The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-30
Justice Robinson Holds
With League on Burtness-
Baer Supreme Court Case

lots may have been printed, the Court
is asked to issue mandate to the
executive department or the Secretary
OF State commanding him, in effect, to
undo all that he has done and to per-
NIT Mr.. Burtness and other candidates
to decline and withdraw their nom
mating petitions and to file his nom
mating certificate, and to certify such
nomination to the county auditors so
that the name of Burtness may appear
on the ballot as the Republican can
didate. 1t is claimed that the Grand
Forks convention was held in accord
ance with the old causus and conven-
ton system which has not been in use
since the adoption of the primary cleo
ton laws, but there is no proof to
sustain such claim, and the presump-
ton is against it. In fact, after the
date of the Governors proclamation,
the time was not sufficient for the
giving of notices, the holding OF eau
cuses, the holding Of county conven-
tons and the election of delegates to
congressional convention; and it
does not appear that the call for such
a convention was made by any au-
thOrized person, nor that any person
had a right to override the Governor
and the executive department in re-
gard to the manner of making the
nominations; 1t was purely politi-
cal and party act and the Governor,
the Secretary Of State and the At
torney General had been elected as
Republicans by q great majority, and
IN; the language of President Wilson:
The Governor was the captain of
the team. It was for him. to give
orders to play ball The convention
was, not called by the chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee,
or by anyone having special author
ity, or any authority, to call such a
convention. The court must take ju-
dicial; NOTICE Of the fact that William
1emke is the chairman Of the State
Central Committee of the. Republican
party, He is, in effect, the Bishop
1of,p tie Republican party and he is to
be honored and respected accordingly.
He is not to be oyerruled or. ignored
by any political ex-Bishops, ex-Dea-
cons, or ex-anything, because his
views differ from their views. The
scriputal command is: Obey them
that have rnle over Won maj 10 tho
way to avoid anarchy Aha i ia tho
wav tn nrevent a honse = nartv ~
a state from falling nv reason IT he-
ing divided AGAINST itse,f II = wara
proper tn cal q Rennhiican conven.
ton to nominate nerson IN renresent
the state Of North Dakota IN Con-
rress. the call should have heen made
Nv the Governor or nv tho Chairman
of the RenubHcan state Central Com
mittee and 81 M, other nerson or ner.
sons. ~ u }ll3aHN ED
/ However. toft fs;sentirsax ,xiAaT that
the Old cauc,Is svsttamn 1h4abs basn wholly
abroeatediiH kfNeeHeraT sactfons ali
"a rtv nOninati0ha A,nnhst ne made in
.accordanca with the primary election
laws: Al either, general rot sspecial
elections. Yindiyidual or indaDendent
.ntiminationa NAV be mas,e ~ nrocur-
|inr ara fiiiin1! with the Secretary OF
State certificate Of nomination sign
ed by the reauisite number Of voters
as provided Tor byi Sec. SOL. Code
1888: Laws OF 1891. Chapter 66: Laws
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