The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23
POLLOCK URGES
ALL VOTERS TO
BACK BURTNESS
Chairman of Republican
Convention, In Statement
Today Sees Success
CANDIDATE rs
WE'LL EQUIPPED
Comes Before People at
Time When demand is for
Best Available Timber

r. NJ. Pollock, OF Fargo, chairman
OF the Republican district convention
at Grand Forks last Wednesday, and
representative for Cass county on the
campaign committee, in an interview
today, urged voters Of the district to
give their support to o. B. Burtness,
the convention nominee.
An intelligent and careful survey
Of the field by the voters and a vote
based thereon, surely means the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Burtness." said Mr.. Pol
lock.
AS chairman of the Cass county
organization that will handle the
campaign here. Mr.. Pollock will call
meeting early next week. Today he
is seriously considering the proposal
made by q number OF young men, that
they be enlisted to direct some of the
most active campaign work that is
planned and 1t is deemed likely that
steps will be taken the fore part of
next week to give young men of Cass
county an opportunity to show what
they are capable Of In the matter Of
promoting q political campaign.
The nomination of Hon. @, B. Burt
ness by the First district Republican
convention at Grand Forks on We'd
nesday last is an excellent one" said
Mr.. Pollock today to The Forum.
Full delegations were present from
every county in the district except one.
It was the desire and determination of
all the delegates to make the best pos
sible choice of a candidate for the
place to be filed at the approaching
election.
"A group of high class men were
announced candidates and several 9TH
er individuals would have been glad
to have been named. so there was con-
siderable competition and rivalry
among the respective candidates and
their friends, but no person seeking
nomination and no delegate seemed to
desire anything to be done that would
not be for the best interest Of the dis
trict, state and nation. There were no
hand picked delegates. no slate and
there was no jobbery. Everything was
done openly and above board; the spir-
1t Of fairness in all things prevailed
throughout the convention.
When it became apparent that Mr..
Burtness was the choice Of the ma
jority of the delegates, all the other
candidates whose names had been
presented withdrew and his nomina-
ton was instantly made unanimous.
Everyone departed with the best OF
feeling and with the fixed purpose to
do everything possible in an honor
able way to advance the interest Of
the nominee and secure his election.
Thoroughly Dakotan. J.
"Mr. Burtness is fine specimen of
the young manhood of this state. He
is a native born citizen of North Da-
kota, born and raised on a farm In
Grand Forks county. He secured his
education wholly within the state, in
GLIDING an arts course and a law
course at the state university. His
habits are OF the best; he is progress
sive in thought and action; is good
lawyer; has been states attorney, twice
reelected, Of Grand Forks county from
which office he retired voluntarily at
the beginning of the present year. He
not only practices law but attends to
the practical operation of a farm Of
which he is one of the owners.
An Excellent Member.
"He cannot be too highly recon-
mended to the voters of this congress
sional district as a person admirably
adapted and qualified for the position
of congressman. He will make an ex-
cellent member of congress, just such
a one as the state and nation need at
the time OF this great crisis. He stands
squarely on the platform of principles
adopte6 and announced by the con-
vention. The campaign is going to be
a short and intense one. 1t behooves
every voter in the district to be alive
and awake to the important issues in
volved.
can intelligent and careful survey
of the field by the voters and vote
based thereon surely means the cleo
ton of Mr.. Burtness. Personally want
to urge the voters Of the district to
give him a chance to represent them
and assure them that when they have
done so they will never regret 1t.