Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-19
AMONG State Politicians

stupidity. Frazier and his associates
had a perfect right to organize the
committee and dictate the platform.
The blind Bourbonism Of those who
opposed the nominees merely indieat-
ed the presence Of poor losers! IF VI
In recent interview in Fargo, VIII
liam Lemke, chairman of the Repub:
lican state central committee, said.
John Steen will be accorded the
same support by myself and the state
central committee that is extended TO-
all other candidates Of the Republic
an party. Personally, + shall vote
for the entire Republican ticket"
Mr. Lemke also announced that all
Republican candidates - senatorial,
congressional and state-had been
called to meet in Fargo on Thursday.
at which time campaign plans will be
laid. Republican headquarters for
the state will be located in Fargo.
That the Republican campaign will
be pushed with unusual vigor Is Mr..
Lemke's assertion. C. B. Miller, Du-
luth, Mimi, congressman, is the hrst
Republican speaker who will be
brought into the state, and he opens
his campaign speeches at Grand
Forks on Thursday of this week.
day, he speaks at Devils Lake. and
speaking there that evening. On FRI
Saturday, he speaks at Minot.
Many other Republican speakers
also will be brought into the state
during the next few weeks, with the
expectation of swinging North Da'
kota to the Republican column.
Calling attention to the "unfortun-
ate ending" of the recent meeting Of
the Democratic state central commit
tee at Bismarck, referring particular
ly to the adoption of platform which
they declare is not in accord with
Democratic principles, and which, it
is charged, was adopted for the sole
purpose of catering to the Non.parti-
san league element in the hope of
bolstering the national ticket at the
expense of state candidates, David
German, chairman of the Grand Forks
county central committee, has called
conference of Democrats to be held
in Fargo, September %. The state
committee also is called to meet, by
German, bringing the fight directly
into that body.
The independent Democratic meet.
ing will take on the form of protest
against the action of the state com.
mittee in the matter Of platform and
organization.
D. H. Macarthur, Democratic candi.
date for governor, is open in his de.
nunciation of the party platform as
put forth by the state committee. and
his friends assert that the committee
attempted to sacrifice him in the in.
terests of John Burke, Democratic
candidate for the United States sen.
ate.
Every candidate for state Office on
the Democratic ticket is placed in
the same position, it is contended, be.
cause they are, if the platform truly
represents their beliefs, in complete
accord with the Republican principles
for the platforms are very much
alike. Thus, they contend there is
nothing left but to concede everything
to the Republicans, unless the candi.
dates get out for themselves and put
up another platform.
ION account of the unfortunate end.
ing of the committee meeting at Bis.
marck, some action must be
taken Immediately II We hope to
make any showing for the national or
state tickets" says Chairman Cor.
man OF Grand Forks, in his com.
munlcation to Democrats of the state.
"A conference of the Democrats and
a meeting OF the state committee is
called for September %, at Fargo. 1t
is of prime importance that everyone
having the interests OF the party at
heart attend"