The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-20
BULL NOOSERS
OPEN CAMPAIGN
NoRTH DAKOTA BULL MoosERs
WILL OPEN NORTH DAKOTA
CAMPAIGN ON SEPT. 7-AAKER|
sERuMGARD, CARROLL AND
JOHNSON SPEAKERS.

Contrary to the general impression
that has gone broadcast that the bull
moosers will make no effort tt get on
the official ballot this fall, the North
Dakota progressive party leaders are
making plans for an active campaign
during the next two months during
which time they declare they will
visit every county in the state.
Since the attempt of the bull
moosers to hold a party state .conven-
ton in Fargo at the Sons Of Norway
hall during the week Of the state fair,
the idea had been circulated to an ex-
tent that all hope to. have a ticket in
the field this year had been abandon
ed.
This, however, has been .refuted by
the party leaders and by the nominee
for governor, H. H. Aaker himself. Mr..
Aaker said today that such an idea
was decidedly erroneous and that. in
stead of abandoning all hope of getting
on the ballot in November, every eff
fort was being made to make a strenu-
Gus campaign in the state this fall.
" We have not yet conceded that
we are not entitled to a place on the
ballot as it stands without any further
effort" said Professor Aaker. 1--WE
shall not know until the official vote of
the Tune primaries is announced, which
will be along during the first week in
September.
However as a precaution, for fear
that 1t might be necessary, we have
been at work the state over since June
so that u whole party state ticket
may go on the ballot by petition. So
you see we shall have a complete
ticket in the field. And we are going
to make an active campaign and give
Ol1T ~nnnOnnnfc IN hOth nrfinc-o hQrI
fight"
The bull moose campaign, according
to the present plans, will officially
open Sept. Z, There will be two auto
mobile parties tour the state. One will
make g. complete our of h northern
tier of counties. The speakers Of this
party will be. Sever .'Serumgard of
Devils Lake, the bull loose nominee
for United States senator, and Dorr
Carroll of Minot, the nominee for at
torney general against Mr.. Linde.
The speakers of the party that will
tour the southern tier Of counties by
automobile will be Professor Aaker Of
Fargo, the nominee for governor, and
Myron Johnson of yDonnybrook, the
nominet for railroad commissioner.
When these parties have covered
their respective territories they will
exchange so that the entire state will
be covered by the four leading speak
ers of the party, and they can fully
present to the people Of North Dakota
their contentious and pledges for the
state government accoding to their
ideas during the next two years.
1t is rumored that it is possible Col.
Theodore Roosevelt of Oyster Bay, N.
Y, a former president Of the United
States, may also speak in the state
thiS- vpor on his thip trim over tha
country, in which he says he will visit
every state in the union.
State headquarters. will be opened In
Fargo and maintained here throughout
the campaign. Glenn r. Townsend,
former city editor of The Courier
News and who gained some promin-
ence during The Courier-News trial
this spring, will be in charge of the
campaign headquarters.