The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-19

er member Of the house Of represen-
tatives.
According to newspaper accounts
/ published at Grand Forks, a meet
| ing OF more or less prominent Nom
| partisans was held in the office Of
/ II. A. Bronson, assistant attorney
| general, at Grand Forks, for the
purpose of naming a ticket Of candi-
dates for county office.
r The ticket said to have been
nominated includes J. H. Solstad, a
| Grand Forks alderman and member
OF the state exemption board, as
candidate for county auditor; Hans
Ge0Tgeson, Niagara, candidate for
county treasurer; John Symons,
Falconer, candidate for county
Judge: Fred G. She'll, Grand Forks,
candidate for clerk Of court; Ben
Sorbo, candidate for sheriff, and
Joseph COghlan. candidate for states
attorney. Mr.. COghlan is associated
with Mr.. Bronson.
According to the reports publish
ed, Miss Beatrice tombstone, form
er president OF the North Dakota
Educational association, will be sup
ported for reelection as county
superintendent OF schools.
The Grand Forks newspaper sit
uatiOn, more or less uncertain for
some time, is said to have developed
to the point where The Grand Forks
Daily American, a daily paper back
| ed by Nonpartisans, will begin pub
licatiOn March 1. The league folks
have for some time been keen to
start a paper in Grand Forks as a
means Of getting more direct action
on J. d. Bacon, owner of The Grand
Forks Herald, who has been OPP
posed to the program OF the leaders
Of the Nonpartisan league.
City politics have also been more
or less interesting at Grand Forks.
The two leading factions in the city
have sndeayored for some time to
reach an agreement whereby they
would center their support on one
candidate, and a committee Of twelve
citizens, appointed by the two fac
tions. has agreed on Dr.. H. NJ. Wheel
er for the post OF mayor to succeed
James A. Dinnie, who is now closing
his second term.
DR.. Wheeler is one OF the best
known pioneers OF Grand Forks.
Congressman P. D. Norton, of theI
Third North Dakota district, has
adopted a unique method OF keeping
in touch with his constituents. He
is writing q series Of weekly letters,
which papers in his district are at |
liberty to publish, and in which the |
congressman deals with various war
problems as they come up at Wash
ington.
The letters are being given consi-
derabIe publicity and are regular
features in a number Of the papers.
The Dickinson Press, which recent
ly proposed the name Of Alfred
White, Dickinson, as likely guberna-
torial timber, now comes forward
with the suggestion that Lewis F.
Crawford, Of Sentinel Butte, men,
Der of the state board OF regents,
would make good timber.
Politics seemingly are getting
right hot around Crosby, where the
Consumers United Stores company
issue is receiving no little attention.
At a recent meeting in Crosby Of
the Farmers Elevator company,
recognized as an Equity project,
were passed condemning
The Divide County Journal because
Of its attitude on the store PROPOSE
ton.
The Divide County Journal comes
back with q lengthy review Of the
meeting in question, and declares
that 1T has interviewed a number Of
The elevator stockholders. present at
The meeting, who insist that they did
not pass the resolution.
The Journal then charges that the
were, in fact, passed
when only six or eight men were
present, after the meeting had been
,losed. =
The near approach Of the political !
campaign is evidenced by the fact 8
hat newspapers have already begun J
O publish announcements OF candi- I
iates for county offices. SO far but
lew have entered the realm. but the =
lext week or two likely will witness :
generous addition to the lists. '