The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-10
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EDITORIAL


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The outstanding feature of the pres
ent campaign for the election OF the
nti-Townley ticket is the size OF the
crowds which everywhere greet At
torney General LANCER and the bal
ance of the candidates running on that
ticket. At every place they go they
are met with large crowds and mucn
enthusiasm which augurs well TOR that
ticket. Mr.. LANCER is making a
whirlwind campaign and in many
places is met by thousands of people
and brass bands. These demonstra-
tons must mean something because
YOU could not have made such cam
paign two years ago. The people are
commencing to see that they have
been stung by the glittering promises
of the socialist leaders and they are
breaking away from that bunch fast.
You can fool the people part of the
time but you cannot fool them all the
time.
The republican convention at Chi
cago is like a chicken without head
-fguratively speaking. Before the
convention people were wagering
guesses as to who would be the choice
of the convention, but now it is hard
to tell who will be the selection.
Wood is going into the convention
with the largest number of INSTRUCTED
delegates, johnson runs a close sec
ond Sproul third, Lowden fourth and
Harding fifth and so on down the line.
However, none of the aspirants have
a large enough number of instructed
delegates to ever hope to carry the
convention on the first or second bal
lot. Political observers are predicting
a split about the fourth or fifth bal
lot, when the claim that the Instructed
delegates will begin to shift their
choices and the nomination sun will
beam up brighter on the political horl-
zon. Others believe that dark horse
candidate will come into the conven-
ton and grasp the nomination away
from the present aspirants. Charles
Evans Hughes, former justice of the
supreme court of the United States,
and in 1916 a candidate for presi-
dency against Wilson, is spoken of
quite favorably as dark horse can
didate Old time politicians, however,
are still puzzled and are afraid to ex-
press their opinion when the atmos-
phere is so clouded. The selection
will perhaps be made about Friday or
Saturday.
Only three candidates for judge of
this district have been filed on the Of
fetal ballot to be voted upon at the
coming primary election, but that does
not stop any voter from writing in
the name of any attorney they see fit
and if they write in a name and put
cross after it this must be counted
and the attorneys name will go on
the official ballot in November if he
should happen to be one of the six re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
in the primary election, and the three
getting the highest vote at the gen.
eral election in November will be
elected judges of the district. We
have heard many people suggesting
the name of Attorney Lee Combs, of
this city, as one who would be credit
to the bench if he was elected, and
many of them have said that they will
write in his name on the ballot on
June 80, in fact Mr.. Combs has al
ready had delegations of voters ask
ing him to become candidate but
whether or not he will do so we have
not learned as he is out of town, but
there is one thing sure that if he is
candidate he will get our support
III &c ~ 4no hoef -, %b;>
district or the state if you please and
we firmly believe that if he should be
elevated to the bench he would make
a very fair and able jurist. There is
one thing certain that if Mr.. Combs
should decide to let his friends write
his name on the ballot or use stickers,
he would get lot of votes and in the
fall election would stand a very good
chance Of being elected.
The overwhelming decision of the
supreme court yesterday, in holding
that constitutional prohibition and the
Volstead law enforcing it are both
valid is big victory for the drys of
this country. 1t means that the old
uoyo VI Soloo1lo, WIFI ueeI was DOuSIlL
for about a nickel a quart and the
days of free lunches are past. No
more whiskey-except private stocks
and they are slowly but surely van
ishing-will be in evidence within a
few years, yes, perhaps only a few
years, yes, perhaps only few months.
The big brewing interests have been
fighting the legality of prohibition
ever since the time it was first put
into effect about a year ago. They
have employed the most clever attor-
neys in the country, but all to no
avail. The highest tribunal in the
country has decided that the act is
constitutional and it will go down in
the dusty leaves Of the constitution
where it will no doubt remain until
man ceases to exist. Certain amend
ments may, however, be added from
time to time, making the laws less
severe but as for the days of open
saloons, it seems almost certain gen.
erations to come will listen with awe
when the old "bar" veterans spell
some of their yarns how in days of
old beer and whiskey were almost
free for tho ockipo Tho 1oocf fhot