The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-01
Press Comment

Jamestown Alert: The recent pri-
mary election in North Dakota was
characterized by two features: the lack
of general interest in the primary and
the closeness of the races for several
important offices. h vote in every
city and county was far below normal,
and 1T seems that there has been alto
gether too much politics this spring.
Much enthusiasm was expended over
the presidential primary in March:
next came the republican convention
with its tumultous results, closely fol-
lowed by both the state primaries and
the democratic national convention.
while throughout the spring the many
candidates for Office necessarily pushed
terest was not sustained. 1t is to be
hoped there will be a let-up before the
biggest campaign Of them all gets un-
der way, the campaign for the suprem-
acy of the republican or the democratic
party in this country, at the November
presiden. ial election. In the meantime,
crop and business prospects in North
Dakota apptar very suspicious.
Devils Lake World: Primary elec-
ton has come and gone in North Da-
kota. and today yictors and Yanquished
alike have got their heads out OF the
clouds and are back on earth and taxi
Ing part in the affairs of everyday life.
There are, of course, some sore spots,
some heartburnings, some regrets, but
after all not many.
AS for The World, it is prepared and
in shape to support the republican
state and county ticket from top to
Bottom, providing only that the men
composing the ticket are prepared and
ready to support n another.
Pembina Pioneer Express: The les
son of the Chicago convention is that
hereafter representation should be
based on the vote of the party in the
several states instead of congressional
apportionment With the autonomy of
the several states still preserved to the
extent Of several delegates at large
without reference to population, the
bulk of the representation should he
vote in each state. Then south Caro-
lima with practically no republican
votes (onIy 1000 in 1919 would not
have double the number of delegates
apportioned to North Dakot with its
so, 900 republican voters.
In seven southern states with a COM
bined total republican vote of a little
over 10000, there was a total Of 140
delegates to the Chicago convention,
while New York which cast $40, 600
votes for Taft In 1908 had only about
ninety delegates.
The size of the republican vote in
many of the southern states is just
about equal to h number of presi-
Dental offices to be filled. And 1t is
quite evident as to the natural politi-
cal preferences of the individuals OF
N~NS R@S y = ~
to the result in the makeup Of the
national committee which is composed
of one man from each state, as well as
the making of a majority In the ma
tional convention.
Their has been more or less agita-
ton for the representation by vote
many years but as the powers in au-
thority have naturally always been
against the change, 1t has never gone
through.
If the republican party has been per-
manently divided by the result OF the
Chicago convention, this is the primary
and controlling
Valley City Times-Record: Hon. u,
b. Hanna will have many duties to per-
form since his nomination for govern
or OF the republican cke One OF the
first of these should be to enter the
editorial rooms of The Fargo Courier
News and shake hands with and heart
lily thank the editor of that paper for
having so materially helped to win the
victory for him.
With his early entry into the night
the flying start he had made and the
number of newspapers pledged to him
before Mr.. Hanna's entry, Buchanan
had much the better Of things, But
with Mr.. Hanna's announcement came
abuse and filth from The Courier
News; bitter attacks against Mr.. Han
ma and his record and any method te
defeat his nominatton.
These tactics led the voters to in
v~estigate, it advertised Mr., Hanna az
he had never been before, for many OF
the smaller papers took 1t up; and also
II led to the voters learning the splen.
did record Mr.. Hanna had to his credit
The defeat of Mr.. Buchanan is mo-
that the voters did not lave confidence
in him personally, but because they OBJ
jected to his being nominated wher
his chief supporting newspaper, anC
one in which he was a stakeholder, be
gan a campaign of vi1lification tina
was SO easily seen through. Buchan
an should have repudiated the attack:
Of the Fargo rag. He did not, and !
defeated him.