The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-19
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| Bowman Pioneers. Politicians may
put in some hard work knocking the
Taft administration, but the fact re-
mains that it is a pretty. good business
administration after all. Especially is
this the case in the postoffice depart
ment. The recent report Of Postmast-
er General Hitchcock shows that the
department had q deficit of over $17,-
000, 900 in 1909, but that now there -
surplus Of $219,11812. This saving
has been accomplished without the
curtailment OF the postal facilities.
Minot Independent: The socialists
of this district will make an effort to
elect at least two candidates to the Leg
islature. 1t will behoove the old line
parties to distribute their candidates
well and use good Judgment In their
selection If they do not desire the So
cialists to make any inroads into the
parties. IT is little. early for candi-
dates to announce themselves. but it
is quite probable that at least half of
the old legislators will be candidates
t. succeed themselves. II is quite
possible that John j. Lee and r. A.
Nestos may endeavor to succeed them
selves. Mr.. Nestos has received much
announcement from all quarters and
he has been promised much support
should he determine to become cam
didate for attorney general. Mr.. Mes
tos is thoroughly conscientious, and
while it is conceded that he has fully
as much ability as any attorney gem
Af.t.. Il. u IT, ,~4E a
great deal more than some, he feels
that he is not vet equipped to wrestle
with the bis problems that would pre-
sent themselves in case Of his election.
His friends declare that he is under
estimating his own worth. If Jim
Hanley does not become candidate
for lieutenant governor, then Mr.. Mes
tos would fit in well there. AT the
present writing, he seems to be fairly
well satisfied with being returned to
to the lower house, il the voters see fit
to elect him, as 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 ses-
sion either.
Walter Bond is probable candidate
for the senate from this district. So is
John WalIin, the present incumbent.
Mr.. Bond and Mr.. Wallin have nothing
but good to say of each Others ability,
and in case they are candidates, 1t
would be the friendliest kind OF cam
paign. A. M. Thompson, If he is not
a candidate for the lower house again.
may get into the race for the senate
and make pretty three cornered fight
In that event, Mr.. Wallin might have
slight advantage.
j. Al. Englund from Kenmare is q
candidate for the senate from his dis
trict Mr.. EngIund has demonstrated
that he is man who knows how to
get the votes, and one who can 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 liberty to use just vet. will
probably go after Arne Amundson's
scalp for county commissioners, IL the
latter does not resign, and in that
event he will be candidate for COM
missioner anyway, unless he tries to
beat Englund to the senate.
VIM. Field, the Des Laos merchant
is mentioned as a candidate for the
legislature from the Twenty-ninth.
Minot does not desire to hog all of
the offices, and 1t is only right to Sc
lect two Of our legislators from other
towns. An effort was made to do this
two years ago. but the results showed
plainly that the Minot vote was a hard
one to control.
Dudley Nash declares that a new
states attorney must be elected next
year for he will not be q candidate.
Dorr Carroll wants the Office badly and
It might be said that ne viii be can
aidate. b. III. Bradford, A. M Thomp~
son and r. A. Nestos have also been
mentioned as candidates for this of
fee.
How would Clark Hovey, VIM. Muir
ray, John L. Fahey and G. s. Wooledge
look as candidates for county Judge?
1t is possible that they will be in the
field. Murray and Hovey on the repub-
lican ticket and Wooledge and Fahey
on the democratic ticket. The demo-
Gratis viii probably put UP hard scrap
for the office of county judge. The
present incumbent, Judge leighton,
has developed considerable strength