent incumbent. Mr.. Bond and Mr.. Walln have
nothing but good to say of each others ability,
and in case they candidates, it would be the
friendlest kind of campaign. A. NJ. Thompson,
IL he is not candidate for the lower house again.
NAV get into the race for the Senate and make
a pretty three cornered fight. In that event, Mr..
Wallin might have slight advantage.
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the Senate from his district. Mr.. Englund has
demonstrated that he is who knows how to
get the votes, and one who deliver the goods
after he is elected 1t will take a good man to
beat him.
An Aurelia man, whose name We are not at liber-
ty to use Just yet will probably go after Arne
Amundson's scalp for county commissioner, If the
latter does not resign, and in that event he will be
a candidate for commissioner anyway unless he
tries to beat Engund to the Senate.
VIM Field the Des Laos merchant is mentioned
as a candidate for the legislature from the 10Th.
Minot does not desire to 'hog' all Of the offices,
and 1t rs only right to select two Of legislators
from other towns. An effort made to do this
two years ago, but the results showed plainly that
the Minot vote hard one to control.
Dudley Nash declares that a states attorney
must be elected next year for he will not be .
candidate Dorr Carroll wants the office badly and
it might be said that he will be candidate. B.
H. Bradford, A. NJ. Thompson and R. A. Nes:os
have also been mentioned as candidates for this
office.
How would Clark Hovey, VIM Murray, John L.
Fahey and G. s. Wooledge look candidates for
county Judge? It's possible that they will be in the
field Murray and Hovey the republican ticket
and Wooedge and Fahey on the democratic ticket.
The Democrats will probably put up hard scrap
for the office Of district Judge. The present in
cumbent Judge Leighton. has developed consider
able strength and he will make good run If he
decides to become candidate Ru1nor has it that
George MCGEE and r. A. Bcsard will oppose him.
The air is chockful Of political rumors You
don't even have to get your ear to the ground to
hear 'em.