The Hope pioneer., 1922-10-26

of the Industrial Commission, and his
attitude on certain fundamental doc
trines of Republicanism, that l could
not possibly support him for the SEN
atorship, and that by making such a
statement in July or August, they
would then use it as an excuse for do
ing exactly what they had already de-
cidcd to do; to ignore the primary re-
suits and to put full League ticket
in the field.
FRAZIER HAS ALWAYS FOUGHT
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
In this attitude neither the League
leaders nor Mr.. Frazier are inconsist-
ent with their political or party record
They have supported in any state in
each election whatever party the time
best served their selfish or factional
purposes, and know no party fealty, or
loyalty to party principle and ideals.
Ever since Mr.. Frazier came into prom.
inence in public life he has refused to
abide by the results OF the republican
primaries, unless those results were as
he personally wished them to be. He
has never by word or deed recognized
that the verdict of OUR Republican
primaries had any binding affect upon
him or was entitled to any weight. In
stead of announcing his support of the
entire ticket nominated and urging all
Republicans, regardless of faction, to
abide by the result, he permits the
former Attorney General, recalled in
October, 1921, the man who during all
the administration of Mr.. Frazier as
Governor. according to the Courier
News controlled the administration, to
name himself as candidate for Cover
nor and to fill the other places upon
the ticket which were not already filled
by persons satisfactory to him, by men
of his own selection. I am not refer
ring to these things in spirit Of CON-
planning; 1 am simply reciting facts.
1t is perhaps just as well that Mr..
Frazier and Mr.. Lemke did those
things. MIR. Frazier's record ever since
he entered public life is, in the main,
a record of warfare and hostility to.
wards the Republican party.
: In 1916, when he first became candi-
date for state office with the endorse
ment Of the Non-Partisan League, but
apon the Republican ballot, he refused
to abide by the verdict of the Repub-
lican primaries and supported Demo-
crat for State Treasurer against the
candidate, Mr.. John Steen, who was
regularly nominated by the Republicans
Sin June at the same time when Mr..
Frazier himself was nominated. In
1918, he supported two men for Con-
gress in the first and in the Third Con-
&ressional Districts who he and his
friends induced to certify themselves
Into the Republican column, who had
been life long Democrats. The first
]. M. Baer, was appointed by President
Wilson to office in North Dakota. The
other j. H. Sinclair, had been elected
to the State Legislature by the Demo
Gratis and always had been Democrat.
In addition, it was reliably reported
and is generally understood that these
Two men promised the Democratic
National organization to enter the
Democratic caucus and to act with the
Democrats if the House should thereby
be controlled by the Democratic party,
These things were known to Mr.. Fraz-
.4er. He nevertheless, supported them
because they were willing to accept
the endorsement Of the faction to which
he belonged.
In 1920, he refused to support the
Regularly nominated Republican candi.
date for Congress in the First District
Hon. 0. B. Burtness, but supported a
man who had always been Democrat
who was nominated by petition, who
IN IN the Independent column and