Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-09

league candidate, demonstrated in the
1920 campaign. Judge Christianson's
term as supreme court justice will
not expire. for another four years,
but those who know him best are
satisfied that he would not hesitate
to give up a sure thing for a real
fight if his friends insisted on him Civ
ing up his present job to make the
senatorial fight. His resignation
would leave the appointment of his
successor to Gov. Nestos, SO there
would be no chance of radical get
ting on the supreme bench through
Judge Christianson's resignation
There is also considerable discus
sion as to the ACCESSIBILITY of recall
ing Sen. E. F. Ladd at the June ell
ection. Ladd was elected as sort
Of socialist-republican, and has lent
his name to the furtherance Of ma
tion-wide radical plans, as has come
to light through the discovery of var
ious Roylance letters that escaped
the flames when Roylance cleaned out
his desk preparatory to getting out
as result of the recall election. 1t
is quite probable that Ladd could be
recalled, in view of the present tenn
per of the people of North Dakota.
Ladd's advice to the farmers of this
state to hold their wheat caused
thousands of them to do that at a
great financial loss to themselves.
McCumber has one main argument
in his own favor-he is chairman of
the senate finance committee. How
ever, McCumber has trained for years
with the New England protectionists
in the upper house of congress, and
his position on the finance committee
lis really more of a political talking
point than direct asset to the North
west. On the other hand, McCumber
has not hesitated to "play practical
politics" with the leaguers when they
were in the saddle, and when. North
Dakota was grooming under the load
of their mal-administration. Many
former McCumber supporters will not
forget that fact, and the senator will
find numbers of his former staunch
friends his bitterest political enemies
in the coming campaign. d,
= It goes without saying that Gov.
Nestos will receive the unanimous
support of the independents of the
state. for reelection. Further, his
b4siness-like methods and his abso-
lutte fairness towards the legitimate
aspirations of the genuine league fol-
lowers, has made him many friends
in the opposition camp.
One complicated situation for the
independents is the case of Attorney
General Johnson. Mr.. johnson has
proven himself square-shooter and
a man of no small natural ability.
But he is democrat. It is abso-
lutely essential that the republicans
put forth candidate in the coming
primary campaign. And the man
who makes that fight could not be
expected to lay down in the fall if
he won the nomination. This makes
it practically impossible for Mr.. john
son to be a candidate for attorney
general, and no ore in the state APP
preciates the situation more fully
than Mr.. Johnson himself. Howev-
er, johnson does not deserve politi-
cal elimination, and his friends do
not want him eliminated. Hence, they
are casting about for solution Of
their problem. The most satisfac-
tory one seems to be that Mr.. j..
shsuld be candidate for position
on the supreme bench. There are
three judges to be elected this year.
Judges Robinson, Birdsell and Grace
are the judges whose terms expire.
1t is practically certain that Robin
son and Grace, at least, will never be
reelected, even though they should
become candidates. On the other
hand, the judgeship campaign does
not come under the head Of partisan
ship, and both republicans and demo-
Gratis may Join in supporting both
republicans and democrats for posi-
tons on the supreme bench. II Mr..
johnson wishes TO land on North Da-'
kota's supreme bench this year, we
believe he has 2 fine chance Of. graf
flying that desire. I.
Other state candidates. have not
nateriali1ed az yet. AZ to the lee-
iislative situation ii this district, il
i reaeonably certain that Sen. Ward
will MT be = candidate to- succeed