The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-13
OF
BRENNAN
FIZZLED

Towner News Tribute: Usher l..
Burdick, the candidate Of the insur-
gency for governor, Is a fine fellow,
and would make a creditable eXecu-
tive. AS far as we know he Is per-
sonally conducting a clean campaign.
But he has a lot Of fool friends who
are persistently driving votes away
from him. Among these is the I'M
speakable D. V. Brennan Of Devils
Lake. Dan thought it would be real
cute to start something, and sent the
following to the editors of the state:
June 3. 1914.
Editor: Enclosed I hand you a
copy Of a letter which we wish
signed and in our hands not later
than the 9Th of June. We expect
to have at least fifty newspaper
men or possibly 100 sign this let
ter, and will publish it to swing
press and others in line for Bur-
dick in the closing days Of the
campaign. Please give this i'm
Mediate attention. If you are un-
able to answer by letter by the
9Th, wire us authority to use your
NAME.
Very truly yours.
D. v. BRENNAN.
The copy of the letter enclosed fol
lows:
To the Republican Press of North
Dakota:
The undersigned editors or re-
publican papers, representing "
cry section of the state, believe
an opportunity presents itself
for them to render the republican
party in North Dakota a real Serv-
Ice. During the past three weeks
there has been a remarkable
growth of sentiment for the nom-
ination of Usher L. Burdick as the
republican candidate for governor.
This sentiment has become so
pronounced and has in it such
possibilities for the future of the
republican I,arty, that we feel in
our duty to call upon the entire
republican press Of the state to
rally to the support Of Burdick
that he may become the candidate
Of the party by the largest posi-
Bile majority.
If Usher L. Burdick, standing
as he does for the best citizen
ship and highest ideals Of the re-
publican I.arty, is Il candidate
this fall, the party will be stronger
in North Dakota than it has been
in a decade. Burdick's nomina-
ton will mean that every repub-
lican county ticket, as we'll as the
entire state ticket VIII De
strengthened.
Should present Governor Han
ma be nominated, with all respect
to his personal qualities, there is
no question but what the repub-
lican party would have to fight
desperately to retain the COVER
ship in the fall election.
Burdick means a united,
strengthened party; Hanna a di-
vided, weakened party. We be-
lieve the time has come for the
republican press of the state to
assert itself and take a stand that
will result in the greatest good
to the party. AS loyal republi-
cans we ask you to join us in
nominating u. L. Burdick as our
standard bearer in November. II
he heads the republican ticket in
the fall we will have a strong
candidate, a united party, and the
greatest republican majority IN
the history of North Dakota.
Respectfully yours,
Now, there is absolutely no OCca
sion for the Devils Lake f~sturber [
get excited. If Mr.. BurdiCk is nomi
mated, he will be elected; if GovernC
Hanna is re-nominated Gas he wi
be), he will be elected in NoVembe
There are a few fellows like Brenna
who would like to carry f~actionalisr
to the fall election. but they will &c
mighty little encouragement.