The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1916-03-02
POLITICAL DOPE
COUNTY AND STATE
THINGS QUIET BUT WILL BEGIN
THIS MONTH
First Primaries But Three Weeks
Away-Sevcral Sharp Con-
tests IN Sight

The presidential primary IS less
than three weeks away but Us yet
the average voter has taken little OF
no interest in the cail,;::.:es. Pres
ident Wilson will have ltt.e or no op-
position IN the democratic party TO
lead again, bu. the republican party
is having Il hard time on &c ting at
an acceptable candidate. Senator La-
FOL etc appears to be the favori.c in
North Dakota. Presidential elcc ors
and national delegates were picked by
the progressive republicans at i meet
ing at Fargo in January, ba. sincc
the time Of Inc meeting The imc5
has been unable to gct squins at
the list anywhere. Later the repab-
lcan state ccn:ra! committee had q
meeting al Fargo and pu. ont an
other LIST Of candidates. The sta Q
committee has sent this list out to
the ncws papers of The state, and they
have been printed in those papers
that were wiling to run the mater
"itHSU| pay.
Senator Cummins has Withdrawn
from the North Dakota lie d, holey-
ing it would ondanger the cnancc Of
getting . progressive delegation.
Some of the repub lean machine lead
ers were pinning their faith to Gum
Minis, but his withdrawal has PIT a
different complexion on The outlocb,
and they arc now making a stand to
clcc. their delegation without instluc-
tions. "uninstruc:c decorations"
appears to be in demand this year for
the Chicaro convention. "I.ay low
and talk calm. Do net spill TIC te7ns"
appears to be the slogan adopted by
the republicans who are ou. to beat
Wilson.
State Politics
Candidates f9r stale and congres-
siona! honors are willing to Dlde un.i
after the presidential primaries. Their
they VIII he more abe TO get at tho
public pulse than at the presen. time
Wi,n the Nonpar,isan League in the
fed it is hard to &c. q line on any
thing certain. The farmers are put
ting up more Of u united front thi:
year than they have in the pas. twen-
ty years. Safe candidates are tax
ing cogniZance of this fact too. Some
of them have been trying to work in
to the good graces oil the Equity ana
Nonpartisan movements. AT then
meeting in Minot recently the Equit!
decided to turn the political end ovel
10 the Nonpartisans, and the Latter
are just chock full Of cockishnes.
and "fccr" of power. Once in awhile
an editor throughout the state ha
the effrontery to attack the trenchc
of the Nonpartisans only to be me
by a curious fusillade" from thei
spokesmen.
Senator McCumbcr and Governo
Hanna are the only entrants to COM
out So far for the senatorial nomina
tion in the republican party. Th
governor sought to bolster himself VI
by joining the Ford peace movemen
on its wild goose chase to Europe, bu
instead of it making him popular q
did his former trip to Europe, it onl
served to bring condemnation on hi
head from friends and foes alike. H
has been back in this country no'
about . week but is getting the Ia
Of the political land in North Dakot
before he even attempts = survey Q
it. Mr.. McCumber is getting m OF
ganization perfected that extend
clear into the precincts. and is prepal
ing to meet any attack from tn