The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-27
ANT|.S0C|AL|STS
SEEK T0PURL0|N
GRAND 0LDPARTY
Discarded, Disgruntled Political
Hacks" Read Out of Repub-
lican Ranks
LEMKE CLAIMS HE HAD
ONLY NOMINATING RIGHT
Assures spalding and Pollock
That They Have No Stand
ing in Court


credited, disgruntled politicians
Jerry Bacon and Treadwell Twichell
and Gunder Olson-men who, when
they met in Grand Forks a few weeks
ago, constituted themselves not as
the republican party, but as the anti
socialist union," William Lemke,
chairman of the republican state
central committee, in supreme court
Tuesday afternoon, styled the conven-
ton which nominated Olger B. Burt
ness for congress.
"These gentlemen" said Lemke,
referring to Judge Burleigh +. Spald,
ing and Attorney r M. Pollock, ARE
not in court as representing the re-
publican party, but as the anti-sOcial-
ist union, attempting to steal the re-
publican party. They are mere strain
gers TO the republican party machine
coming in here with no standing
whatever"
How long since, may | ASK said
Judge Spalding, when given an op-
portunity to reply to Lemke, has it
become a crime OF inconsistent with
the principles OF the republican party
to be anti-socialist? | had no inti-
nation that this political monde.
script" referring to Lemke, "was to
be here in this case today, or would
have come better prepared to reply
to him. r.e., >~.s r. RI .e'.. d.
d. r.:,. ;r.. sss$ Robinson Helps. v@:
At this juncture, Judge Robinson,
from the bench, came to his law
partners assistance with some refer.
ence to Jud LaMoure
., Il am glad you brought their names
in, Judge" said Judge Spalding. Il
think l had as much to do with the
overthrow of the old system as a lot
Of other men in this court room who
sat with their mouths shut, but did
nothing, and then cried out like a
lot of chumps.'
Respects to Baer.
Abiding to Baer's nomination as a
republican candidate, he styled the
Fargo cartoonist a democrat, slight
ly tinctured with socialism," and de-
clared: "No member of one party
has a right to be nominee of an
other party. The, meeting which nom-
mated Baer was attended by eight
members Of an executive committee
Of Is, of whom two had knowingly
and intelligently and advisedly sign
ed the call for the district conven-
tion held in Grand Forks. The third
member who had signed the call,
when he learned what was contem-
plat at, Fargo, withdrew from the
meeting and refused to have anything
to do. with this preposterous effor to
foist upon us democrat tinctured
with socialism," pr
Hughes Affidavit.
In this connection, Judge Spalding
read an affidavit from r. j. Hughes
of Wahpeton, member OF the state
central executive committee from
Wahpeton, in which he tol dQf the
Fargo meeting, at which but four IF
the eight in attendance were resi-
dents of the First district, while two,
the chairman and treasurer, were not
members of the state central commit
tee at all. OF the four committee
men from the First district present,
Hughes was confident that three of
these had signed the call for the
Grand Forks convention and was sat
isfied that the fourth had done like
wise. Lemke's call, addressed to
in. which he called attention
to the danger that the "old gang
would seize the rejuvenated republi-
can party, also was read by Judge
Spalding.
Questions Argued.
The afternoon was devoted to an
argument which is to determine
whether Olger B .Burtness of Grand
Forks must make the race for con-
gress as an individual candidate, or
as the candidate of the republican
party; whether Burtness, nominated
by a district delegate convention, or
John NJ. Baer. who ran on petitions
as nonpartisan, but last week was
by William Lemke and
seven members of the state execu-
tive committee, only three of whom
were from the First district, is the
republican candidate, in the event
that the caucus convention system is
held legal; lastly, whether under the
primary election laws caucuses and
may be held for the NOM
nation OF party candidates?
Lemke Letter Surprise.
A surprise was sprung by Judge
Spalding, representing Eurtness, when
he introduced letter written by
Lemke. under date of April
%, to Treadwell l.. Twichell, commit
teeman, in which the chairman stated
that neither the state executive con-
mittee of Is nor the state central
of 19 had authority to
name a candidate for congress in
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