The Dickinson press., 1916-04-01

Center Republican: On the surface
it would seem that so far as North
Dakota is concerned the presidential
primary is a ~stupendous joke, not
only from the fact that it creates
very little interest, but also from the
fact that so far as North Dakota's
vote is concerned, it cuts but little
figure. If it could be arranged to
merge the presidential and the state
primary a great and almost useless
expense could be eliminated.
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Valley City Times-Record The
papers that are criticising the board
of regents want to know what the
bankers know about farming or agri-
culture. The bankers might just as
we'll ask what the newspaper men
know about these subjects. We be-
!!eve the newspapers are giving pub
Lefty to the work of the extension
departments of the agricultural COL
lege and university to try and help
along with the benefits that are sup
posed to accrue to the farmers and
the farming industry in this state.
We also know that the bankers have
been pioneers in the corn contests
and industrial affairs, and evidently
their motives were not entirely sell
fish. These men were selected to
take positions on this board be-
cause of their business ability and
their interest in agriculture which is
the foundation of most of the bust
naCS of N11Y NJ IN 1r1oo1fh Cs1yo
them the courtesy of a trial before
condemning them from prejudice.
Van Hook Journal: An item is 60
ing the rounds of the press to the
effect that Leslie A. Simpson of Dick
inson will again be a candidate for
Congress from the Third District, in
opposition to the present incumbent,
?. D. Norton. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Simpson has twice before
opposed Mr.; Norton, and was only de-
feated four years ago through the
second choice fuke. From various
parts of the district has long been
heard grumblings of dissatisfaction
with the present incumbent and it is
conceded by the party leaders that
his day of usefulness has passed and
he is doomed to defeat in the COM
ing election, providing a strong can
didate can be brought into the field
against him. Every pressure has
been brought to bring about the an
nouncement of Mr.. Simpson, who, it
is thought, stands IN excellent chance
of landing the nomination and the
eventual election. Mr.. Simpson, is,
undoubtedly, one Of the best quail
fled men in the northwest for a con-
gressional position. AS an attorney,
with a national reputation, he knows
the law. AS representative and sena-
tor from his district for a great
many terms, he knows the making Of
laws, and during his tenure in the
law making body of the state was
recognized as the floor leader in both
branches of the legislature. A North
Dakotan for over thirty years, he has
the best interests of his adopted state
at heart and has always been found
on the firing line when any matter
of benefit to the state has come up.
A man of a winning personality, lie
has the faculty of making friends
wherefore he goes, and it where he
he is best known that he is strongest
in a political sense. In the primary
campaign of 1912 he polled ninety
per cent of the party votes in his
home county. The writer is of the
belief that MIR. Simpson today stands
heads and shoulders above any con-
g%ressional timber in this or other dis
tricts and that, were he elected to
congress, he would be more than a
mere representative and would re-
ceive recognition as a parlimentarian
and take rank with the leaders in
the lower house. In such representa-
ton, the state would also receive the
recognition that is due it. The
Journal sincerely hopes that he will
nnoun himself a candidate for this
important position and that the vot-
ers in the district will use their fran
chise and elect Mr.. Simpson, a man
that would, in the s%trictest sense, be
a true representative of his district
and the state at large.
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