Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-20
sen. M'CUNlB|E|R
ANNOUNCES HE
5 Is CANDIDATE
No Mention of jamestown
Convention in Announce
ment Today.

The formal announcement of the
of Senator p. ]. McCumber
for reelection to the United States
senate was received by the Herald
from the senator at Washington to-
day.
Mr.. McCumber says that he will
run in this campaign as "a straight,
no mention of submitting his candi-
dacy to the Independent Republican
convention to be held at Jamestown.
The announcement follows:
McCumber's Statement.
ITO the people of the State of North
Dakota:
II shall be candidate at the June
primary for the Republican nomina-
ton for reelection to the position OF
United States senator. I shall run in
this campaign as have run in every
previous One as a straight conserva-
tive Republican.
las a representative Of this agricul-
tural state. I have at all times dur
ing my political life tried to promote
not only the welfare Of the state OF
North Dakota, but that Of the entire
agricultural northwest. The COM
mittee positions which I now hold,
and which were secured through
years of service, and especially that
Of chairman of the committee on A.
nance of the senate will enable me
more than ever to serve the interests
of the people Of the state, and the en-
tire northwest
while have at all times done my
utmost to serve the state of North
Dakota I have tried to be more than
mere representative of a state.
have tried to be a senator of the
United States, and to take an active
interest and part in every national
| and international question.
Needs Of Nation.
There are many matters of i'm
portance to our agricultural states
still before the national congress
which should be settled in the very
near future. One of the foremost
questions affecting the interest of the
whole country is the present excess
sively high cost of transportation
| Every effort should be made, that car
| be made through governmental
agency to lower the cost of transpOr:
tation.
5;.,..rcyery. .poseible effort should 4bt
tshade IS hssist agriculture Throughout
! the country to secure better and more
Z stable prices for agricultural prod
ucts. There should be established 8
general and comprehensive system p1
! cooperative marketing Of farm prod
ucts. with provision for terminal mar
kets in the great cities of the country
to the end that the producer, and the
ultimate consumer, of farm products
may be brought into as direct com
munication as possible, and that thu
heavy expenses of intermediate hand.
ling. which must be borne by botf
i producer and consumer, may, as fa
as possible, be eliminated.
every effort should be made to de
| crease the interest charges which thu
! people of the northwestern and west
ern sections Of the country are com
PEELED to pay on mortgage, and othel
Indebtedness.
I'VE should bring about better
understanding and commercial rela
tions with all the people Of the world
Z Tariff Question.
while upholding the protectiv
policy Of the nation, and sustaining
our higher wage, and higher stand
ard of living, We should see to it tina
( the diversified industry Of agricultur,
should have a protection equal to tina
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