The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24
WEDNESDAYS PRIMARY.

The Times has retyaiGed from arv
active participation in the primary,
for state candidates, believing that -
we're better for the parry 20 keep
down bitterness among men as mem
bers Of the party than precipitate IN
a fight that would resul. in 2 spec
tacie such as that witnessed Saturday
night q, Chicago. The Times. like
all other republicans. has had It's
preferences amons the candidates
asking the republican suffrage. but il
has not had and does not have any
prejudices. We stand ready to sup
port the republican ticket name by
the electors next Wednesday because
We know thar any tick., selected
from the men who are candidates can
be supported consc!entiously by an:
republican. no matter what his for
mer persona! affiliations may have
been.
The principal interest in wednes-
days primary Of course centers
around the candidates for governor.
The elimination of the compulsory
second choice by the supreme court
s!mp!ihes the contest if ,he voters
are not confused by the ridiculous
opinion Of the attorney general and
IiiO u tl!S SScISLSI ~ ~ state
in conformity with that opinion that
the voter mus. make a second choice
In order to have his ballot counted.
L. 3. Hanna has been a successful
farmer and a successful business
man. He took charge Of the First
National bank az Fargo when i, was
almost an unknown institution and
In a few years made il one of the
0fprponcS in yha .ya$e III, ~-,~~
charge of the Fargo Street Railway
company when il was worse than
bankrupt and made il. by good bust
ness management. z dividend paving
enterprise. He has successfully con-
Quoted Il large farm almost the whole
time he has been in the state and is
engas geo in farming now. He has
had a large experience In public serv-
tcc both in the state legislature and
III congress. The pure food law OF
this state and the recent homestead
i"v' are samples of his work. James
buchanan is 81 successful farmer and
has been engaged in the elevator bus
in"s; in which he has likewise been
81. cessful. G. A. johnson has been be-
for" tho people in the primaries and
i'm tne fall election both in 1908 ana
1910. The people have in this way
become familiar With his accomplish
.s."Mts and his public service.
II is A matter of regret even with
Han of those who are in sympathy
With the purpose Of the progressives.
rhat the publicity bureau of that or
canization has seen fir 20 use II. nc-
p~cr.unities in criticisine and abusing
,ho candidates who 90 NOT subscribe
to its political ideas. when 50 much
good could have been said for those
whom IT was supporting. And in the
end. IL is the presentation of the mer-
its and qualifications Of The candi-
dates that convinces the intelligence.
n not the abuse of The opposition.
We believe the republican electors
Of This state are fully capable CT
measuring candidates and Of passing
o. their merits and claims TO suppor.
without belittling other candidates
than their immediate friends.
The corrupt practice act and the
political campaign booklet published
by the state have taken the place
largely Of the newspaper discussions
and while the booklet is q poor meth
cd Of convincing a voter. there seems
20 be no other plan for getting the
information before tbs individual
voter. These things at home and the
fact that great national forces have
been at work in the upheavins Of the
party-or rather the partisan the
the nation. nave overshadoUed the
contest at home, and made the result
something more Of an accident thar
would have been the case had the
press Of the state fought the battle
in the Did way.
1t is the duty of the voters TO cast
their ballots in accordance with their
Judgment rather than their preju-
dices. They should honestly and
carefully consider the merits Of the
candidates and vote for the best in
terests Of the whole people. They
should vote in the same manner and
with the same judgment they would =
use in selecting an applicant to man
age a private business or in employ
ing a man for a responsible position
on the farm.