The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1912-10-10
POLITICS Is LIVELY.
Speakers and Candidates Getting
Busy for Windup.

Speakers and Candidates Getting
Busy for Windup.
Politics in Dickey county took a
squirt the past week. 1t now looks as
if the campaign would not lag much up
to the time of election.
Two candidates for governor of the
state of North Dakota met in Oakes
last Thursday. F. o. Hellstrom, dem
ocratic candidate, came into the county
from Sargent county to begin a tour
of Dickey county. He was met here by
State Committeeman Perry, Chairman
Saunders and Secretary Koob of the
democratic county central committee
and by candidates for county Office and
prominent democrats Of the county.
Mr.. Helstrom made his first address
in the county at this point. speaking
about an hour from an automobile at
the main square of the city. The
Times people were very busy getting
out last weeks issue of the paper while
Mr.. Hellstrom was delivering his ad-
dress and we are sorry we missed hear
ing him on the issues of the campaign.
Mayor W. D. Sweet of Fargo, pro-
gressive candidate for governor, was
accompanying Captain E. E. Barclay
of Sherman. Texas, who was billed
here to speak, having been sent to the
state by direction of the progressive
national committee. They spoke from
an automobile in the afternoon at three
o'clock.
Mayor Sweet spoke briefly on the
issues of the campaign. He referred
to planks in the progressive platform
and compared them with similar planks
if there were any-in the republican
and democratic national platforms.
The progressive party demands the re-
peal of the iniquitous bill for recipro-
city with Canada, which strikes espec-
tally hard at the North Dakota farmer,
and is the only party that so declares.
Captain Barclay had his audience
from the start. He declared that he
had always voted the democratic ticket,
but his state-Texas-was boss ridden
as few states are. Senator Bailey was
the controlling figure down that way
and represented big interests in the
senate just as did such republicans as
Senators Penrose and Guggenheim.
Out west here we we're not controlled
by the bosses and even there the
bosses were losing their grip. .-s-..
When someone hurraKed for Bryar
Captain Barclay turned the trick by
paying the distinguished Nebraskan g
very handsome compliment. Severa
thrusts were made at the speaker, but
he always came back and not only 81.
fenced his tormentors, but gained theil
good will and esteem. The captain
came to a sudden termination of his
speech, owing to the fact that the
merry-go- round organ started ane
made quite a commotion. Many re-
grets were heard that he could not fin
ish his address. He made friends here
for the progressive cause.
On Friday afternoon many were in
terested in Hon. Clifford Pinchot, who
transferred from one train to another
here on his way from Aberdeen tt
Fargo, where he was to speak thai
evening. Many gathered at the depo,
in the hope of hearing the former ChieI
Forester, but as he had only ten min
utes at the depot there was no time fol
a speech Many, however. met hin
and shook his hand. He wore "bul
moose" button on the lapel of his coat
and in the short interview The Times
had with him he spoke very encourag
ingly of the success of the progressive
movement. eyes, we are going tt
carry New York." he said. in answer t.
a question. "Have just been through
South Dakota and the progressives
were sure of carrying that state
There are no Taft electors in the felc
and the standpatters, though reluct
antly, are swinging to Roosevelt, te
save the state from Wilson. We are
going to carry Iowa, Indiana and Penn
sylvania.
AS Clifford Pinchot was coming into
North Dakota to speak for the progress
siyes, so was Governor John Burke or
his way into South Dakota to speak fol
the democrats. They met on the depo
platform and shook hands cordially
Governor Burke spoke that evening al
Aberdeen.
The three days of the Corn Carniva
brought all the almost-tt
the city that are running for count,
Office. On Friday evening the republi
can county central committee had {
meeting with the candidates of thai
party at the city hall and talked ovel
matters in regard to the campaign
The democratic candidates have
taken the field a week or ten days be-
fore and it may be said that the fina
contest will be merry one.