The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1912-03-28

what TAFT forces can 90 With the North
Dakota vote in meeting the demands
of the Roosevelt forces for statewide
primaries throughout the nation.
Marshall "Comes Back"
Outside of the national effect of the
election of this week, there is another
very important effect, that of the
change in the Office of national COM
mitteemen from the state. James
Kennedy is the retiring committeeman
from North Dakota and Thomas Mar
shall replaces him.
Mr.. Marshall's victory in the state
has been complete, the majority ac-
corded him being even greater than
that given La Toilette. The success
i've defeats of Mr.. Marshall as candi-
date for the United States senate
from the state, who twice met with
obstacles in his efforts to reach the
United States Senate after having
served in the lower branch of Congress
had come to be looked upon as mean
ing thirty for the Oakes man in
state politics. But he has "come
back" stronger than ever, and, as nat
ional committeeman, becomes the nom
inal head of the party in the state.
Mr.. Marshall has been an important
factor in the progressive movement in
North Dakota during the last few
years. Back in the jamestown con-
vention it has been said that he failed
to make good with the Progressives,
or Insurgents as they were then known
but whatever deficiency he may have
exhibited at that time seemingly has
been more than made up since, for he
has been a thorn in the road of the
stalwarts ever since although he has
been out-maneuvered by his opponents
when it come to getting the votes.
Strong IN Congressional Districts.
The election of this week has furnish.
ed a new basis for calculating the COM
parative strength of the stalwarts and
the progressives in the several con.
gressional districts of the state. Ir
the first district they carried their can.
didates to success with majority o1
about 1000, in the Second district they
had majority of about 5000 and ir
the Third district they had majorit,
of about $500.
These figures provide complete as
surance to the Progressives that the,
will be able to elect congressional can
didates in the Eastern and Central dis
tricts, the Third district result being
hampered by combination of circum
stances which make it practically i'm
possible to foretell what will happen
In the First district, H. T. Helgesen i!
a candidate for reelection, and up t,
date he has no opposition for the Re
publican nomination. In the Secont
district George M. Young has the in
side track for the nomination. having
been in the field long time, and hav
ing every assurance of success.
Progressives Strong in Two Districts
The First district has several decided
ly strong Progressive counties, includ
ing Grand Forks, Walsh. Ramsey, Cav
alier, Traill, Nelson and Steele. Th'
strongest Second congressional distric
Progressive counties are Stutsman
Dickey, Barnes, Pierce, Benson, Bot
tineau. McHenry, Eddy, Wells and La
Moure, and in each of those countie
the Progressives have, in the last thre'
tests of strength, shown themselves il
the majority.
The Third district situation is com
plicated because of the large numbe
of candidates in the race. There ar
two or three Progressive candidates
as we'll as two stalwart candidates
and with such combination it is i'm
possible to predict just what the fina
determination of the voters will be
The leading Progressive candidates
Devine and Norton, were both lined VI
for Senator La Toilette in the las
campaign, while at least one of tn
stalwart candidates took very activ
part in the Roosevelt campaign.
There are changed conditions in tn
western part of North Dakota. Th
old timers who once held the situation
well in hand, have been outnumbere
by the new residents, many of whom
have come from the Progressive in
fected states of the middle west, an
the result has been to wrest contro
from the stalwarts and make the "Sol
id west" stand for naught.