The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-14
Democrats Stage Hot
Meeting at Bismarck

marked Yesterdays meeting OF the
democratic state central committee.
From the moment that Fred Mclean,
of Fargo, opponent Of D. II. Near
thur. candidate for governor, was elect
sd chairman, all attempts to inject mar
mony into the proceedings failed ab'
iectly.
The gubernatorial candidate asserts
that he was ignored entirely in the Sc
lection of the chairman, while the lead
ers of the opposing faction insist that
he and his supporters were invited to
conference yesterday morning, at
which three names were presented and
Mr.. Mclean received the majority Of
the votes cast. Mr.. Macarthur emphat-
icaIy declares that he knew nothing
about any caucus until after the COM
luittee had elected the Fargo man.
J. Nelson Kelly, of Grand Forks,
and T.. H. Stenvick, of Minot, were the
ewo other names brought before the
conference. Mr.. Mclean is said to
have received Is Of the "a votes cast.
The candidate for governor was not
in the room when the committee voted
Tor chairman, not arriving until after
a recess had been taken to allow the
resolutions committee to prepare it's
report
He paced up and down the aisle
back of the seats in the senate cham
Der, delivering vitrolic TRADE at one
Of the members and then another, I'M
til he had read practically all of them
out of the party. In strong language
he told them that they could 60 Wher-
ever they wished, that he was through
with the whole pack of traitors" that
he would 90 before the democracy Of
North Dakota and ask a reputation at
the polls of the men who put over the
"most contemplate, undetermined and
cheap political trick ever perpetrated
In the state"
His friends tried to console him.
They urged him to be less emphatic in
his statements. But the pleas for par
ry harmony were not listened to. Aft
or he had completed his wholesale at
tack on the committee men, he left the
hall and refused to have anything to
do with them. Their invitation to ap-
pear before the platform committee
With suggestions was spurned.
While Mr.. Macarthur did not last
night repudiate the platform adopted
at the evening meeting, he intimated
that he would do so and soon announce
Gne Of his own, on which he would
make single-handed fight.
Some Of the gubernatorial candi-
dates charge the action of the commit
tee 70 their willingness to sacrifice ev-
eryt1ing for the election of John Burke
DIS United States senator. 1t was hop
ed by SubOrdinating the gubernatorial
fight to. secure support from nonpartl-
san league members for Burke.
The Macarthur men, on the other
hand, believed that their only hope of
success was through an appeal to the
conservative element Of the voters and
had planned a program that steered
shy OF state-owned enterprises and
other radical moves that are opposed
by many.
But the platform brought in by the
committee, composed of George T.
Murray, J. Nelson Kelly, Oscar Green
land, Charles Simon, E. j. Hughes,
Judge Nuchols and S. J. Doyle, was
more extreme than the one adopted
early in the day by the republicans.
In no instance was there bait for the
conservative vote.
But despite heated discussion, with
Judge Nuchols leading the conserva
tiYeS and Mr.. Murray the radicals, it
was passed with only one dissenting
vote.
Its main features are
Endorsement of TOrrens system OF
Hand titles, to aid in the conduct of the
federal land banks under the new rura
credits law.
Approval of two-cent passenger
rate
State-owned terminal elevator.
encouragement of farmers cooper
alive organizations to enable grower:
to fix price at which their product i:
sold.
State hail insurance.
Endorsement of democratic nationa
ticket and platform, the congressional
candidates and the state candidates.
Endorsement Of President Wilson
handling of the threatened railwa
strike.
EotSStStlOll W IlC fOICl lAoI IAC
consider a state license for editors
providing for it's cancellation for cause
EndoT sement Of an amendment t
the corrupt practices act that wi
compel writer's to sign articles attacl
ing candidates.
Endorsement of good roads legisls
ton, providing for better cooperate
OF state and county.
The members of the state executiv
committee are J. Nelson Kelly, Gran
Forks: John Sprafka, Walsh; E. +
Stenvick, Ward; A. ]. Schorer, Dickey
Kenneth Ferguson Foster; JOSEF
Mann, Mclean, and H. D. ALERT, Ca
alier.
Joseph Kelly. Devils Lake, was cleo
ed treasurer. The secretary will be al
pointed later.
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