The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-18

something that cannot truthfully be
said of any other candidate, and we
don't believe that the voters win be led
away by the i1-advised campaign be-
ing carried on by the other fellows.
Boss Tucker and his recent ''star
chamber" meeting recently held
haven't helped the cause he is sup
posed to represent, and we prefer to
believe will materially assist MI.
Hanna.
Hunter Herald: The supreme court
has a mind Of it's own. Attorney Cen
eral Miller, on a r~ehearfng, tried to
show the learned men Of the highest
law court that the law requiring as
SCISSORS to take the political prefer
ences Of voters was unconstitutional.
The court listened-and then upheld
its first decision.
Casselton Reporter: Congressman
Hanna is to be home in a few. days
and attend to matters pertaining to
his gubernatorial candidacy. MI.
Hanna's ability, integrity and general
fitness for the high office is we'll un-
derstood, but his personal appearance
will go far at this time.
Shields Enterprise: It is UNDER.
stood that C. A. johnson of Minot.
who was the republican nominee for
governor two years ago, will again be
a candidate. Mr.. johnson has made
two campaigns for the office and met
defeat, which c~onclusively shows that
he is not the choice of his party. as
the republicans came to the support Of
Burke.
Aneta Panorama: That L. B. Han
ma appears to us as the most likely
candidate for governor. C. "A. John
son is a weather .yane Buchanan is
not progressive enough to get around
SO that people can meet him; North
Dakotans are not going to vote for
anybody they have never seen. .
Mimic Journal: One of the. first po-
litical moves Editor Whitehead makes
after moving The State from wiIliston
to Bismarck is to bring John Burke
out for congress from this district
That would be Johns Waterloo for
sure.
Powers Lake Echo: L. b. Hanna
attempted to ride a Roosevelt boom in
North Dakota but the thing wouldn't
work. 1t is now reported that the c.
A. Johnson movement is for the pur-
pose of organizing a Roosevelt party
In this state, the bunch behind John
son having received assurance that
Perkins and Munsey will finance a
Roosevelt bolt from the Chicago con-
vention. OF course progressive and
stalwart alike are invited to fraternize
in this camp of outcast ONCE seekers,
and the noise is to be as loud as the
voters will hardly be fooled into lend
ing much encouragement to such a
movement unless something more than
personal policies can be shown.
Roosevelt has lost North Dakota for
ever.
Larimore Pioneer: Apparently At
torney General Miller didn't want the
voters to register their political pref
erences and went to the supreme our
to test the validity Of the law the sec
ond time, but that body refused to re-
mig. The attorney general gave an
opinion that the law was unconstitu-
tional. The supreme court took an
other view and then Mr.. Miller en-
deavored to show that they had erred
but there was nothing doing as the
court stood pat. The measure is d
good one II the primary law is to be
retained.
Finley Beacon: The progressive re-
publicans should look out for schemes
to defeat Buchanan Tor governor in
the coming primaries. 1t looks aa
though g. "A. Johnson's scheme-or the
stalwart's schemes to take votes
from Buchanan in the interest OF Han
ma. IL the -progressives want to win.
they must stick together on one can
didate and not scatter their arnmuni-
ton.