The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-19
NOTHING WRONG 81
ABOUT THIS

The Democratic state committee is
always glad to receive intelligent crit
icism, but the kind that has been so
profusely offered by the Courier
News the past weeks cannot be taken
seriously. There is nothing illegal
about the withdrawal. Of Hon. Charles
iSimon and other candidates on the
Democratic ticket and the refusal to
fill the vacancies. This action is not
only legal, but under existing politi
cal conditions in this state is morally
right and for the best interests of
/ North Dakota.
The excitement shown by the ;Cou-
rierNews proves that our action in
sures the election Of Mr.. O'Connor and
the other democrats on the state tick
ct and the defeat Of Mr.. Frazier for
the senate and Mr.. Lemke for gov
ernor. That is the real reason why
the Courier News is so incensed.
You will always find the Democrat
ic party in this state working for the
best interests Of the state and ma
ton and the present action of our
committee meets with the approval Of
at least 80 percent Of our party men, =:
bers. have received absolutely no
complaints except from Mr.. Hellstrom
and one other democrat. Mr.. He'll
strom does not represent any consid-
cradle number of democrats. In our
democratic primaries he has been dis
credited many times the past few
years. He ignored our wishes by run
ming against Governor John Burke,
who made him warden of the peniten-
ltiary, for the senate, and this year
he ran against Mr.. O'Connor. Both
times he received only a handful of
votes.
In the days of Governor Burke's ad-
|ministration, Mr.. Hellstrom believed
in fusion. AS warden, his appoint
ment was confirmed by Republican
senate and all other state offices of
that administration, except governor,
were Republicans. His leader Cover
nor Burke, practiced fusion and ap-
pointed many Republicans to office.
Governor Burke appointed Judge
Spalding, present Republican state
chairman to the supreme bench.
The Courier News refers to the high
e.t al rlc of ~
Burke and Senator Purcell. Mr.. o.
Connor's life and record, prove that he
measures up to those standards, and
Burke and PurdelI, think so too for
they are Loyalty supporting him for
senator.
The Courier News and Mr. He'll
stron1 states that Governor Nestos
was elected to the Legislature in 1910
as socialist-that is false and they
ought to know it. Nestos ran on the
Republican ticket, but because of
misprint in an old blue book they
still misrepresent the facts.
There was no possibility of e,ecting
Mr.. Simon governor this year, and
as between the character and record
of Governor Nestos andr Mr.. Lemke
all loyal democrats will unqualifiedly
support Nestos. We supported him in
the recall election, and there is no
difference between democrats work
ing for a Republican at a recall elec1-
tion then at general election. -
We shall noet lose our legal stand
ing or legal entity as a party in
this state because of the vancancies
on our ticket at general election
the standing of party is determined
by the vote at the primaries.
For most Of the members of the
Nonpartisan League we have the most
friendly feeling and believe them sin
cere, but they ar beginning to learn
that they have been unscrupously be-
trayed by such leaders as Townley,
Lemke and Frazier"