The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-21
/ going on he caught something Of its

spirit.
whats going on here?" a Trib-
une representative asked typical
street corner group. quite inno-
Gently Saturday night.
WELL" answered one Of the
group, "this here's big dav in
Dunn county. A man who used to
live here is running for governor
He come in here u years ago as a
homesteader in the day when a
friend was a friend and gun was
the law-pretty much.
Everybody likes him. He's hon
est. He's square. He's big man.
He was always studying when he
was 4 young lawyer. He used to
live in that house right over there
on the corner.
"1've gone home many winter
night at midnight end seen light
burning there. where he sat read
ing. We always said around here
that he was going to get somewhere
Its come true ard we're celebrating
II suppose he'll get quite a vote,
said the writing person.
Mister" said the speaker
there's going to be big, blue
snow here on primary election day
Some folks is going to be buried
mighty deep. But it amt going t.
be Thore~~- and Siljan and Franz
Vogel or their boys. Are you going
to the dance ?"
Everybody Danced
Down the street in the commun
ity theatre you could hear the note.
Of an orchestra. The Dunn Cente
Pirates were playing my Blu,
Heaven" There was a big, happy
clean, carefree crowd. And in tn,
midst was the candidate for gov
elnor. He's pretty good dancer
He was enjoying himself, for h,
was at home, among the home folk.
and they were making it especial,
pleasant for him.
Dunn Center isn't all to a mar
for Thoresen. There are Independ
ents there. They are very sincere
There is apparently none of the ole
hatred, none cf the old bitterness
Everyone of them has good wore
to say for Thoresen. Several wer,
on the committee which arranged
his welcome and did mighty goot
job. The partisan factions banter
one another. They talk earncstl,
and sincerely of their opposing view
points. But there is no hate, fol
they are neighbors.
There is a lesson here for man,
communities in North Dakota.
M. H. Wasem, is a hardware mer
chant at Halliday. 1--WE never
agreed in the past with all tht
policies Of the Nonpartisan League,
he told The Tribune. "But In
tired Of hearing North Dakota
knocked. ] live among these PEG.
pie and I know their problems.
like 'em. I'm going to vote theil
ticket. There is a farm problem
Its just as big to the business mar
as it is to the farmer.
j. A. Jacobs is in the genera
merchandise business at Dodge. "I'n
tired Of hearing talk about ruin
bankruptcy and that sort of thing
he said. 1T isn't true. There
isn't better spot in the west thar
North Dakota and the best spot il
it is Dunn county. I'm supporting
the farmers all down the line in thi:
campaign. This state isn't coins
to pieces if their men are elected
We've heard that every campaign
year for the last ten years. It's Ole
stuff. ! think Thoresen and hi.
ticket will get Z bigger majority
here than was ever given by any o.
the Republicans endorsed by thu
League.
Six Dollar Suckers Happy
j. w. Bailey, Of Emerson, ant
George Martin of Manning, ar,
proud to be known as among tn,
"six-dollar suckers" first member!
Of the League. Things look better
than ever" was their verdict.
Frank Vogel opened the speaking
program with speech on the stat,
industries. Governor Sorlie fol
lowed him with the speech printed
Saturday in The Tribune. R. A
Kinser urged workers to get out tn,
vote. Berta E. Baker was we'll re
ceived in q short speech sounding
deep note of patriotic sincerity 70,
the welfare Of the state. S. A. OILS
ness told Of the insurance depart
ment and its fine record. Senator
Frazier told Of farm relief legisla
ton.
Thoresen talked briefly in re
spouse to the welcome given him
He told his old friends and neigh
bors that if he is elected he pledges
himself to do nothing they will eve
be called rpon to explain or TO
which they will have to apologize
He appealed for election of legis
lature friendly to him. "Get out tn
VOTE" he urged land vote for tn
progressives al down the line"
And there you have a cross-sec
ton Of this state campaign as j
shapes itself in Dunn county at thi
time.