The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-21
Press Comment


Valley City rimes-Record: Gong.
l.. B. Hanna returns to North
Dakota today to- open his campaign
for governor. Probably no man on the
republican ticket stands less in need
of added strength this fall, for every
on the part of his political
opponents has reacted In his favor.
1t is equally probable that mo man on
the tickle will be more earnest in pre-
senting his case to the people of the
state.
Congressman Hanna has nothing to
conceal from the voters Of the state,
either as to his political or personal
record. They stand out clear in the
light of day for the inspection ofsall,
and are found to be untarnished. In
the positions which he has held in
the past he has proven himself a true,
faithful servant of the public, and
they will show their appreciation this
fell by electing him governor by one
of the largest majorities any candi-
date has ever received.
Mr.. Hanna is a live WIRE" and one
of the hardest working men in con-
gress. Instead of using his office as
the opportunity for a year-round va
cation, he has made it a business, just
as he made his services in the legis-
lature a business. In his services to
the people he has used the same BUSH
ness sagacity which he applied to his
own business affairs, and North Da-
kota may we'll look forward to four
years of such prosperity and growth
as the state has w seen before.
Milton Globe: The candidacy of
Mayor Sweet on the bull moose ticket
is not so worse in a way. A lot of
republicans who have got in the fash
ion of knitting the head of their ticket
will not have to go to Hell-strom.
Powers Lake Review: Congressman
Hanna is expected to arrive home the
middle of the month to look after his
campaign for governor. We see no
eason why he should not be elected,
as he is a man well qualified for the
Office and will do all in his power
to help each and every one and we
predict that at the November election
the winners.
Grand Forks Herald: Notwithstand-
ing the nomination OF a third party
candidate for governor of North Da-
kota, the situation as it tands now
is simpler than 1t has been for several
years. The republican voters nomi-
mated a ticket, which in the main, is
a very satisfactory one, and there is
every indication that that ticket will
be elected in November. The demo-
cratic candidate for governor is but
slightly known throughout the state,
and he has not the personal popularity
which has stood the present governor
in good stead during his several cam
paigns. The third party candidate will
receive some votes, of course, but there
is scarcely a possibility q they Will
be numerous enough to bring about the
defeat of Mr.. Hanna, although that was
the real purpose which lay behind this
nomination in the plans of some of the
influential bull moose managers,
The third party organizers, however.
are in an unenviable predfcament
with reference to the rest of
the state ticket. The progressive con-
vention the other day not only nomt-
mated a candidate for governor who
-afterward proved to be ineligible but
nominated an entire state ticket, with
the exception OF one office. The men
chosen as the party nominees were
the men who had already been nomt-
mated by the republicans at the June
primary. The names of these candi-
dates can appear on h ballot but
once and 1t is for them to choose
whether they will run as republicans
derstood the they will stick by the
republican nomination for which they
were candidates, and which they have
via tually accepted. That will leave
these places. What will the managers
do about 1t?
The progressive party is not the re-
publican party, ora branch of it. 1t
is a new organization, hostile to both
the old parties. a good many people
have considered that the present con-
~troversy had to do with national aft
fairs, and that state matters need not
necessarily be involved. But Roose-
welt says III who is not with me is
against me- and a good deal of en-
phasis has been placed on the inlpOr-
lance of cutting loose entirely from
both old parties. and making the new
organization complete, from top to
bottom. According to this view,
which is not ours, but that OF the
spokesman of the new party, If the
republican nominee for treasurer,
and auditor, and secretary Of state,
and SO on, persist in remaining on the
republican ticket and decline to an
nounce thmselyes members of the
new party, they must be treated by
the new organization as political enc
mics rather than friendsi The only
ers In this state can live up to their
p~rotestations is by selecting other
nominees for all the offices to he filled,
putting up complete ticket, from Top
TO bottom, In order that the lines may
be clearly drawn and the sheep sera-
teresting to note how the situation is
met by the state managers OF the new
party.
Devils Lake World: The progress
siyes In different parts of the state
not the intention of the party to make
a fight this year for anything more
than the presidential electors. and that
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