The Dickinson press., 1916-09-09
advantage. By an affirmative vote of
% the motion carried.
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Lemke Has Clear Field.
l.. A. Simpson, first to be nomi-
mated for chairman, declined. VIM.
Lemke was then placed in nomina-
ton. Berndt Anderson's name was
nominated but withdrew, leaving Mr..
Lemke without opposition. When Mr..
McKaig moved that the secretary be
Instructed to cast the unanimous bal
lot for the Fargo man, strenuous op-
position developed from the ''regu-
lars," they asserting that Mr.. Lemke
fssyas not a member of the committee
and therefore not eligible. Nothing
was discovered in the law governing
organization that prohibited action Of
this kind and the motion passed.
Ray McKaig was elected secretary
and Halvor P. Halvorson of Sheyenne
treasurer, without opposition.
Republican Platform
1. We, the only elected and con-
stituted North Dakota State Republi-
can committee, now in session at the
capitol in the city of Bismarck, on
this 9Th day of September, 1916, Sc
lected and chosen in accordance with
the primary law of the state of
North Dakota, do hereby adopt the
following platform for the republican
party and it's candidates:
2. We heartily endorse the re-
publican candidates for president and
vice president in the persons of
Charles Evans Hughes and Charles
w. Fairbanks, and hereby ratify the
national republican platform as
adopted at Chicago, the splendid
record Of our standard bearer while
serving as chief executive of the
great state of New York, recommend
ing him to US as the one to harmon
ize and reunite the national repubIi-
can party; and the splendid record
of Charles w. Fairbanks made while
member of the United States senate
and vice president, rendering him
most fit to occupy the position to
which he has been nominated by the
party:
3. We congratulate United States
Senators Porter J. McCumber and A.
]. Gronna for the splendid fight they
have made, and for the energetic
activities put forth by them to for
ward national legislation for the
benefit of agricultural conditions ex-
listing in this state and nation.
4. We endorse all the nominees Of
the republican party successful in the
state primaries and call upon the
people to elect them, with the pur-
pose in view of carrying out the
above principles and platform, state
as well as national. We are heartily
in favor Of state administration Of
efficiency and economy, based on
service to the people and enforcement
Of law, and pledge our candidates to
those principles.
S. We favor thorough study into
the administration Of our educational
and our public institutions. and
future administration Of the same
which will render the best possible
service to the people, without partisan
political considerations.
Dickinson Normal School
The chief factor in successful gov
ernment being the education of our
children, we favor the enactment and
strict enforcement of laws for the
upbuilding of the states educational
institutions to the highest point of
efficiency, to thereby equip them for
future service and usefulness to the
state and nation. Two successive Leg
islative assemblies having provided
for the adoption of constitutional
amendment locating normal school
on the Missouri Slope, we recommend
the establishment of such institution
to the electors of the state at the
election. We believe in the develop
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