The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-01
CONTINUE
TO VOICE SUPPORT
FOR CAPITAL CITY
None Are Favorable to James.
town Though Some Are ST.
lent or Noncommitai

Although newspaper editorials and
resolutions continue to indicate that
Bismarck will win an overwhelming
victory in the capital fight at the
election March Is, members of the To-
cal committee are making every eff
fort to see that this sentiment is
translated into action at the polls.
Not single editor has expressed
himself as favorable to capital re-
moval, although one or two have
adopted noncommittal attitude and
some have said nothing at all.
M. I. Forkmer, publisher Of the
Cavalier Chronicle and secretary Of
the North Dakota Editorial Associa-
ton, likes the way Bismarck has con-
Quoted its campaign and advises his
readers to vote No."
He ignores the factual arguments
advanced by both Bismarck and
jamestown by the assertion that Fig
ures don't lie but they tell conflict
ing stories" and then gives it as his
opinion that the capital should be
kept at Bismarck because to change
1t would be a backward STEP" He
recalls that the capital location was
fixed by the constitutional convention
and approved by the people, and then
asks, isn't that enough?"
The New Rockford Transcript en-
phasizes the fact that many James
town leaders are opposed to the re-
moval movement as one which event.
ually will harm their city and COM
ments that Percy Hansen, editor of
the Jamestown Sun. had "hemorr-
hage over something someone
had done to the logical capital city
secretary down there" It advices,
take it easy, Percy. Hemorrhages
too frequently INDUCED In sometimes
prove falkland there may be occa-
sion for many Of them before March
Is"
The Portal international predicts
victory for Bismarck and comments
that Jamestown has the state hospi-
tai for the insane and that alone !
should be sufficient for one city" It
advises its readers to Vote No."
Native Som Speaks
The Sanborn Enterprise at San
born, Barnes county, takes pleasure
in the public reputation of the cap
ital grab movement by number of
representative business and profess
sional men of Jamestown" The ed
itor describes himself as a native son
of jamestown but favors' a policy Of
live and let live" and expresses
pleasure that some of Jamestown's
citizens "have not allowed greed to
cloud their sense of justice and fair
play"
The Hope Pioneer expresses the
opinion that large ma ority Of the
people of the state will vote to keep
the capital at Bismarck and asserts
the Jamestown cause is hopeless.
The Hazen Star says Bismarck will
win by a landslide but tells its read
ers, Don't let that keep you from 60
ing to the polls and voting No." Com
menting on the division in James,
town, it lauds DR.. B. H. Kroeze, pres
ident Of Jamestown College, for his
stand and says of Editor Percy Han
sen," that 1--WE would place him on
the left, or the asylum, wing"
The Flasher Tribune asserts that
capital removal would be slap in !!
the face to the sturdy pioneers of our
state and that 1T is absurd for !
Jamestown to expect any votes in
this section. If you do not want the |
capital at Jamestown vote NO on
the proposition
The Gascoyne News says Of the |
Jamestown removalists, these would |
be racketeers have as yet advanced |
no argument for removal that would !
benefit anyone but themselves" and !
stresses the fact that the Jamestown !
is one to "hoist big ex-
pense on the taxpayers"
Will Garry Crayons
The Hazelton Independent says the
capital removal fight is getting non
sensical and that voters, on March
IS, will march to the polls Juggling
great marking crayons SO that they
can vehemently make such a large,
black cross opposite that word mo-
that the matter of removing the cap
ital will be settled for all time"
The Glen Ullin News asks: why
should the capital be moved away
from a section of the state which is
surely destined to become a region
Of greater industrial development as
the years pass, to say nothing Of the
almost untouched agricultural posi-
bilities of the present and immediate
future" The News also expresses
the opinion that in the next genera
ton mere people will be travelling