Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
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no doubt of the verdict of the people
of the state.
IAN effort has been made to distract
the attention of the people from this
plain issue by a mass attack upon Mr..
Hanna, which has gone out to the peo-
PIE Of the state unfathered by any
political or other authority. This
anonymous pamphlet, filed with un-
fair and unjustitied abuse of Mr.. Han
ma, the state committee believes will
work in Mr.. Hanna's favor, rather
than against it. And it has stirred
Mr.. Hanna's friends to redoubled eff
forts IN his behalf, because of the very
indecency of this method Of cam
paigning and the falsity of the charges
that have been thus anonymously put
forth.
"The Republican State committee
the republican party in this state is
an important political institution with
a future full of usefulness to the peo-
pie IN the administration, Of their, at
fairs, and that it is and should be
made big enough for every republican
in the state. 1t has sought to deal
fairly with every republican candidate
on the ticket. 1t has aimed to keep
the campaign free from personal at
tack or abuse. The literature that
has been sent forth has been signed
by the committee and the committees
fighting has been done in the open.
However the campaign may result, the
committee will have no regrets for
the amer of it's campaigning, and
viii feel that it's efforts to bring the
factions of the republican aprty to-
gether viii have been of real value to
the party.
Senator McCumber, Senator Gron-
ia, Congressman Helgeson, Commit
teman Marshall and the leaders of the
party in the state, have by addresses
and public statements put the real
issues plainly before the people Of the
state They and the leaders who have
been allied with the factions that have
necessarily arisen in the state through
divergence OF opinion as to the best
public policy to be adopted, are united
ly supporting the republican ticket in
this state. Mr.. MarshalIs public state
ment is especially clear and convinc-
ing. Mr.. Gronna is doing valiant work
on the stump for republicanism. All
of these things make it plain that the
republican forces are going into this
election united and that the time is
at hand when the party in this state
will present its old time solid front
and when difficulties that have come
about because of the very magnitude
of the republican strength will be dis.
posed of.
ITO conduct a political campaign
under the circumstances that have
arisen in the past few months nation
ally. when efforts have been made to
break up the party and bring about
a condition OF chaos instead of party
unity and harmonious action in behalf
Of national. principles and policies, has
not been an easy task, and has involv-
ed patience, loyalty to republican
principles, and effort to bring about a
willingness to surrender some degree
of personal feeling and some sacrifice
of individual likes and dislikes, in be-
half Of the whole party. The commit
tee hopes that this has been achieved,
and that in this state republicanism
has been made an active force for
political and economic good.
"A word as to the third party ticket
in this state: Our people passed a
primary law. Under that primary re-
publican candidates were nominated.
inevitably there were some disappoint-
ments. But if we are to have parties
at all, there must be willingness to
accept the will of the majority. Sub.
sequent!y to this primary nomination,
a convention was held at which nom.
nations were made for the Office Of
governor and commissioner Of agri-
culture and labor. It has been stated
that these selections were made by a
small committee Of men, and they are
offered to the republican voters Of this
state in opposition to the candidates
for those Offices regularly chosen at
a state wide primary. They represent
no choice of the voters Of the state.
They do not represent any political
party that has been Of use and service