The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-10-10
THIRD
PARTY NOM
NATION A
Candidates on Republics
State Ticket Stand on
Primary Nomination
Declare Their Adhesion b
! Primary Pri,oiple and :
Its Results
Announce Position In Letter
to Republican State
Committee

COMMITTEE
The most interesting feature Of tAs
present political campaign il the de-
termination Of the Nominees for STATE
Office In the recent Republican primary
to remain on ths Mesbliean tasleat
This determination has jast been made
known through . letter to Gegpt H.
Gray, chairman Of the Rspa6hsaa
state central committee, signed by the
|c~andidatea, and has caused 4 great son
Isation in political circles In " partiea
This action by the Reepnblisan namt-
bees means that they prstse to accept
the nomination given them by the Re-
publtean voters rather than have the
party to acceptable neainatiea tender.
ed them BY tho late Progressive con
~vsntten At Fargo.
Il The letter Of the candidates to Chair.
man Gray, in wAish tho reasons for
their action are Get fsrth, fellows:
STATEMENT TO VOTERS By RI.
4: PuRL1oAn oAisDinATRs.
To aeors. NJ. Gray, @A.tsnan, Repub.
lieaa ststs Central Committee, State
Of North Dakota.
Dear sirs Tho paAersisaeA, regular
" nominated candidates Of tAe Reppb.
iican party Of the State Of Ns1th Ds.I
kota, at tho regularly called and held
primaries Of tho Republican party, aad
who have thereby become candiaAtes'
before the electors Of tho state for the
various Offices for which they were
nominated, stand for tie principles and
policies Of the Republican party.
The Republican party Of the STATE
Of North Dakota Il . vital feTcs for
the good government Of the STATE al
proved by its le.g and honorable rec.
ord. Its p~elicies are progressive and
its aims are for the good Of al the
people of the state. !
1t has put ON the statute books oil
the state the legislation that has ad,,
vanced North Dakota to the 'front.'
rank Of the states Of this Uniea and IL
has been responsive to the desires oil
the people of the state.
The primary law Of this state WA
enacted SO that there might be = fdl
and fair exprenion Of the choice Of
the votens Of the state. Such an ex,'
preston has been fairly had aAd it ID
the duty of every Republican candi,
date SO chosen and every Republican
voter who participated in that choice
now to stand by the nominees so chos.
en- as caudidates.of the Republiea1
party.
The regularly nominated candidatea
of the Republican party are not and
will not be candidates for of6ee upo.
any but the Republican party ticket
and will support the Republican ticket
regularly nominated and g the Re-.
publican voters of tho state to support
and aid In the eloctisn,of the Repubh
can stats ticket.
This statement 10 ma Q that you
may be advised Of the. intention Of the
regularly nominated candidates whose
signatures are appended hereto and
that the voters of the stats may have
knowledge Of the issues in this cam
Pa'gn and tho attitude tef the RepabA
ean candidates.
iS4;ned) {
L. B. HANNA,
Republican noninssAfsr 0~evsrnes.
a. r. KRAABEL,
k'psSheaa nominee s'r La.ut..-
ant Governor.
auNDER OLSON, b
Republics. a'-'.''l s<s' s'.s'
ANDREW MILLER, *
Republics s~s.4aseafsrs Attorney
General.
CARL Q. JoAasNsoN,
Republican aenAnssyfsEtetaes AsdI
ttor.
THOMAS HALL.
Republican as.la.ss for .sssss.ssxy
Of State.
". @. TAILOR,
Republican as.aass fsrs Connie.
sisssr Of I~nsusas1cs.
". Q. GMBREATH.
Republics nezaase fer Csnn1,.
sisnsr Of Asaea1eprss and L..
Dor.
3. J. TAYLOR,
~AsfubMsaa asniass~fsr' sta&stsup.
eriateaasat OF scAeOls.
~. Il. MANN,
1'P.eAaaa aoni..s for E.4't..A
Cs0nAsslsass.
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