Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-08
BELIEVED NOW
| HANNA Will WIN
Republicans VIII Wfest North
Dakota H0nors From
the Democrats
View Taken al Grand Forks
Does Not Reveal Any
Party Split

GRAND ORKS, N. D., July S.-Re-
publicans of North Dakota, with l.. B.
Hanna as their candidate for govern
or, are confident they will be able to
wrest from the control OF the Demo
Gratis the gubernatorial honors OF the
state, which they have held during
the last six years, despite the fact that
North Dakota is normally Republican
by a majority of about $4,000 votes.
There are different conditions preva-
lent in the state this year than two,
four and six years ago, when John
Burke was nominated The Demo
Gratis and was elected. TIE primary
fight, just closed with success for
Mr.. Hanna, has not bseu bitter, and
the after feeling in the party Is much
better than in other years.
Hanna's Nomination Surprise.
The nomination of Mr.. Hanna was
distinct surprise to the Progressives
of the state, as we'll as to the pOliti-
clans generally, as they had, for some
time looked upon Buchanan as the
sure winner. The Progressives failed
to arouse a great enough interest IN
their factional supporters to get them
to the polls The vote was very light,
and that TACT may have entered into
the determination Of the contest to
marked degree.
At the time of the presidential fight
in the state, when the Roosevelt ban
ner went down to defeat before the
onslaught of the LaFOllette forces,
| it was generally regarded as prog
nosticating the defeat of Mr.. Hanna In
the June primaries. Hanna had been
strong supporter Of Colonel Roose-
velt up to that time, and took an &C
tive part in the early stages OF the
campaign. The Progressives made
Hanna an issue in the campaign, and
declared, after Roosevelt was defeat
ed, that Hanna wolld be the next to
20 the same route. Inethat, however,
they were mistaken.
| While the failure Of their candidate
to gain the nomination has caused the
Progressives a great deal Of disap-
pointment it is not believed that any
great number of them will desert the
ticket. Certainly none will make the
open fight on Hanna that was made
two and four years ago against q.
A, Johnson OF MinOt, who was defeat
ed.
Primaries Bring Complications.
There are number of situations
which have grown out q the primary
election that will not be so easily heal
ed, however. The fight between SEN
ator A. ]. Gronna and National Com
mitteeman Thomas Marshall will be
the biggest political feature during
the next two years. The break be-
tween them presages fight by Mar
shall on Gronna for the senatorial
toga, two years from now, when Gron-
mas term will expire. Two years ago
uranno and Marshall were companion
candidates for the Senate, Gronna de-
feating Engerud, while Marshall was
defeated by McCumber.
A letter by Gronna, given out two
or three days before the primary elec-
ton, declared the fight on between he
and Marshall. A few days previous
to that George D. Mann, in staff cor
respondent letters from Chicago to
the St. Paul Pioneer Press, had indi-
Gated that such break haG ,ome, but
this was vigorously denied by Mar
shall in kilograms to the newspapers
of North Dakota and in kilograms
from other members of the state dele
cation.
Third District Causes Dispute.
Another situation that will not be
easily handled, from the Marshall
point of view, is in the Third district.
There P. d. Norton was nominated
for Congress, and the other Progress
sive candidates who were in the race,
charge that the Progressive organiza-
tion, principally Marshall and Buchan-
an. went behind the Norton candidacy
and against theirs. This is a matter
that won't be dismissed very easily.
One Of the candidates was ]. M. De-
vine of Minot. Mr.. Devine has been
a worker in the Progressive ranks for
many years, and he feels keenly the
attitude assumed by the Progressive
LEADERS on the fight in the district.
Representative H. T. Helgesen's re-
turn to the state to participate in the
gubernatorial contest is another fea-
ture that is interesting. Mr.. Helgesen,
a progressive, remained in Washing
ton until the time that petitions of
candidates we're filed, and no Repub-
lican contestant being on the ticket,
he returned home. Friends Of Mr..
Hanna in the First district believe
that Mr.. Helgesen should have re-
manned out Of the contest, inasmuch
as they had not taken any steps
against him. It is a situation which
probably will work itself out satisfact-
oriay, however, although just now the
result is uncertain.
Helsesen Back From Capital.
Mr. Helgesen returned to Washing
ton this week, while Mr.. Hanna, who
has been home since about two weeks
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