The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-06-25
TESTIMONY Of
An OLD FRIEND
w. II. AYMAR, WHO HAS KNOWN
|. 3. HANNA FROM HIS HOME
STEAD DAYS. TELLS WHAT
KIND OF A MAN THE cANpl-
DATE FOR GOVERNOR IS.

TO The Forum: Since the oppo-
nents of Hon. l.. B. Hanna have been
publishing SO much that it untrue and
misleading about him, / would like
to say few things that I know of
my own personal knowledge. His
opponents would like to have the yot-
ers of North Dakota believe that Mr..
Hanna never knew anything about
farm work. / want to say that Mr..
Hanna is a pioneer in farm work and
was one of the early settlers of Steele
county, and broke prairie with oxen
and from that time until the present
has been engaged in farming. / have
lived beside and done business with
Mr.. Hanna for the past twenty eight
years.
took an active part in nominating
and electing him member of the leg
islature and during all these years Of
his public life | have watched his po-
litical acts and have always found
him considering first of all what was
best for the state. During his first
term as a member of the house / was
at the capital, and took particular in
terest in what Mr.. Hanna did because
OF the part / had taken in putting
him there. / also was on the floor
of the senate most Of the time during
two sessions when he was a member
brother, voters / always found him do
ing what he could for the whole state,
and want to say more-I never found
him trying to dodge duty or neglect
ing his work but at all times he could
be found at his post. i want to say
that If those who are trying to
defeat him were honest in their
political actions and had done what
they have with as sincere a desire to
n rio nf IT. Al 1YN1I
have less to feel sorry for If such a
feeling should ever come to them in
their self-righteous attitude / want
to say that Mr.. Hanna could
have had a place on the ticket for
congress long before his name was
placed there if he would have con-
sented to it but being delegate to
the convention he was there to carry
out the wishes of those whom he rep
resented and would not allow his
name to be used.
I know this to be a fact and it
shows that he is more of a man than
those Simon pure fellows who would
not hesitate to take any advantage
of even their best friend to gain a
political office. 1 have not written
this at Mr.. Hanna's request, as have
not seen or in any way had corre-
spondence with him since he announced
that he was a candidate for governor.
I should like to see the picture of the
man that has done more for the state
as a whole, for the county of Cass
and the city of Fargo than Mr.. Hanna.
Yet those who are stopping to write
and publish statements that may have
a little truth in them-just enough TO
make them the worst kind of a lie
would have you believe that Mr..
Hanna was dishonest, crook and
traitor. And yet they know that If
their own record was put to the same
test as they are putting Mr.. Hanna's
that it would not compare in honesty
Of purpose and unselfish endeavor as
his. And when the vote is counted
and should he be defeated-as they
say he is sure to be-they will find
Mr.. Hanna a loyal republican ready
to advance the interests of the state
as he sees it. Knowing that the state
has made mistakes in the selection
of governor, 1 would say do not make
one this time by defeating the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Hanna. w. HI. Aymar.