The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-25

Hiram johnson carried North Dako-
ia in the primaries. How could he help
but carry the state when his was the
only name on the ballot for the vot-
ers to vote for. Anybody could win
under similar circumstances.
H. H. Perry, anti Townley democrat
has been elected national committee
man from North Dakota by the demo-
Gratis of the state and the list of pres
idential electors and delegates to the
national convention will no doubt be
carried along with him. On the repuo-
hcan side it is practically certain that
the anti-Townley ticket will be the
winner.
The editor of the Times Record is
grateful to the people of his home
town and the county at large for the
very flattering vote received at Tues
DAYS election. With the hammering
we have received the past two years
from the other side We hardly expect
ed such gratifying results and the only
reason we can give for this splendid
support is that the people generally
believe in hewing to straight line
and telling the truth.
The vote that Gen. Leonard Wood is
receiving in Minnesota and elsewhere
shows the trend of opinion in the
northwest. Had his name gone on the
ballot in this state he would have car
ried it over johnson by large ma
jerity, but his name was taken off the
ballot by request at the last minute
and he is a sufferer along these lines
in consequence. 1t seems sort of fool
ish for his advisers to ask him not to
file especially after johnson had re-
fused to withdraw, but sometimes a
Teller has some poor advisers and he
suffers in consequence. Here's hop
ing that Leonard Wood will make up
for his loss here when he gets to 60
ing in the Chicago convention.
The returns are coming in slowly
from the country precincts from the
election of Tuesday. So far as you
can Judge from these returns the non
partisan advocates seem to be equally
as strong in spots as they were at the
last election. This may be due to the
fact that most of those who voted
were those kind of chaps who believe
in being up and doing all the time or
in the words of the scripture "they
keep their lamps trimmed and burn
ing" all the time. It takes mighty
hard storm to bluff some of these
"we'll stick" boys while the luke warm
chaps will not put themselves out
very much to vote under the conditions
of Tuesday. In some precincts no
election was held at all and in the
others not half the vote was cast in
many of them. The election of Tues
day does not signify very much we
think, for the simple reason that there
was little at stake in this election, the
national committeeman and delegates
being the prizes sought. The only
thing is the way they are nliXed-nany
voters not knowing who to vote for.
The June primary will tell the real
story. Present indications are that
the regular republicans will carry
Barnes county by a small margin.
The presidential primaries are COM
ing along thick now adays. Mime
sofa recently held the primary and it
seems that Leonard Wood has the del
egation in his vest pocket. North Da-
kota was the next in line in the pres
idential fight and Hiram johnson car
ries off the delegation from this state
In a few days South Dakota will have
whirl at it and this state is reason.
ably expected to go to Wood, and sc
it will 90 for the next sixty days OF
more until all the states have voted
in the primaries. Then will come the
great fight for the nomination at Chi.
cago and up to this time it is any.
body's fight with good chance for q
dark horse not yet mentioned to cap
ture the coveted nomination. This is
the status of the republican side OIL
politics while on the democratic side
there does not seem to be much senti
ment for any particular candidate will
a good chance for most any democrat
to carry off the plum. Friend Bryan
is said to be perfectly willing agar
to offer himself on the altar of sacri
fee for his party provided there is :
demand for him-can he create thai
demand.
The Peoples Opinion heads an ar
ticle in its columns from L. B. Hog
stad of Nome, who was, elected dele
gate to the republican convention al
Bismarck this way: "Misrepresentec
by Valley City Daily" We care no,
what Strieb says about US only w
wish to show that the truth is 8
stranger to him. The Valley City
daily had nothing to do with Mr.. Hog.
stad's election and therefore could not
very well misrepresent him. Mr.. Hog.
stad was elected a delegate at the
county convention-he was not there
neither were some others-but they
did not kick about it or rush into print
The convention wanted to give the
country districts fair representation
and somebody suggested his name and
he was elected and there was no thot
that this little act would be consid-
cred such an atrocious crime as It has
been painted by the Nome Tribune
and the Peoples. Opinion much less BY