Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-26
Is 1hilaktal 70 People State
for Courtesles Extended
In The Plst
setlsts II Illness Of Ills wife
Makes ,klillea! Campaign
lihposslble

learned Wednesday Of his decision
to refrain from entering the present
campaign tor reelection. He has
served as commissioner of agricnt.
;ture and labor for nearly 10 years
and time has proven that he has been
a man valuable to state, and the
deyelcpmer1t Ut the commonwealth
because OF his exceptional ability. III
ness Of his wife is the principle
caase Of Mr.. GilbreatHs sacrifice.
But that his Wife's welfare Is of
more consequence than any politi.
cal semolument within the gift of the
people only shows that he has ac::
cepted his real duty under the cir
-cumstances. Mr.. Gilbneath's state,
ment to the press relative to- his fin.
al decision is as follows: q
"Some few weeks ago q statement
was published in the daily press and
some Wecklies, under a Bismarck sdste
,liae, to the effect that might be .
candidate this year. for thS. @Onice
ot GomMiss sioner of Agriculture and
Labor. ss ..:.T' s, M ~
Prior to the publication Of this
statement considerable pressure was
brought to bear to induce me to be-
come a candidate for. this position,
which II had previously announced
that would not accept under any
Under repeated urg-
ing, 4 at last yielded and stated that
in the event my wife regained her
health might consent TO become q
Under these conditions,
the announcement was made.
! "The continued dangerous illness
Of my wife precludes the probability
Of my becoming candidate for the
sixth time for the position now hold,
and to which the generous people OF
North Dakota have elected me five
times in succession.
II have neither the time nor the
to devote any considera-
ton to campaign under the existing
circumstances, nor am willing to
leave my wife, to make canvass for
any political Office during the next
three months. .,%l
II am constrained 10 thus early
make this statement in view of the
fact that there are several compe,
tent and thoroughly experienced men
who have hitherto refralned from an
nouncing themselves as candidates
for the position of Commissioner OF
and Labor, ont OF cOnsid-
eratiOn of my possible candidacy,
and that they may be at liberty to do
20 at the earliest moment and not be
by a late entrance into
The race. -
I am not insensible TO the many
friends who have SO Loyalty support.
ed me In the past five campaigns and
had I the power to reward them for
these acts of kindness and conf
1ence, each would wear crown OF
glory in the Great Beyond
For over nine years I have given
my entire time to the duties OF this
ofice, to the neglect of my private af-
'airs, which have suffered in consc.
1uerce. At the beginning of my la !
oOrs as immigration agent, in 1905.
the population OF the state was 49,.
30, and today it is a trifle over 6O0,.
BOO, or an increase of nearly 1G5,000.
While ] do not take the entire
credit for this remarkable growth, 1
am confident that the department Of
agriculture of North Dakota has,
through it's advertising methods, pub.
|hity pamphlets and It's 10 exhibits
At county and state fairs, been a po.
tent influence in hiring aoout. these re.
suits zer .55.f.,t
PROBE FOR PROMOTERS FUNDS
San Francisco, March 25.-The fed.
eral grand jury has begun an inves.
;igation at the district Offices in New
York into tangled financial affairs
If John Meyers, a former promoter
If this city. who was recently con-
'icted with Archie l.. Wisner, in New
York, for using the mails to defraud.
lie was sentenced to pay a heavy
inc and this he avoided by taking a
,auper. oath.
The federal grand jury here is en-
leavoring to learn if Meyers is with.
mt funds or has secreted 100000
n securities here as has been re.
'orted. Among those who testified
we're Adolph Spreckles, who said he
lad paid Meyers a larfe sum. and
'aul Nippert, bank official.