The Bismarck tribune., 1921-11-07
INDEPENDENTS 7 i En-
IN DUNN HOLD !.
CELEBRATION
Barbecue Attracts Many People
at Gathering Held at
a Dunn Center
7. G. NELSON WELCOMED

Dunn Center. n D., Nov. dunn
county Independent held barbecue
in celebration Of the election OF the
Independent candidates. Saturday al
ternoon and evening, which took the
form of welcome to Theodore q.
Nelson, secretary of the independent
Voters Association, and Independent
campaign manager. Mr.. Nelson
formerly lived in Dunn county.
Two bands were on deck, the Kill
deer orchestra and the Dunn Center
band. The roasting of the biggest
steer to be found in the nelghborhood
had been going on since the previous
night and 9G5 people were served at
the barbecue. ..'
The auditorium was crowded when
the indoor program was started
shortly after one O'Clock with Alfred
O. Nelson acting as chairman in the
absence of Bill Connolly who was
prevented by a business engagement
from taking charge until the evening,
program commenced. .l
Get Together, S;iys Mvrtla
II
orchestra and couple of solos by
Miss Lois Evans, Of Halliday, At
torney T. F.. Murtha, of Dickinson,
was introduced as the first speaker.
Mr.. Murtha gave short review OF
the recent political history of the
state;> >complimented the voters of the
state on their decision in the recall
election but declared that there was
now no time for gloating over
enemies. The best interests of North
Dakota could be served only by ev-
erybody getting together and joining
hands. .'
The new administration, he said,
had no axes to grind. ->... .a
Attorney w. f. Burnett, Of Dickin-
son, endorsed Mr.. Murtha's state
ments as to the political outlook and
urged diversified farming. The pro-
gram was followed by the barbecue
donated by Bill Connolly who wagered
that if the Independents won he would
roast the biggest steer in the neigh
borhood in front of the local league
organ. T..
Mr. Nelson arrived on the $40
train and was welcomed by the
gathering with the band playing. A
waiting automobile took him to the
auditorium "a
Mr. Nelson said in part:
Conduct Of Campaign
81 am glad that | can say truth
fully that as campaign manager for
the Independent forces l have not
counselled or permitted any person
a! abuse or attack upon the personal.
character of an opponent The fight
has been bitter and no doubt things
have been said that would have been
left unsaid in calmer moments, but
generally speaking it has been
clean fight from our side, and as l
this evening look back | see nothing
that could have been gained by delving
into personalities, Z
1t is natural in any campaign that
the official acts of public Officials
must come in for analysis, attention
and criticism in any and every politi-,
cal campaign and more so in a recall
election campaign than in any other,
and it is equally natural that public
officials should try. to defeat or at
least justify their acts. The result
is,, OF course, a controversy which
must be settled Dy the voters
Such controversy has just been
settled at the polls. We who are vic
torious have nothing to gIoat over.
We have no axes to grind, but we
want~thc cooperation of all the peo-
pie in the state 10 make North Dako-
ia the best state in the American
union. We have had troublesome
times. We are looking towards bet
ter future If every man and woman
in the state will do their public duty
and stanl for a square deal Tor ev-
crybody we arc going to come out on
top very soon.
I'VE have elected set of state
officials who have the best interests
of the state at heart. Give them a
fair chance before you render judg-
ment and then have no fear for the
outcome"