The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-07-22
Richardson. While MI. Divet did
not figure prominently So the rum
ming until 4 his name had been ~

in1n& untll ms name mad been ~.
commended BY the bar association
and the state central committee.
All Of which came weeks after Sem
|ator McC Culnber had made It known
that his support had been promised
to Attorney Miller. To complets
his wire-story Mr.. Liggett then
stated that two North Dakota con-
gressmen were also backing Miller.
Although he did not take the trou-
ible to see these gentlemen them
selves and ASCERTAIN the facts at
first hand. Unless he knew that
neither Of the gentlemen in ques-
! ton have had much to do with the
appointment and merely wished to
digtort the facts, which would be
quite in keeping with the policies
of his breed Of news-writers.
John M. Baer, who retired from
Congress after going before the
people with his icture-making re-
cord, is also having his fling as a
scribe. Having been q congressman
he recently saw fit to tackle the
tariff bill and, writing in the organ
!of the Plumb Plan League, John
proceeds to condemn the lumber
proviso in the Fordney bill. Al
though at the time Mr.. Baer was
taking his pen in hand the teeth
had already been extracted from
the clause relating to lumber. fol-
lowing a fight of some weeks upon
the part Of George M. Young and
i the entire Minnesota delegation,
most Of whom Baer and his friends
have long since exposed as friends
!of "Big Biz" There was little else
Of interest in the Baer editorials
save that he twitted the congress
men in general for their laxity in
warm weather. Though the weat-
her was much more agreeable in
the last three months session Of
the Sixty-Sixth Congress when Mr..
Baer, as Representative himself,
answered something like one roll
call in all Of that time. And it is
not recorded that he refused to
draw his monthly pay check at re-
gular intervals. That was after
Congressman Baer had been de-
feated. Senator Gronna, also beat
en- at the polls, II came back and in
the same time and for the same
money, put over his resolution ap-
propriating millions for seed-grain
for drought stricken farmers, saw
his bill restoring the War Finance
Corporation become law, and he
staged hard but unsuccessful
fight for the passage Of his act for
the Federal control of the meat
packing industry.
An announcement from the
White House respecting the North
Dakota judgeship appointment is
expected hourly although it is un-
derstood that the President would
devote some time to the matter.
Senator McCumber went to the
Presidents Office by special invita-
tion late last week and it is possi-
BILE that the call had to do with
matters Of state patronage. He,
however, had nothing to say res
pecting the interview and the mat
ter still rests where it was last
week.
It has been unoficially reported
that change would soon be made
in the Office of United States Mar
shall, the position now occupied by
S. J. Doyle, an appointee of Presi-
dent Wilson. Jim Shea, Of Wah-
peton, who held the office under a
previous Republican adn1inistra-
tion, and who has been considered
the man likely to have the backing
Of Senator McCumber if new ap-
pointment is to be made, is here in
the city now although his presence
in Washington may not have any
political significance.
Another unconfirmed report has
it that Colonel Hildreth is about to
tender his resignation as United
States District Attorney. Mr.. Hill
dreth has denied a previous rumor
to the same effect and it may be
that the present report is likewise
without grounds. Although his re-
signation would probably relieve
the office Of the Attorney General
of an embarrassing situation.