The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-08
Press Comment

Denhoff Voice: A number OF politics
ians who are republicans for revenue
only, are attempting to wreck what re-
mains of the republican party in North
Dakota. These so-calIed progressives
are pursuing the same rule or ruin poll
cy being carried on by Roosevelt. They
VIII not vote for a republican unless he
be OF their little gang. A ma
Jority of the members OF the party of
this state spoke at the primaries and
he rogressives were turned down on
nomination for governor, yet these pet
~ ptkers, party wreckers and office
seeking tricksters will not stand by the
nominees of their party but are putting
a third state ticket in the field. They
have not the fatntest hope Of electlng
this ticket but are merely doing the
dog in the nlanger act and doing their
best to elect a democratic governor. In
spite of all their activity we do not be-
lieve they can defeat L. B. Hanna for
governor. The majority of the voters
regardless of party affiliations, are tired
Of democrats controlling this state and
running state affairs the way they have.
peen run under h Burke regime. No.
honest man can tolerate a traitor,
therefore all honest democrats should
put the boots to progressive repubIi-
cans who attempt to curry favor with
them. Vote for l.. b. Hanna, the man
who has done things for North Dakota
as congressman n who will continue
" W SFsaLSF LhLnBs LOT US as governor.
Bismarck State: On wednesday
morning The State received of d. 81.
Macarthur the democratic state chair
mar, a report of the late meeting he
day. AS usual Mr.. Macarthur is about
four days late. Mr.. Macarthur is al
ways late. 1t seems, in the legitimate
and the news that he sends has al
ready been used In some way or anoth-
er by the democratic and progressive
press of the state who have been re-
publican or colorless newspapers the
FIRST of the week while they waited for
MI. Macarthur to wake up.
The last of the week and the first of
get copy" into a weekly
On Wednesday some weekly newspa-
pers go to press and all of them who
don't print till Thursday of Friday are
live local news into their newspapers,
Every friendly newspaper in the state
would have been. glad to receive the
Macarthur report last Friday, Saturday
or Sunday, but they look upon his news
coming Wednesday as a piece of inpo-
sitioY.
1t was Mr.. McArthur's love for sleep.
we think, which made North Dakota
ical revolution which swept the entire
country but North Dakota. At an cleo
ton where the democrats made big
gains everywhere else, North Dakota.
lost ground, speaking from a demo-
cratic standpoint. We had the same
candidate for governor, some strong
state candidates n a powerful speak
err as a candidate for United States
senator stumping the state. But we
lost ground. Some said it was inehic-
ieney, but we believe tina liz was lack
OF application. Mr.. Macarthur just had
to have his sleep.
The poor showing that North Dakota
made two years g really hurt John
Burke's chances for nomination for the
vice presidential nomination. The rest
of the country thought that all the
democrats up here were Indifferent.
when the fact was the fault Law with
the state chairman who was asleep at
the switch.
Just as an illustration of the slip
| shod way that the state campaign n
| being conducted, has been Conducted
| and would be conducted by Chairman
| Macarthur we will merely refer To the
| account of the recent Fargo meeting
| he sends US wherein it Is stated fha3
"Charles Whittlesey of Crosby il one
of the candidates for railroad commits
| sioner. Mr.. Whfttlesey does no five
In Crosby and Is not a candidate for
railroad commissioner. He Hives in
commissioner and is going to be elect.
ed. Charles Perry of Crosby Is a can
didate for railroad commissioner. but
the fact seems to have escaped Mr.
Macarthur.