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small and the effect, consequently,
would be greatly diminished.
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small and the effect, consequently,
would be greatly diminished.
Hanna a Smooth Campaigner.H
Congressman Hanna conducted a
clean campaign and avoided anything
in the way of personalities, but back
of the gubernatorial contest, and the
recent republican national convention,
there have developed many political
features for the state that will prove
interesting the coming year.
Probably the most important of these
is the break between United States
Sen. A. j. Gronna and National Com
mitteeman Thomas Marshall. The
break came at Chicago, and open war
fare was declared by Gronna on his
return to this state, when he gave out
a statement setting forth the fact that,
in his opinion, Marshalls actions at
Chicago clearly indicated that he was
opposed to him (Gronna) politically,
and was his political enemy.
Chance for a Regular.
There can be but n result TO such
a situation, and that will be the candi-
dacy for the United States senate Of
Marshall against Gronna in the next
primary. Gronna was elected for only
a four-year term, filling the unexpired
term of the late NJ. N. Johnson, conse-
quently the campaign for reelection
may be said to be already under way.
Here is seen an interesting shift
from conditions which prevailed two
years ago, when Marshall and Gronna
were working shoulder to shoulder for
nominations for the senate, the former
against Porter j. McCumber and the
latter against Engerud. Marshall fell
by the wayside, while Gronna was sue
cessful.
A contest between Marshall and
Gronna may open the way to a third
candidate. who would make the fight
exceedingly interesting. With the pro-
gressives split by a Gronna- Marshall
controversy, a regular might easily
come into the breach and win over
both. OF course, it is still a long way
to the primaries, but at the same time
members of the progressive faction are
beginning to consider the possibilities
of such a break.
DeVins Has Grievance.
In the western district, where P. d.
Norton was nominated for congress,
another situation has arisen which
promises trouble for Marshall. j.. M.
Devine was n of the candidates for
the congressional nomination in that
district, and is disappointed at the at
titude supposedly taken by Marshall
and Buchanan in the contest. It is
generally understood he looks upon
Marshall and Buchanan as being re-
sponsible for Norton's success and his
own defeat as Norton had their sup
port.
Devine is one of the pioneer progress
sives and has been the mainstay of the
faction in the western part of the
state. Just what will develop Of this
situation is also an uncertainty, but it
will bring discord in the ranks unless
healed quickly and effectively.
No Third Party Sentiment.
The proposed new party movement
does not seem to have made much Of
an impression in North Dakota: in
fact, no sentiment favorable to it has
been developed. Independent voters,
opposed to the reelection of President
Taft, will swing to Wilson, and thus
add strength to the democratic hope
for victory.
Democrats, with HeIlstrom as their
candidate, believe they have a splen-
did chance Of winning this fall, ana
will center their fight on the guberna-
torial nomination. Hellstrom has been
warden of the p~enitentiary for six
years, or during the incumbency Of
Governor Burke, and has made a good
record.
The majority accorded Hellstrom in
the state is about 500; the total demo-
cratic vote cast was about 5000, slight
~ less than that cast two years ago at
the primaries.