Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-29
With the Editors
FEELS HIMSELF SLIPPING.

P. D. Norton, second choice on.
gresham from this district, not long
ago played hockey from his duties
at Washington, and came out to
North Dakota, to look after some
matters of patronage with the lead
ing democrats of the state, and pre-
sumably also to fix up his fences a
little for the coming primary cam
paign.
In the campaign two years ago,
there were five candidates for the
republican nomination and norton
won because there was at that time
a provision in the, North Dakota law
that if no one had a majority of the
first choice votes, the candidate ha"-
ing the highest number of first and
second choice votes should be declar-
ed the nominee. L.. A. Simpson of
Dickinson was high man, but Norton
mad made a special plea for second
choice votes, and when these we're
taken into account, he had a few hun-
dred more votes than Simpson, and
was declared the nominee. That pro-
vision of the law has been repealed,
so that this year, the high man will
be nominated.
1t is said that there will be three
candidates this year, Norton, Simp,
son and a man from the north end
of the district: but if this is true, we
have not heard the name of third
man.-Ross Valley News. /
THARALsoN FOR TREASURER.
The candidacy of Col. T. H. Thar.
alison of Grafton for the republican
nomination for state treasurer, is, &C.
cording to expressions in the state
press of quite a general nature, be-
ing favorably received, with good
prospects of his being the party nom
inee after the June primaries are
over.
Col. Tharals0n has had practical
experience in the Office which he as
pires to, having been deputy under
the present administration and NJ
wide acquaintance over the state, en-
viable army record as second lieu
tenant OF Co. c. First North Dakota'
Volunteers, in the Philippines, and
pleasing personality are assets which
are recognized as most valuable in
his campaign for the nomination. !
Col. Tharalson is still attached to
the state national guard and holds
the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Commenting on his candidacy, the
Bismarck Palladium, in a recent Isl
sue, has the following, in part:
For the past week predictions
throughout the Missouri slope have
been to the effect that he will re-
ceive practically the united republic
can support in the primaries, and the
newspapers, which have heretoford
been non.committal,, are also predict
ing his nomination Grand Forks
Herald. II
THE "TAP LINES" DECISION, u
Lines owned by industrial corpor-
atoms connecting their plants main
railway systems are also common car
.r riers 3 and entitled to Asea re in joint
That is in effect the decision of the
United States supreme court, render
ed yesterday in the tap line case.
This refutes the contention of Mr..
Brandeis that the railways could save
the millions yearly allowed to the
tapped lines" for the services OF the
latter.
But-the court adds that these al
loWances must not be such as to con,
stitute rebates in disguise, and that
1t Is not only the right, but the duty,
of the interstate commerce commits
sion to see that this does not occur.
1T were not for fear of offense to
the highest judicial tribunal the ir1
reverent imam in the street. might
be tempted to say that the court has
merely passed the buck" to the
commisstOn.-New York Herald.