Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-27
SCANDINAVIAN League
PASSES RESOLUTIONS

Grand Forks, N. d., Nox. 26.-The
resolutions adopted at the annual
meeting of the Scandinavian Repub
lican league held in this city were
made public yesterday. The following
resolutions were passed unanimous
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Preamble.
We again reaffirm our allegiance tC
the true principles OF Republican1sn
as expressed by such party leaders as
Lincoln, Blaine, Garfield, Mckinney
Roosevelt, La Toilette and Cummings
and we heartily endorse the legisla
tive program outlined by the last re
publican state platform.
We firmly believe in the principle
of primary elections, but realizing
that our present law can be greatly
improved, we would urge upon the
next legislature to make such changes
in our present law as will make 1t
conform as near as possible to the
law now in force in the state of Ore
gon, including first and second
choice of candidates.
In order to make it possible for
worthy men of limited means to be-
come candidate for public office, we
favor the enactment of stringent
corrupt practices act, limiting the
amount of money that may be spent
in primary and general elections, the
manner of spending it and the publ
cation of such expenses, both before
and after elections.
We firmly believe in the principles
of the initiative, referendum and re-
call and urge the enactment of these
principles into law.
We urge the enactment of law
for the appointment of non-partisan
and expert tax commission.
We favor the enactment of a strin-
gent anti-pass law.
We believe that the people have
largely lost confidence in party plat
forms, because they have not been
conscientiously lived up to in the
past and We therefore, as Republic
ans, demand, that the next legislature
shall enact into law, every promise
made to the people by the last Re-
publican platform, and that our dele
cation in congress shall work and
vote for the principles embodied in
the platform touching on national is
sues
The legislative committe appoint
ed by the chair, consists of Judge A.
G. Hanson, Fargo, Cass county; A. o.
Grand Forks county; Oscar
Sorlie, Trail county; A. T. Kraabel,
Trail county; F. L. Garden, Bot
tineau
The officers selected for the ensu-
ing year are: Judge A. G. Hanson,
PRESIDENT; A. T. Kraabel, first vice
PRESIDENT; T. Velo, second vice presi- !
lent; H. Tatley, third vice president;
Carl Sorenson, secretary-treasurer.
A resolution by o. B. Burtness was
voted down on the grounds that the
eague considered it unwise to pass
/ resolution that had any reference |
% the last election, and which had
! tendency to criticise the independ-
INT voter, also on the ground that
he resolution was of no particular |
1alue, when it was taken ur as a
whole.
The resolution presented reads as
ollows:
whereas the passing of state
primary law as always advocated by
he league and whereas, this law has
n the main proven successful and
a certain organization is a
necessity for the furtherance of the
'arty principles. and whereas we be-
ieve that the sober verdict of the
eople in selecting their candidates in
fair and open primary contest can
lot be far from right, it is the sense
f this league that it is the duty of
II Republicans to abide by the re-
ult of such primary, irrespective of
ersonal preferences, unless the can
idates so selected are proven to be
ncompetent or dishonest men, or
therwfse disqualified az public SER
ants. "