The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-23

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Developments in connection with the
form Of ballot that snail be used in
the special election July 10, when a
congressman will be named in the
First district, came thick and fast to-
day, and they include:
Fixing by the supreme court on
Tuesday afternoon, next, as time
for arguments on legal proceed
iHgs brought in behalf Of Q. b.
Burtness. to have his name placed
on ballot as Republican nominee.
Demand by William Lemke,
chairman of state G. o. P. COM
mfttee. that J. NJ. Baer. endorsed
BY Nonpartisan controlled execu-
tive committee of G. o. P. party. be
recognized as Republican nominee.
= Formal demand on supreme
court that 1t require secretary Of
state to remove names of Henry G..
Wick, Charles Plain and F. T.
Cuthbert from the ballot, return
able Tuesday afternoon next.
The demand by William Lemke,
made upon Secretary of State Thomas
Hail this morning, that ]. NJ. Baer. be
given a place on the ballot as the
regular nominee Of the Republican
party, will not be pushed unless the
court holds that party columns shall
besestablished on the ballot.
I'VE still believe that the attor-
ney general is right in his ruling that
individual nominations govern in the
special election. Conventions are gone
forever" said Mr.. Lemke to The
Forum this afternoon.
sThe executive committee of the Re
publican state central committee, at
itssmeeting late yesterday afternoon,
endorsed Mr.. Baer for the nominal
tion. In the event that the supreme
coiAlrt should hold that the attorney
general is in error. we will ask that
heg and not Mr.. Burtness, be given the
place on the ballot"
Mr.. Lemke would not concede that
the Nonpartfsans regarded the use Of
the Republican committees name as
an asset in the campaign, the step TAX
en- by the Nonparttsan controlled exec
uttye committee in endorsing Mr.. Baer
and putting forth a set Of resolutions
which are announced by Mr.. Lemke to
berthe real Republican platform in this
campaign, having been interpreted to-
day in some quarters as an acknow-
ledgnent that despite the two years
campaign to break down party lines,
the league folks were. not ready to sur
render any advantage that might ac-
crue to a Republican candidate. be-
cat1Se this district is admittedly over
wl1elmingfy Republican.
Burleign F.. Spalding. representing
the convention that was held at Grand
Forks this week. asked the suprem5
court today to assume jurisdiction in the
matter, which it did, making the two
cases-one to place Mr.. Burtness' name
on the ballot as the Republican nom
inee, and the other to take the names
of Messrs. Wick, Plain and Cuthbert
from the ballot -returnable Tuesday
afternoon next.
Conflict of Authority.
The conflict in authority as to who
is empowered to name the Republican
candidate lies between Mr. Lemke, the
chairman, and the members of the
state central committee from the First
congressional district.
The committeeman of this district,
with only one or two exceptions,
signed the can for the convention that
was held this week.
The executive committee that met
In Fargo Friday and endorsed the
Nonpartisan program, both as relates
to candidate and platform, comprises
one member from each judicial dis
trict of the state, and the three Of
ficers, chairman, secretary and treas
urer.
Members Of the executive commit
tee who attended the meeting were
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as follows:
Brown, Pierce county; HaTvorson,
Eddy county; GEovon, Walsh county;
Westby, Benson county; c. o. Kell,
BurFefgh county; Youngquists Will
liams county; Hughes, Richland
county; Ramsett, Barnes county;
Crozier, Grand Forks county; Lemke
and Blatchford, the latter secretary
of the committee. Cass county.
Messrs. Brown HalvoFson. Westby,
KeII Youngquist and Ramsett, ma
poFity OF the men attending the COM
mittee meeting, are not residents Of
the First district.
HWghes Opposed Plan
r. J. Hughes of Wahpeton did not
approve the plan adopted by the COM
mittee, he said today over the long
distance telephone from Wahpeton, to
The Forum.
Il do not believe that the executive
committee is empowered to make a
nomination or attempt to promulgate
a party platform" said Mr.. Hughes,
and I took that position in the meet
ing. Also, / wish to state that I re-
manned in the meeting until it was
adjourned
The resolutions promulgated do
not, I believe, represent Republican
sentiment i'm this district.
$50 far as i am concerned, I shall
stand by the convention nominee, as
/ regard the convention as being a
fair expression of the will of the peo-
pie of this district.