The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-07-27

results thereof are overcome by the
election of Mr.. O'Connor.
1t is now said that by way of re-
taliation, a sufficient number of the
supporters of Mr.. McCumber will
vote for Mr.. Frazier, the author Of
our many woes, to elect him. If this
is so, it ought not to be. Such a
course now would be willfully wrong
not mistake. l trust there is no
considerable number of Mr.. McCum-
ber's supporters who will take such a
course. It would be nothing less than
the placing of spite and grudge over
and above duty to state.
I was elected chairman of the
Jamestown Convention as supporter
of Senator McCumber. I know as
much about the workings Of that
Convention and the spirit and under
standing that prevailed it, as any
man. I desired first that Mr.. Nc
'Cumber should receive the endorse
ment of the Convention, but when it
became evident that such endorse
ment could only be had at the cost Of
discord and bitter feeling that must
work against the ultimate end Of free
ing the state of the baneful influences
that had controlled it, commended
with many others, that the states
interests was first, and that such dis
cord and feeling must be avoided
Senator McCumber's supporters
therefore conceded in the interests of
the cause we all stood for, the sur
render of the advantage to be gained
for him by contest for an endorse
ment, and his bitter opponents con-
coded to him the prestige that his
cause might gain by the election of
one of his supporters as chairman.
This was all brought about-not in
the interests of any man, or his as
pirations, but in the furtherance of
the probability Of ultimate success in
Kidding the state of the government
that had all but ruined it.
The Democratic and Republican
met side by side. It was
the wholehearted spirit of the friends
of good government in both parties,
that if they both succeeded in putting
in the field a candidate for Senator,
opposed to the socialistic ideas we
all contended against, the contest be-
tween them would be open; but if
either party put in the field a candi-
date tented with Socialism or COM
munism, that candidate would be unit
eddy opposed. With the same sin
cerity believed then that the best
interests of the state would be served
by Mr.. McCumber's nomination, be-
lieve now it will be served by the elec-
ton of Mr.. O'Connor.
Senator McCumber's aspirations
have disappeared, and his interest is
eliminated. I, however, have the
same full interest in the states well
fare that l had then. / know of no
way I can now serve that interest
and discharge my full duty to my
state, but by supporting to the full
extent l may, Mr.. O'Connor.
AS the situation now stands, no one
who was opposed to the government
that was ousted by the recall, can
oppose Mr.. O'Connor without aIban-
doning his principles and stultifying
his ideals. It is only necessary to
glance back over his record for the
last five years to see why.
In the legislative session of 1917
when the League was in full control
with a majority of about 10000, and
was bidding for the assistance Of
men who could lead, he spurned their
advances, which met half way would
have led to any Office within the gift
of the people of the state, and stood
SnOulU0T WrGu lIlt duu L"cIFCy VLIlC1o>
battling against the destruction of a
sovereign state by that Ubiquitous
measure Bill AZ. That group
stood, not as Republicans or Demo-
Gratis, but as men knowing state, but
not party. Likewise, in the splendid
fight in the season of 1919, those who
worked with Mr.. O'Connor and know
his splendid service, will never coun-
tenance the thought of sending to the
Senate over him, the man who thus
helped in the states prostitution.
Neither will the workers in the recall
election acquiesce in the idea that Mr..
O'Connor's splendid presentation Of
the name of Governor Nestos at the
Devils Lake convention, and his I'M
selfish sacrifice of his time, talent and
during the campaign, shall be
spurned and belittled by electing to
the highest position in the Gift of the