The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-18
Press Comment


Neville journal; we believe that
the presidential situation will have
very little influence upon the state
ticket in North Dakota. This state Is
conceded as a strong republican CEN
ter, even though IL has had a demo-
cratic governor for the past three
terms-he was elected by republican
voters. The entire state ticket other
wise has always carried strongly by
republican majorities, This year the
republicans have settled on a man for
governor who has received the choice
OF the people as the right man to
head the republican state ticket to
victory in spite of a strenuous cam
paign waged against him at the hands
OF an organized corps of politicians.
However, in the face of all this, it
Congressman Hanna to win against
such odds, he having made the fight
personally and without aid of any orr
ganization. The result means that the
people were settled as to the man they
wanted, and we note hat several Of
the winne who opposed Hanna in the
primaries have now assured him OF
their loyal support this fall, The DEM
o%cratio party has had their run in the
governors chair and it is high time
and up to all good republicans to make
the party a success at the polls this
fall. We hav a good clean man to
balance of the ticket received the en-
dorsement of the voters of the state
so 1t will be UP to the republicans to
do their duty in the fall election.
H-
Monango Jodrnal: The cakes Times
says that Hanna's homestead bill was
the cause Of his nomination. Wright
is mistaken, it is the homestead bill
and his whole public record. There
isn't a man in the state who has been
in public life the same number of
years who dares compare their po-
litical record with Hanna. AS a citizen
II BnTrn "a khT E1ry a GV7ar1arnAE In AlA
state where Hanna has not at some
time assisted In pulling some public
institution through q tight squeeze, and
this is, we believe, where Hanna gath
cred his strength. Hanna is a man
large enough to work independent of
all organizations and as such has been
nominated by the people and now it
is up to the republican papers to de-
clare themselves traitors or come out
and boost for the greatest man in
public life in the state, Hon. L. &.
Hanna, of Fargo.
Ryder News: North Dakota will
have a governor that h can well be
proud of in the parsonage of L. 3. Han
ma. He is so eminently qualified that
his administration annot help but
attract attention to North Dakota.
Elgin Times: The Courier-News did
more to nominate l.. B.. Hanna than his
most ardent supporters. 1t is well un-
derStOOd that Is interested IN
The Courier-News and therefore every
slandering knock from that our was
just one more boost toward victory for
| North Dakota's popular congressman.
If it had taken a more conservative
stand for it's sponsor the result may
| have been different because of the stall
warts being in the minority. But any
campaign of abuse reacts and it was
clearly shown so in this campaign.
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Gwinner Prairie Press: The primary
| election problem lis not vet settled,
| and it will not be so long as it remains
a money game. True, we need some
way to get rid of the influence of
bosses, but money influences is still
| worse.
Ask any candidate who has been
through g county con1paign and he
will tell you the primary system is
expensive. A candidate for a state
office will tell o 1t is still worse.
But 81 remained for the recent presi-
| dental primaries to demonstrate how
the rnoley must flow If the voters are
to be rallied at the polls.
From all reports the money spent
in the presidential primaries is un-
precedented, and even then only about
one-hfth of all the republican votes
in the whole number of states voting
This money may not have been used