The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-02
ORGANIZATION
CANDIDATE is
GIVEN APPROVAL
Nonpartisan Convention Ac-
cepts League Leaders
Man for Congress
LEMKE PUT OUT
FOR THE SENATE
Long Time Off, But by Rules
of the Game, Fargo
Man Is Now In

John M. Baer, Nonpartisan Leader
cartoonist, Fargo, former postmaster
of Beach, under appointment Of Pres
ident Wilson, is the Nonpartisan
league nominee for congress.
| The organization candidate was ac-
cepted by the Nonpartisan convention
held in Fargo Friday, when SO Nom
partisans. 36 Of whom are not resi-
dents OF the First district, considered
entering the First district congress
1 sional fight
In nominating John Baer, the Nom
partisans have departed from their
long boasted policy of not using any
of their leaders as candidates. Mr..
Baer has been cartoonist with The
Leader for some time. Politically,
aside from being Nonpartisan, he is
a Democrat, and had the Dem post
| mastership appointment at Beach
before he came to Fargo to give his
whole attention to league work.
Mr.. Baer comes within the quail
fication essential to becoming league
candidate for Office so far as farming
experience is concerned, by reason of
| the fact that he once handled the
farming interests of his father n-law.
near Beach,.
Nonpartisans will wage an active
campaign to elect their candidate. and
an intensively developed propaganda
is assured First districts residents.
Fay Harding, member of the legis-
lature from Braddock, Emmons coun-
ty. in the Second congressional dis
trict, and who was more or less prom
inent in the last session of the legis-
lature because of his activity as a
sponsor of organization measures in
the house of representatives, nominal
ed Mr.. Baer before the convention.
Ten or a dozen other names were
put on the board for ballot, the sys-
tenn of balloting being the same as
that employed in the Nonpartisan
convention a year ago. The candi-
dates were discussed, and on the first
ballot Baer had a narrow majority,
and it was then made unanimous.
William Lemke's aspirations for
congress were effectively put aside by
Walsh county, that 1--WE need him too
badly at home" And again when
Senator McCarten said: Lets keep
Lemke at home now, We need
him here, and send him back
to Washington ! some time in the
future, when we are going to elect
a United States senator"
Lemke is officially reported as hav-
ing responded. That's all right with
me-"
So by all the rules of the game. Mr..
Lemke is now candidate for United
States senator to succeed A. j, Gron-
ma.
Ed Cole, Fargo, lined up with the
Nonpartisan league in the recent
session of the state legislature, was
sv,ry %H,a m
ipate, and his name was also placed
upon the board as candidate for
congress. Mr.. Cole attended the ses-
sion.
None but Nonpartisan newspaper
men were permitted to attend the
convention, held in the basement Of
the Gardner hotel.
The following names were placed
before the convention during the prog
ress of the meeting. j. M. Baer, III.
A. Bronson, G. o. Swenson, Q. b.
Burtness, Richard McCarten, Howard
r. Wood, Ray Craig, Walter Wexford,
M. A. Hoghaug, G. p. Peterson,
Charles e. Drown, E. e. Cole, William
Lemke and H. Wick.
Senator Charles Drown. Wheatland,
who has been candidate for con-
gress up to this time, has been con-
vinced that there's no chance for him,
and he will line up for the league
candidate. :
The Convention.
The convention was made up of the
Delegates present at the convention
were: L. Maxwell, Turtle Lake;
r. L. Fraser, Garrison; j. o. Ander-
son, Hatton; Alex Ferguson, Lankin;
Richard McCarten, Cogswell; e. e.
Pindall, Lisbon; James A. Wenstrom,
Dover; Fred Eckert, Williston; 2. p.
Kurtz, Schafer; l.. o. Frederickson,
Pekin; o. C. Enstad, Pekin; J. J..
Schrag, Munich; D. A. Cross. Lisbon;
II. r. Wood, Deering; Fay A. Hard
ing, Braddock; F. B. Wood, Deering;
j. =. Hastings, Fargo; Paul Messner,
jr.. Pekin; G. J. Lee, Fargo; o. G.
Martin, De Sarl; VIM. Patten, Plaza;
Henning Gunhus, Edinburg; H. r. ALI
brecht, Perth; John w. Benson; Ro-
Hagan, Deering; VIM. Holmquist,
Reeder; f. J. Minis, Lisbon; Robert
Wadeson, Alice; Martin Larson,
Nome; nj. A. Hoghaug. Devils Lake;
C. o. Swenson, Northwood; A. ].
Huso, Northwood; Peter Romsaas,
Ryder; C. ]. Christensen, Grafton;
Thorwald Mostad, Minot; Christ
Page; Martin Larson, Wheatland;
o. T. Haakenson, Towner; Frank
Riba, Geneseo; G. w. Mcdonnell,
Kensal; G. H. Noltimier, Valley City;
j. III, Sinclair, Kenmare; ]. e. Guam,
Portland: Lloyd RAIDER, Dickinson;
c. p. eterson, Bisbee; Anthony Wall
ton. Minot F. w. Mees, Glen Ullin;
A. M. Hagap, Westhope; n. e. Whip
pie, Eckelson; Obert A. Olson. Bow
man; Roy b. Weld, Chaseley; @. r.
Hunt, Beach; o. X. Lageson, Rey-
nolds. g. A Ward Hazelton; A S.
Marshall. Forbes; y. ]. Cahill, Leith;
j. w. Kirtzman, Lakota; j. p. Hen
ningsen, Shawnee; N. o. Hagen,
Pekin; o. H. Olson, New Rockford;
z. S. Dale, Rugby ]. n. KunkeI, Fes-
senden; Peter Enger, Mayville; III. l..
Holgrim; Trail; Albert G. Moen,
MayvilIe; n. H. Skadlend, Mayyille;