The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-06-17

Oh. what is so rare as day in June?
Shucks, that's easy. Sugar.
Matches sold in the United States IN
1881 at | cent each. 1t is dollars to
doughnuts that the third man wasn't
afraid to take a light in those days.
The dark horse proved to be the
winner at Chicago. We wanted to see
Gen, Leonard Wood nominated but we
lost out. We are we'll satisfied with
the choice of the conventions, however.
All eyes are now turned on San Fran
cisco. Will the democratic conven-
ton also select dark horse?
The republican convention at CHI
cago adopted the platform as submit
Ted by the committees working on 1t
Yesterday and so some real live news
can be looked for today. 1t is very
probable that the balloting will COM
mence some time late today and
candidate may be selected before
night, unless the convention results
in a deadlock over the selections. This
however, does not seem probable but
if it should happen, the convention
will perhaps at once unite on dark
horse candidate - Charles Evans
Hughes being spoken of very favor
ably. The Times-Record is getting
the news right off the reel from Chi
cago through the United Press Asso-
citation and the moment anything
startling happens we will give it to
YOU several hours ahead of any other
paper which can reach Valley City.
The nonpartisan league speakers
are going around the state taking
slam at Minnie j. Nelson and trying
to throw discredit upon the present
superintendent Of public instruction.
Without any reflection on the integ-
rity or ability of her opponent we
firmly believe that Miss Nelson will
receive a very large majority for the
nomination on June 80. The people
of North Dakota have felt that Miss
Nelson has not had square deal at
the hands of this administration and
they will see to it that she gets vote
of public approval. There is nothing
wrong about advocating the opponent
of the present superintendent of pub
lie instruction by league speakers If
they will only confine themselves to
the truth and put stop to their dirty
mud singing Miss Nelson has made
a capable official and we believe the
people are going to sustain her hand
somely at the polls.
Do you believe it would be wise
thing for the voters of North Dakota
to so amend the Absent Voters law as
to make it possible for people who are
not electors to vote in any precinct
they may choose, by means of the Alb
sent Voters ballot? Do you believe
that the women of our state should be
put in such position that they will
have to mark their ballots in the
presence of a political agent, whether
he is a member of the nonpartisan
league, the l. V. A. or any other or
ganization that is especially interest
ed in our political situation? 1t is
we'll enough to propose to make it
easier for the women to vote, but If
that were the whole motive, why not
leave the law in such shape as to pro-
tect the secrecy of the ballot, which
was guaranteed to every citizen that
mas come into our state? Tell your
neighbors about this law and ask
them to vote "No" on it.
When you are looking over your
ticket on primary election, get your
eye focused on the name of M. O.
Graveyard, who is a candidate on the
republican ticket for member of the
state legislature from the Fifteenth
district of Barnes county. Mr.. Gran
gard in our judgment is one of the
best business men in this county and
an ideal candidate for that job. If
you elect Mr.. Grangaard-and we feel
certain that you will elect him-this
district will have one of the best rep
resentatives in the legislature it ever
had. He is endowed with good COM
mon sense, is hard worker, knows
the needs of the state and will give US
the very best service it is possible o
give. He will be a representative of
all the pople and not of few bosses.
We want men in our legislature who
can see beyond the caucus door away
into the district and state and who will
regard the interests of the people in
preference to those of a few. In 9TH
er words we think M. o. Graveyard
the best man running in the fifteenth
district and he should be elected.
The Fargo Courier-News this
morning features an article stating
that the Industrial Commission had
invited or intends to invite the presi-
dent of the North Dakota Bankers
Association to make an investigation
of the Bank of North Dakota. In con-
nection with this story the Times
Record interviewed Mr.. Jas. J. Farley
Of this city, who is the president Of
the State Bankers Association, and
he authorized the following state
ment: II know nothing of this mat
ter except what l have read in the
Fargo paper this morning. No invita-
ton has come to me, not even sug-
eestion, from any member or en-
ployee of the Industrial Commission
or the Bank of North Dakota. If such
an invitation should be received by