The Dickinson press., 1912-06-15
THE People AT DAeLUM|
ENJOYED THE SPEAKING

1Hc COucc party IL tue uOuIc VI MI.
and Mrs. Helmar VOLTA. a little north
east of Daelum. was we'll attended the
past week. Mrs. VOLTA saw that every
one had all they wanted to eat. and the
collection plate showed a snug sum for
the church fund. The next party is
scheduled for June 30th, at the John
Arne home.
About ar hour q taken up with
speaking. E. H. G%underson. the legal
light from Taylor. acting as chair
man.
H. c.. Berry made the leading adj
dress. He stated that he was not
talking in the interest Of his own can
didacy for the senate but rather for L.
A. Simpson, candidate for CONGRESSMAN
for the Third Congressional district. He
referred to the resolutions unanimously
adopted at Dickinson last week endors-
ing Mr.. Simpsons candidacy and said
that he felt sure they expressed the gen.
eral sentiment toward him in southwest
tern North Dakota and for that matter
wherever known throughout the district.
Mr.. Berry called attention to legislation
favorable to this locality which Mr..
Simpson had secured, such as his bill
for placing the coal lands of the North
+ Pacific in Stark, Dunn. Billings.
Morton, Hettinger and a part of McKen-
zie counties on the assessment lists,
thereby bringing thousands of dollars
in taxes to the aforesaid counties. It
was Senator Simpson who secured the
wolf bounty law and many other meas
ures of great benefit to our people. He
had been a leader in state legislative
work and was a mar of ripe experience
who could accomplish things for the
people in the legislative halls of Con-
gress. Mr.. Berry cited the fact that
L. A. Simpson stands head and shoul-
ders above any of his opponents in
ability and experience. and he was
sure that no man from this locality,
when he stopped t think about it,
would expect to get any consideration
from q Mjnot man or a man located on
the South Dakota line. They would fare
best by having a local man in Congress.
a man they knew and with whom they
could occasionally talk " matters.
The speaker said he considered Mr..
Simpson a true progressive. He was
one of the first in the North Dakota leg
islature to advocate the election Of u.
S. senators by direct vote of the people.
The laws Of 20 years ago are not adapt:
ed to present conditions. said Mr..
Berry, and no one realizes this better
than l. A. Simpson.
Claude Turner said he was present at
the gathering for the purpose of getting
acquainted. However. he had been q
resident of the county 70 years. had
attended to clerical work during the SEES
sions of several legislatures, and
thought he was we'll fitted to represent
Stark county in the legislature and
promised to do his best If given the
nomination and election. Mr.. Turner
said he was sure L A. Simpson could
and would do more for the home people
in Congress than any other q in the
field in the Third district.
w. 4. Carter said he was just visit
in9. However, he thought the people
knew what Office he aspired to.
Fred Maser told the people that he had
spoken In their presence previously and
inasmuch as his opponent was not talk
IND he would refrain from saying any
thing about himself. He.then called the
attention Of the people 20 the fact
that Senator L "A. Simpson had done
q ereat deal toward the development Of