The Dickinson press., 1912-02-10
SIMPSON FOR CONGRESS
IN THIRD DISTRICT
Senator L. A. Simpson Enters Race His
Legislative Career Makes Him Pre-Emnenty the Man 20
Serve People of the Western State in Congressional
Halls. Call Comes all Parts of District for Simpson,

Senator Leslie A. Simpson Of Dickin-
son enters the race for the nomination
of Congressman on the Republican
ticket in the third district, comprising
the western Third of North Dakota.
Since the creation of the district by
the 1911 legislature, it has been con-
ceded on all sides that Mr.. Simpson.
with his 16 years. of legislative ex
perience. coupled with his accurate
knowledge of parliamentary usage
and wide and successful practice of
law, is the logical man for this posi-
tion. MIR. Simpson hesitated at first
because he did not feel that he could
afford to take from his law business the
amount of time it would require to
make the campaign: but the call for
his services in the halls of Congress
has become so general and so
earnest from every portion of the dis
trict, that he has finally consented to
become a candidate.
There are already half dozen aspi-
rants in the field. but this makes no
difference. A man who has been
leader in his state Legislature for six
teen years-four years in the house and
twelve in the senate giving him a
state wide reputation for astuteness
and ability; man who could 60 to
Boston and handle the Russell will
case, the most important trial of its
kind on record in the United States, in
the mastery manner Senator Simpson
did. against the best legal talent of
New England, and cultured Boston,
gaining thereby national reputation,
is certain to receive the generous sup
port of the voters of his congressional
district at the primaries next June.
L. A. Simpson was born at Deer
Isle, Maine. on December 7. 1868. and
was educated at Portland, that state.
coming to Minneapolis in 1886. where
he studied law and was admitted to
the Minnesota bar in 1889. In October
of the same year he came to Dickinson.
where he has since resided. He stands
without question at the. head of his
profession.
He served for several years as county
prosecutor and in later years has always
had an opportunity to conduct the more
important suits throughout entire West
ern North Dakota,-now the Third Con-
eressional district.
Mr.. Simpson has been and is promi-
nent in business affairs. holding the
position of director and officer IN banks
and other enterprises in this part of the
state. He was elected to the legisla-
ture in 1892 and reelected the following
term. In 1908 he was elected to the
senate and was reelected for the two
successive terms, by increased majori-
ties each time, and is now rounding
out 16 years of successful legislative
work.
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more and more as leader in the legis-
lature and he has been able to accom-
plish great deal for his district and
for the state at large. In 1908, during
his first term in the senate, he intro
duced and secured the passage in the
senate of his bill Senate Bill No. 1872,
providing for the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people. 1t was defeated by committee
in the lower house. Five years later
our state primary law was enacted
which gives the people the right that
Mr.. Simpson believed was theirs at 6
much earlier date. 1t was Representa-.
tive Simpson who secured the passage
of the wolf bounty law. so much ap'
preciated by the people of the western
part of the state. He also introduced
the bills, each carrying $40, 600 ap-
proprlation for the sub.experimental
stations at Dickinson and Hettinger; and
it was also Senator Simpson who intro
duced the bill creating the new Tentt
Judicial district, in which Judge W. C.
Crawford presides. The bill which
passed Congress in 1905 creating thu
Dickinson United States land Office,
was drawn by Senator Simpson in hi
office in Dickinson. He enlisted tn,
aid of u. S. Senator H. c. Hansborougl
and Congressman B. F. Spalding, ant
the Dickinson land Office became ,
reality. 1t was Senator Simpson VIII,
introduced the bill in the senate plac
ing the Office of state oil inspector Oh
fee basis, thus turning the fees to tn
state.
/ Senator Simpson can do things an
can get things done as this brief revie,
of his work shows aud the voters ma
well feel sure that if they send Lesli