The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-08

conclusion only after a most thorough
Investigation and not with any notion
OF v~i1dtcattng Hanna. 1t seemed to
me that Hanna's record compared very
favoFahly, so far as the published rec.
ords so, with the men who served with
hiEn. His record in 1907 was not bad,
sven from a progressive standpoint,
and prior to that time, it was much the
sarne as e~verybody's record. Quite as
much could be dug up against the rec
orus of some of the progressives who
sought office in this primary. In short,
the progressive movement dates from
1907 and to go back of that date, un-
less one could find actual rascality and
charge that a man was g. bad legislat-
or because he was a stalwart when all
men were stalwarts, was neither fair
nor good politics"
Now this is the testimony of a adj
ical opponent and we defy any one to
galnsay 1T. Mr.. Hanna will be elected
in November, because he deserves the
support of all loyal republicans n
when he becomes an executive of the
state he will serve the people with
record behind him OF which the elect
ors can feel proud. He is temperate,
sane and progressive in his tendencies
and will not be ruled by n man or
class OF men TO the detrimsnt OF the
OF course the rest of the state ticket
will be elected with Mr.. Hanna.
ACuHlhE6 NGWbs ans pIbIhAIl6G OK
last week has demonstrated that the
principal factor in this election was
the personal element. The people ap-
parently did not care for Mr.. Buchan-
an. Mr.. Hanna's large personal ac-
q~uaintance and evident fitness for the
place drew to him a big vote. Mr..
Johnson got in the race late, but made
a good showing, receiving the endorse
ment of the county and a splendid vote
in his home city, which to a certain
extent compensates him for his enter
ing into the contest
The three congressman who were
successful In getting the nomination
are from the progressive wing of the
party. Mr.. Hanna has given good
service to the state in congress and in
the senate, he is a man OF large ex-
perience and a sufficient indepen-
dence to merit the support of both fac-
lions Of the party, and can perhaps In
terpret, and carry into execution the
unexpressed will of the people, better
than any other man in the tate.
There Is no reason why every repub-
lican voter should not support the en-
tire state ticket this fall, and it is to
be hoped that the time of strife in the
party is passed and that we may again
see the state under a republican adj
m~inistration.
Page Record: The primary election
for Ss ia sith wss faction Taa no Of 2 the 9scid FspT xffso5g
party and does not bear out the claim
that the so-called progressives are
strongly In control The state ticket
is made UP OF men from both factions,
all able men whom every voter can
support, and we believe the end OF the
bitter party strife is near and that the
entire list of republican candidates will
be elected.
Cando Democrat: From reports re-
ceived, the first of the week, it looks
as though Congressman Hanna won
out in the primary election last week
for the republican candidate for gov
While we believed and still believe
Mr.. Buchanan would make the
best governor, yet, in this instance. We
believe that Mr.. Hanna will be a better
governor than either of the democratic
candidates for hat office, and The
Democrat will, therefore support him
for election this fall.
The reason that we opposed Mr..
Hanna for the nomination was that
we had reasons to believe that he is
too strongly identified with THE in
terests." We recognize the fact that
q governor has many opportunities
to favor the interests and orpora-
tions; yet knowing the sentiment OF