The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-19

ton will choose to have their names
removed from the republican column
and placed on the ticket of an entirely
new party. At least 1t would be a
sad day for those candidates If they
should, The republican party in North
Dakota is divided on national issues
but not on state issues, and many sup
porters OF Roosevelt intend to support
Hanna and the entire state ticket.
La Moure Echo: No sooner had
Teddy vanished that Charles C. Cree
gan was nominated for governor on the
progressive ticket, and he accepted
accepted by going sled length into
behind him.
He plunged full length into the fold
but alas and alack-he woke up the
next morning only to be informed that
he was not eligible for the office, as
his residence in the state was less
than five years.
But the warm gubernatorial candi-
date Incubator at Fargo was full of
anxious ones, and Mayor Sweet was
trotted out and is now cir warmed
up for the fall heat.
The rest Of the ticket named was
merely an endorsement of the repub-
lican ticket as selected al the June
primaries. That is, all except Gill
breath-Gilbreath was not in the fold.
somehow, somewhere he has fallen by
the wayside, or else he favors Taft
for president.
And now it is up to the voters Of
North Dakota to suit their political
tastes, three candidates for governor
and a half dozen presidential candi-
dates for presidential preference.
Valley City Times-Record: The
Lauder crowd has evidently mistaken
iyepessi Z ranoSte5 5or $500 real prosTess,
losing fight to defeat Colonel Roose-
welt at the primaries, and that was all.
IL reports progress in placing q SO
called third state tickle in the field,
and that is all. 1t reports progress in
its fight on Congressman Hanna, n
that is all.
So much time has been spent in re-
porting progress that doing things
progressive, Joining the forward move
ment in political and public affairs,
have never been considered in the
council chambers of the committee
party" It would be more becoming
for the Lauder crowd TO come out
squarely and frankly acknowledge
IT has endeavored to use the progress
i've movement to fight Hanna, the
progressive leader, and nothing more.
The Lauder following tried to de-
feat Hanna and the progressive move
ment at the primaries, from the out
side. Now 1t has attempted to crawl
under the tent and fight from the in
side. 1t reports progress, the recog-
nized excuse for doing nothing and
having nothing to say.
Glendale Leader: DR.. Creegan's con-
templated withdrawal from the guber-
material race and subsequent retire
ment on account of being legally In
bud moosers, after coming close ON
that scene in the convention when the
Sooo doctor so dramatically and eto-
Guently burned the bridges" behind
him. Its really too exasperating now
to think of that horrible, disastrous
contlagration, when nothing came of
IT. Wen, anyhow, DR.. Creegan is
mueh better q sure president of a
for governor. The reflections after
the fall election will be Sweer COM
pared with what they might have been.
omemee Herald: DR.. C~reegan, tho
bull moose candidate for governor,
was found to be ineligible and Mayor
Sweet CT Fargo was named in his place.
Sweets nomination. will undoubtedly
hurt Hanna in Fargo, blu will serve
to divide Hanna's opposition in the
state.
Westhcre Standard: The third PAR
ty in this state. at whose head is w.
S. Lauder, who Is bitter agaInEt L. L.
Hanna, only nominated one state cam
didate. DIR. Cretgan, for governor. Aft
er due consideration it was discovered
that the doctor was Ineligible to hold
the office o. governor If elected, 70
Mayor Sweet of Fargo was induced to
be the goat. What little nance the
party had at the start received a bad
setback on this account.
New England Herald: The Fargo
Forum says that Creegan, the third
party nominee, is not eligibIe for the
office of governor because he has not
resided in North Dakota five years.
What's the use of spelling the fun2
Let him run. He won't do Hanna any
hurt anyway.
Crosby Review: The bull moose con-
vention in endorsing the republican
ticket with the exception of its head,
L. B. Hanna, opened a Pandora's box
robbed Of sincerity. ana violated the
alleged cardinal principles of progress
iveism. Mr., Hanna is the peoples
choice-So expressed at the primaries
and when this new cult in reform
Cd ignores the wish OF the people 1T
at the same time forfeits the peoples
confidence.