The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-30
Bound to Socialists.

telm sft1e1F s a dppeai, he zESDublicans
set forth the fact that the Republican
state ticket as constituted IL made
up OF nlen who have bowed 70 kl1e
VIII and direction OF three Socialists
Arthur LeSueuF, A.. =. Bowen and
A. g. TownIey Nj esuellr wa four
times candidate for attorney general
OF North Dakota, and once for con-
gress on the Socialist ticket; Mr..
ernor on the Socialist ticket, and
Mr. Townley was once a candidate
for the legislature in Golden Valley
county on the Socialist ticket.
Proably at no period in the North
Dakota political history has such
a significant document ever been is
sued by members of one party, MAX
ing an appeal for the supporter that
party they have heretofore opposed.
1t is an indication OF the seriousness
with which the real Republicans Of
North Dakota view the present state
situation, and it is expected that the
appeal will be the means OF further
solidifying the Republicans in sup
port OF Mr.. Doyle for governor; of
the Democratic state ticket, and oi
Fred Bartholomew for congress in the
First district, where the Republicans
say they have no choice except to
support an out and out Democrat
as against Socialist running on the
Republican platform, bound hand and
foot to the Socialist machine doInin-
Iated by LeSueur, Debs, Haywood and
Townley Socialists.
National Reputation.
The Republican, appeal takes: on
new significance in view of the fact
that 1t has the approval OF Gunder
Olson, the national committeeman
for the state. It is significant as 1t
indicates Reputation all down the
line Of the Republican, organization
controlled by the Socialists.
Following is the statement:
.tAs members Of the Republican
State Central Committee, we have
the following declaration to make
the Republican voters OF North Dar
kota:
I'm the present campaign there lis
no state ticket in the field which
distinctly represents the principles
OF the Republican party. The State
Socialist Party has abandoned. it's
name and its place on the election
ballot and with the aid OF a, horde
OF Socialist workers from other states
by deception and false representa-
tions, has obtained possession OF the
Republican party name and has pre-
sented a list OF candidates for state
office who are pledged to the pro-
gram OF the leaders Of that party.
This organization is the So
ciaIist party masquerading ur.
der the name OF Republicans.
Among its most prominent direc-
tors are. Arthur IeSueur. "A. -.
Bowen and "A. G.. ToWnley, who
have all been candidates for Of
flee on this ticket have either
never possessed or have 9orsaken
all ideas of Republi blicanisna. They
acknowledge allegiance to the
Socialists who dictate the pole
cies OF the organization. "A vote
for any of the candidates thus
presented and, controlled is in
no sense a vote for the Repub-
licanjsm OF the state, but is, on
the contrary, in support OF ideas
and principles utterly opposed to
the Republicans.
The only choice presented TO Re-
publicans is between the ticket se-
lected by the Democrats. and headed
by s. j. Doyle, as candidate for gov
ernor, and the ticket dictated by
these Socialists and made up of
men who have sacr feed Republican,.