Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-19

Within week or two the state and
national campaign in North Dakota
will be in full swing. Lynn Frazier
has made some campaign speeches
and will appear at several places this
week. !rs7,., sae5c, .y..-.,.
Gunder Olson, Republican national
committeeman, has announced a list
Of distinguished speakers, who will
visit North Dakota in the interests Of
the Republican ticket. l&Es.,. E.,
The speakers and dates between
which they will be: in, North Dakota
are: - t--r,n.. IL G-r
Hon. Richard Bertholdt of Missouri,
Oct. 9 to a.; Congressman Fred
B'rritton of Illinois, Oct. Is to 21;
Representative L.. c. Johnson of South
Dakota, Oct. 16 to 81; exSecretary
Shaw of Iowa, Oct 81 and %; Senator
knute Nelson OF, Minnesota, Oct. %
to- 80, and Senator Thomas Sterling
Of South Dakota, Oct. 26 to %. .
Interest now centers upon the race
for United States senator and judges
of the supreme bench. The contest
between Casey and Steen for state
treasurer might be added. These
are the only interesting contests that
remain to be settled by the ballots
cast in November. 1t seems reason
ably sure that the entire state ticket
nominated in June at the Republican
primaries will be elected with the
possible exception of Steen who has
a fight on, by reason of the endorse
ment of Casey by the Non-partisan
league.
Senator McCumber is in the state
and John Burke is expected soon.
Both will take the stump soon and a
vigorous campaign will be waged, in
surfing thorough airing of national
tissues.
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Cass county is engaged in heated
discussion over the recent Republican
state central committee meeting. 1t
would seem that the time to make a
fight for principles was at the prim-
aries in June, and not at the meeting
of the committee in September. Can
didates named at the primaries by an
overwhelming vote, the like of which
the state has never witnessed before,
ran upon defined issues and convic-
lions. The Tribune saw fit to disa-
gree with some features of the pro-
gram. That was it's right and its
~ IL hos fhv h0v.
ever, with any movement to deprive
the nominees at the June primaries,
the right of organizing the committee
and adopting platform endorsed by
the Republican voters at the prima-
ries. :. -
Our primary law. which makes pos
sible the revival of campaign animos-
tiles when the cimmittee meets, is
wrong. Republicans and Democrats
are disguised with the operation OF
the primary law as it applies to g
selection of state central committee
Democrats were able to force F. Nc
Lean upon D. H. M'Arthur, together
with an entire organization hostile to
the nominee for governor. Probably the
same would have resulted in the Re-
publican committee. if it had not been
for several leaders who believed in
fair play whether they endorsed the
program of the Republican nominees
or not
Minorities have rights all must ad.
nit, but hostile minority should not
be given power to embarrass nominees
who have won at the primaries at a
time when the only business under
consideration is the adoption of a
platform, which the nominees must
accept and the selection of an organ.
ization to promote the campaign Of
those nominees.
The weakness of the primary law
| is responsible for this foolish pro.
longing of the primary acrimonies. II
is merely an indication of political