Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-08-26
Is HOiSted On
Its Own Petard
Files of Republican Reveal
Some Old Gang Political
''Wire Pulling"

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brain storm that had to break out.
AlloW me to briefly set forth the
facts. and shall substantiate what
Isayssby no less an authority than
the Republican itself.
In the Republican issue of Jury
22nd,l 1920, it refers to the conven-
tion in MIR. Grimson's office. held by
the league members of the republi
can county committee as rump con-
vention, and that no attention was
paidtto it as the regular republicans
were in a clear majority. ready to do
business in legal manner and in the
accustomed place. Let us LOOK at the
record, as precinct committeeman, of
these staunch stickers for legality
and propriety:
| Copied from the Republican of
July 9th, 1916:
Republican Committee Meets
Representatives of fourteen pre-.
cincts of the county met at the office
of Attorney Fletcher last Wednesday
afterno on in accordance with the call
sent out by the county auditor for a
meeting Of the republican precinct
committeeman. There were too many
things on hand for much of a ameeting
as many were at the fair ground and
some were attending court that was
in session, On account Of court oc.
cupying the court house it was ne
cessary to meet in some place besides
the court ROOM 1t was not expected
that this meeting would be held and
/ ,faAaapy did not come in, but those pre-
ssnG Thought it best to do something
definite and accordingly C. w. Plain,
,n4E Milton was elected as state CON-
r..iitteeman, B. E. Groomy chairman,
and Attorney E. E. Fletcher, secre.
! tary. On account of the small num-
ber in attendance at this meeting. as
little as possible was done and {
meeting will be called early in the
fal ] before the campaign opens, or
before the meeting of the state CEN
tral committee at Bismarck.
AS little as possible was done, just
elected the state committeeman, the
; county chairman and secretary, what
more could it have done. AS mat
ter of fact these same fellows, WHIT
are so anxious at this time for pro
prietory Of procedure, did in 1916,
recommend postponement of the meet
ing. to Go which they knew was il.
legal, as there is no provision fo1
postponement and the law provides
that the meeting shall be held in the
seast house.
Ona certain day at two p.m., how
= ever their scheme worked, and the.
q with their full force of fourteen
elected the state CO mmitteemen, th'
, county chairman and secretary.
Again in its issue Of August 5th
Q 1920 the Republican says: Two year
q ago the Leaguers won and the re
publicans made no attempt at holdin'
a meeting for they were out number
. el just the same as the leaguers ar
O now.
. From the Republecas of July le
y 1918:
: Committee Oficers Named
al Although no meetings Of the demo
. cratic and republican county com
4 mitteea we're called by County Audi
. tor Ole j Eide score of the re
publican committeeman selected a
( the recent primaries met at tn
court house last Wednesday afternoo
- and proceeded to organize the re
= publican county committee by tn
o. election of officers Mr.. Eide ha
considered the present week With In
. fair, circus and chautauqua in add
!. tion to the usual amount OF wa
n work pretty well filed up SO he decid
Led to call the committee meetings a
Ia later date. However he will NO
have to bother with calling meet
a Ting of the republican committee fo
i lit laaa all been taken care of for hi
= by about one-third of the committee
n men who evidently decided also ths
8 it was a busy week and that the
ii would transact the business for thos
Y who did not have DO much time
!, their disposal.
a 1t was not MIR Eides privilege
i call that meeting at his own pleasuI
,n,j II was hia duty however to notii
. every committeeman in the count.
!. that the meeting would be held
!. the court house on certain day
= 2 p. m. this he failed to do.
8 &C. N. Rogers
N Calvin, August 23, 1920.