The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-10-12

LaFollette to North Dakota will have
much to do in keeping this vote away
from Roosevelt,
Sen. A. J. Gronna is a power in this
state. He was for LaFollette and has
refused to be pulled away by the al
lurement Of the third party. He has
said he is republican and while not
declaring for the president openly his
declaration squints in that direction.
As independents Candidates.
On the ballot the names of the
Roosevelt electors will be run as "in-
dependent" candidates, and will not
have the name Of progressive. This is
likely to cost the colonel some votes.
The, nomination OF the third party
ticket with Mayor Sweet of Fargo as
the candidate for governor, has ap-
parently hurt the colonel as it has done
in other states.
There is feeling that by naming a
state ticket after the primaries were
held, the Roosevelt people have not
| subscribed to the cardinal spirit of
! progressiVism, namely. nomination
| by primary and a determination to
| abide by that decision.
In their first nomination the Roose-
Welt men made the mistake Of nomf-
| mating DR.. CTeegan Of Fargo, a popu-
lar man who would have made a strong
! candidate, had it not been for the
fact he has not lived long enough in
the state to qualify as a candidate.
| Mr.. Sweet was then substituted. The
| Roosevelt men indorsed the rest of
| the republican state ticket with the
exception of L. 3. Hanna, a. candidate
| for governor and w. G. GIlbreath, can
didate for commissioner Of agricul-
ture.
Ten candidates for state office. in
cludlng the two men against whom
third party nominations were made,
have written Chairman George M.
| Gray Of the republican state central
committee that they will not eccept
nominations in any but the republican.
The result OF this mix-up would
seem to point to the election Of L. B.
| Hanna as governor and the election of
| the entire state ticket, but also indi-
Gates a vigorous fight.
The special fight Is being made on
the candidate for governor and the
candidate for commissioner of agri- =
culture, but the inferred reputation
of the third party Endorsement would
seem to place all the candidates in the
| same boat.
| Frank 0. Hellstrom, the democratic
candidate for governor, Is a strong
| campaigner, although it Is generally
acknowledged he does not possess the
campaigning strength of John Burke
| He will poll practically the full
dacy Of Mr.. Sweet Is likely to draw
from the republican support that
might otherwise be cast for him as a
protest against the candidacy of Mr.
| Hanna.
5urks's Possible Future.
Incidentally, Governor Burke is g
silent influence in polling North Da-
kota strength for Woodrow Wilson.
1t is generally acknowledged that il
| Governor Wilson is successful Cover
nor Burke will be a strong candidate
for a place in the cabinet, possibly as
secretary of the interior. Failing ir
that he. would probably be given a
federal judgeship.
In either event it is recognized thal
the fortunes of John Burke are tiet
UP with the success of Woodrow Will.
son, for whom he Is now campaigning
In the different congressional dis
triets H. T. Helgeson. republican, will
be elected in the First district; George
Young, republican, will be elected il
the Second district In the Third dis
trict Secretary of State Norton has {
fight on his hands and chances O
Il success are about evenly divided be
tween himself and Mr.. Halverson o
4 Minot.
} In this resume of the North Dakot;
situation is an effort to explain Wha
appears the situation of today
I'll There is a strong silent vote in tn
state which is taking little interest il
! the affairs of state but has its mine
j made up.
Conditions may change within thirt,
3 days.
The Taft strength is the intangibl
Il quality.
That it is growing is generally ad
5 mitted.
d TO what proportions it will groy
J and what effect it will have on the re
suit is something no one will attemp
|. to predict
1t is also recognized that for Mi
!. Taft to have chance In this stat
his strength would have to grow rap
idly.
The sincere Roosevelt supporter
men who are for Roosevelt becaus
they believe in him and for no selfis
[ reason, are working hard in his inter
est They may be able to stop tn
I, trend OF la F'ollette's friends ava
( from him, but this, too, is doubted. On
d thing is certain. that the Yotin
8 strength Of North Dakota is liberall
: progressive in tendency. that its citi
Z zenehip make UP as good jury q
? could be found anywhere. and its pee
! pie are rejoicing more over the spler
!. did crops Of the remarkable stat
than they are worrying over polite