Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-04
REPUBLICANS
ARE WORTHY Of
PARTY SUPPORT
Ticket Named Through Prl-
nary Election Entitled to
Votes This Fall
To tho Republican Voters OF the State
Of North Dakota:

To tho Republican Voters Of the State
Of North Dakota:
The Republican State Committee.
through Its regularly elected officers,
calls upon the Republican voters OF
the state to lend their aid toward the
Of the Republican state
ticket from top 10 bottom.
The legislature of North Dakota.
through It's Republican majority, en-
acted a primary law in obedience to
the popular will. Under that primary
law nominees for the Republican
party have been chosen. The Repub-
licans had their differences before
the primary election and fought them
out in June. After the primaries
there should be no factions. The can.
dldates nominated are no longer can.
didates OF any faction of the Repub-
lican party but they are Republican
Every consideration of party fealty
and Of squareness and fairness on the
part OF the Republican voters de.
mands that the Republican state can
didates be supported at the polls by
the Republican voters of the state.
The attempt to divide the strength
of the Republican party by the plac.
ing OF a third party ticket In nomina-
tlon for any or all OF the offices in
this state should be seen by the Re-
publicans In its real signifcance--an
merely to weaken the Repub.
lican strnegth, and one that can be OF
no benefit except to the Democrats
who are waging a vigorous and per.
sistent campaign for the election OF
their entire state ticket.
The Democrats have had control OF
the state government during the past
six years. In that time the leaders OF
the Democratic party have been de-
voting their efforts to the building up
Of o Democratic machine. The Off.
GERS and agents, Of the. Democratic
party nre everywhere through the
state seeking to promote the election
of Democratic candidates, state, coun.
ty and legislative. The Republicans
of the state should appreciate the real
OF the attempted division
Of the Republican strength as a move
which can be only In the interests OF
the Democratic party. .i.
The Republican ticket in this state
comprises men Of tried ability and
for whom every Republican should be
pleased to cast his ballot. The ticket
Is headed by l.. B. Hanna of Cass
county, a man Of splendid ability, per.
sonal integrity and against whom no
word can be truthfully said, either in
his business career or private life.
ne has served the state efficiently and
honorably as congressman for the
past four years. He has the business
and knowledge Of affairs to
give the state Of North Dakota an ad.
that shall reflect credit
upon the state and be OF hard dollars
and cents value to every taxpayer in
the state. Mr.. Hanna was fairly nomi.
mated at a state wide primary. No
good reason can be advanced by any
Republican in the state by Mr.. Hanna
should not have the united support
of his party at this election.
Mr.. Hanna obeyed the primary law
Of the state and made his campaign
before all the voters Of the
state. He was not chosen by a con.
vention or a committee of small
number of voters. He won fairly at
the primary and he should be support.
ed by every Republican voter at the
polls. &# 4~a w.. '
The Republican candidates for the
other state offices are we'll known and
earned their nominations as Republ.
cans at the same state wide primary.
They are standing for election as Re.
They are united in sup
port OF the entire state ticket and
they should receive the Republican
support, to which they have earned
their right by fair, square, primary
fight.
This campaign is test Of the real
value Of q state wide primary law. II
b nomination at the primary has no
If the obligation of Repub.
licans to vote for Republican candl.
date fairly chosen can be lightly dis.
missed, then what Is to be the effect
upon the future Of the party? What
man Of worth and ability will seek a
II it has no significance,
and II 1t bears with it no honorable
Upon the voters Of his party.
to abide blythe will Of the majority,
fairly EXPRESSED?
The Republican State Committee
has faith in the inherent fairness and
Of the Republican voters
of the state.A 1t asks them to look at
the matter In its true light, and say
whether any party can be maintained
If the will Of the majority Is to be
disregarded.
The record OF the Republican party
in this state is q long and honorable
one. It has put on the statute books
Of the state the progressive legisla.
tion that has been responsive to the
popular will. 1t is . live and Vital
force Tor the good government Of the
state. II 10 o political organization
that will outlast and outliye the at.
tacks OF the disappointed or the
jealousies Of the little. It Is for the
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