The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-12
ldictment of league officials in Mime
' L,ndherpk a IA La Toilette.

| Lindbergh a Ia La Toilette.
Apart from this, however, Is the
case of the leagues candidate for gov Z
ernor. Charles A. Lindbergh of Little
Falls former congressman, whose
views on the war after Uncle Sam got
into the fighting give the Minnesota
primaries quite as pronounced an is
sue over loyalty as Wisconsin had
this spring. In Wisconsin La Fol-
letism' was the issue In the Repub-
lican primaries. In Minnesota, Lind
bergh, after war was declared. wrote
a book perusal of which would
cause the La Toilette pompadour to
culver with delight. The opposition
dug this book up when the primary
fight started 1t is most astonishing
book. The reader instinctively looks
to see Of it bears a Germany copy
right 1t doesn't, but it contains
many choice morsels Of thought that
might be gobbled with relish in
Potsdam S@'
I = socialists May Turn Tide.
What makes the Minnesota situa-
ton all the more unfortunate, so far
as the governorship fight is concern
ed, is the fact that Gov. J. A. A. Burn
Quist, who has performed we'll as war
governor, Is up for denomination.
Under the Minnesota, law any voter
may vote In the primaries of any party
he selects. There are no restrictions
such as the two year barrier in
Illinois. 50
The Socialists have no fight, which
leaves them free to enter the primar-
les of any other party, and $4,000 OF
them are expected to vote for Lind
burgh. Gov. BurnQuist is in bad
with some ,of the unions, while the
nonpartisan league and the unions
have a cooperative understanding on
candidates and platform. Both sides
claim to have a narrow edge on the
situation, and meanwhile the Demo-
Gratis are getting ready for furious
fight to put. over their nominees In
case Lindburgh wins at the Repub-
lican primaries. 4 Fred E.. Wheaton
and w. L.. ComstOck of Mankat0 are
the Democratic primary candidates"
Representative Allen of Stutsman
county. takes the Tribune to task for
stating in a late review that Suits
man sent solid Nonpartisan delega-
ton to the last session. The Tribune
Is ready to make an exception in the
case of Mr. Allen, but not in the in
stance of Major Dana Wright, now in
France, whom Rep. Allen states was
not Lacquer. Although possibly not
elected with the endorsement of the
league, and while Major Wright did
not return from the Mexican border
until the closing days Of the session,
the few times he was called upon to
vote revealed his sympathies with the
league, and following the adjournment
of the session he very plainly demon
strated his Nonpartisanism in many
ways. Mr.. Allen states that Stuts-
man is not for Frazier, and he is
claiming it flor tSteen. The. Tribune
is glad to have opinions from mon
who are on the ground, and who ma
turally know more Of conditions than
anyone writing from ''r the le outside can
know. XIX ~ =, .,-... .'
Steen managers are claiming the
First district for, the Independent
Voters candidate for governor. The
! Tribune recently awarded the First
| district to Frazier, and we are in
clined to stand pat. on this guess. al
though we will admit that Steen car
ried the First in the last general cleo.
ton, when he was opposed by Casey,
| q Lacquer. We believe that Fraziers
vote in the First will be at least as
large as John Baer's was a year ago.
The Tribune recexqdzedf the fact that
Frazier may poll considerably fewer
votes I'M Fargo and Grand Forks than