Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP


is the wife of E. p. T0tten,S the lcandi-
date who was disqualified as Judge !of
the county court on account of hav-
ing violated the corrupt practice act
of North Dakota to secure his cleo
ton. ,..... %
Gas announced some weeks ago.
Miss Myrtle Nelson, who had held
the office for the past year. had re-
signed, and her father, c. C. Nelson,
who had been assistant postmaster,
was an applicant for the office.
"Mr. Nelson was the choice of the
patrons of the Office, not on any po-
litical, grounds, however, but because
Mr.. Nelson had become familiar with
the work in the Office, and the pat
rons of the office want service in the
matter of handling the mails.
Eve also announced at the time
that it was understood F.. P. TOtten
was an applicant for the Office. 1t
seems, however, that his wife was
the applicant, which is practically
the same thing.
after the RECESSION of the courts IN
Totten's case. it is hardly probable
that even a democratic senate would
confirm his appointment to such a
responsible position as postmaster at
Bowman.
"The case is almost the same as
the Bloom case at Devils Lake which
is not settled yet Mrs. Bloom was
1ppointed, but not confirmed. so after
congress adjourned Mr.. Bloom was
appointed, and up to this time has
not been confirmed. and very likely
will not be.
"Totten, through John Burke, has
made enough trouble about the Bow
man post office, and we believe it
is time the post Office department
was listening to the patrons Of the
Office as to their choice of postmas-
ter at this place. The patrons of the
office or the members or the demo-
cratic county committee were not
consulted in this case, and it is pos
sible they may yet be heard from.
The sentiment of the patrons of the
Office with whom we have talked is
to the effect that they do not want
the Office at Bowman turned over to
e. p. Totten, which would be the
case should this appointment be con-
frmed. Should this appointment go
through it will cost Mr.. Burke nice
bunch of votes in Bowman, county
should he ever come up for election"
OF INTEREST TO MORTON
The Glen Ullin News, Morton cOun-
ty, trots out two candidates in a re-
cent issue:
Frank McQuillan of Mandan is an
avowed candidate for the office of
sheriff of Morton county although he
has not yet publicly announced his
candidacy. Mr.. McQuillan has been
a resident Of the county for a number
OF years and is we'll acquainted in
the county. He is we'll qualified and
we believe he would make very
capable official.
1.-The Office of Clerk of Court will
have plenty of seekers this year, SO
we are told. Geo. Ford would look
good to the voters up this way should
he decide to enter the race
nma s-
HAS BETTER JOB
! II. N. Lynn, editor Of the Rhame
Review, Bowman county, declares
there is rot enough money in politics
to make it attractive. Therefore he
will not be candidate for county
auditor.
HOPES HE WINS
Grant s. Hager of the Saint
Thomas Times is authority for this:
Democratic newspapers are men
tioning Senator John L. Cashel of
this city, as one of the delegates to
the national democratic convention.
We, of course. have no right to sug-
gest what Is the right line of action
for our democratic friends, and yet
we feel tina. no man in this end of
the State is more fitted to fill the
position of delegate to the conven-
ton more satisfactorily than Senator
Cashel. Here's hoping he wins"
MIDBO AGAIN
After reading several recent polit-
ical announcements the Kenmare
Journal says:
Further relief will be added when
Herman Midbo losses in his lid"
BURKE ~PEERAGEo
Lisbon Free Press: Burke's peer
age is to be tried out in June, II