The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-02
CARTOON|ST FOR
CONGRESS OFFER
Of \. ?. LEAGUE
Caricaturist J. M. Baer, Late OF
Beach, Endorsed for Candi-
date in First
SENATOR DROWN IGNORED;
DECLINES TO WITHDRAW

Fargo, N. D., June "A cartoonist
for congress is the initial offering o1
the Non-Partisan league to mark its
entrance into the national political
arena. s. y
John NJ. Baer, caricaturist, late
postmaster at Beach, last evening
was unanimously endorsed for con-
gress from the First district at a Sc
cret caucus of the league dominated by
G.. A. Townley OF St. Paul and attend
ed by delegates from various parts OF
the state. Mr.. Baer has agreed to
accept the nomination, and will file
nomination petition to place his
name on the official ballot July 10.
While the selection of a congress-
man is a district affair, the leagues
candidate presumably was chosen by
the state at large, about 80 league re-
presentatives and senators and league
managers from all parts of North Da-
kOta and sections Of Minnesota parti-
cipating in the secret caucus.
Selected From Large Field
a., Mr.. Baer was selected from large
field of possible candidates including
Fl. A. Bronson, G. 0. SWenson, 0. i.
Burtness, Richard McCarten, Howard
r. Wood, r. M. Craig, w. A. Wexford,
M. A. Hoghaug, c. P. Peterson, Charles
f. Drown, E. f. Cole, William Lemke
and II. Wick Wood could not be nom
mated because he had not established
legal residence in the First. Senators
McCarten and Wexford and Represen-
tatives Hoghaug, Swenson, Cole and
Peterson are said to have declined to
make the race. The name of o. B.
Burtness was presented by delega-
tion who declared the nomination was
made at Burtness' request. Car
Townley advised the convention that
Burtness would not do, and he was
dropped. Delegates from his own
county opposed the nomination of
Judge Wick of Pembina, and Senator
Chris Levang couldn't see how North
Dakota could get along with Bill
Lemke in Washington, so these two
were eliminated.
LANCER Needs Bronson
,Pronson was neatly given the tin
ware on the grounds that with LANCER
hotfooting it between Bismarck and
Minot and the national capital and
with Brennan chasing piggers, and
Foster getting married, it left too much
work on the shoulders of the fourth
assistant attorney general, and that
Bronson should be kept on the job at
least part of the time.
Drown Ignored
Fay Harding, mouthpiece of the pow
ers. finally nominated John Baer, as
a man who would represent the farm
ers and not Wall street." and "who
would do more to direct the attention
of the country to the farmers move
ment (probably by giving chalk talks
in the halls of congress) than any man
we could send to Washington
In the balloting, poor old Senator
Drown of Page. "Charlie' Drown. VINO
rose from sick bed at the risk of his
life and threaded his way through a
blizzard to the capitol to register his
vote for the leagues new constitutions;
Drown, the man who "stuct' through
thick and thin when things were
warm in the senate, was practically
ignored. The first vote was three to
one for Baer. and then somebody
moved to make it unanimous, and ev-
eryone did. aa
Drown Won't Quit
An effort was made late last night
to procure from Drown his promise TO
CONTINUED on page Three.)