The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-26
NONPARTISANS
IN FARGO HOLD
ANNUAL CAUCUS
Secret Meeting Being Held to
Choose Candidates for
State Offices

Fargo, ~. H., MARCH .O.-luCOulIuS
trains today brought an advance
guard OF delegates to the National
Nonpartisan league state convention
from all parts of the state for the
three day session which will open to
morrow with secret caucus dt which
the state ticket for the coming June
primaries will be held by the dele.
gates. . d.. ...
On the eve, of the convention it
was generally believed that the pres
ent state ticket, which won SO over
Reimbursed by the league, with the
exception of the state treasurers Of
flee as this was the only office the
league failed to carry at the last cleo
ton. Who the leagues choice for This
office would be was not predicted. 1t
was said however that no candidate
would be sure of re Endorsement until
after the delegates held their meeting
tomorrow to determine upon the tick
ct. Those endorsed at tomOrrOws
meeting will be nominated at a meet
ing to be held Tuesday night.
Wednesday and Thursdays meetings
will be open to the public and will be
addressed by Governor Lynn J. Fra
zier OF North Dakota, Charles A. Lind,
bergh, league candidate for the gov.
ernorship of Minnesota, President A.
CFTownley, and others. Mr.. Lindbergh
who will talk on "the Minnesota stu
atiOn,' will address the public mass
meeting Thursday evening. ]. W..
Brinton, manager of the consumers
United Stores Co., will deliver an ad
dress on "the consumers stores" We'd
nesday afternoon More than 200 del.
egates are expected to attend while
large numbers of league members
throughout the state which number
approximately $4,000 are expected to
be present at the mass meetings.
Events in the politician situation
which have become rather involved
since the Nonpartisan league elected
an almost complete state ticket last
election, are expected to develop with
great rapidity with the naming of a
ticket for the June primaries, by
league delegates at a convention to be
held here today, tomorrow and Thurs
day. An important conference by
the Democratic State Central commit
tee will Immediately follow the league
convention.
Three congressman. one justice OF
the supreme court and all state Off
ces are to be filled in the November
election.
As the republican state central COM
mittee is controlled by the Nonparti-
san league, it is expected that the
members of this party who oppose the
policy of the league, will either align
themselves with the democrats, should
the latter name candidates acceptable
to them, or, as some political dope
sters" aver, endorse fusion ticket
that will be named in opposition to
the leagues candidates to run on a
loyalty" platform.
Old Parties Organizing.
Indications to this latter eject are
seen in the organization of the Lin
coin Republican league, new political
organization with headquarters at
Grand Forks and which is composed
OF both democrats and repu ,licans op-
posed to some Of the leagues policies.
Its actions are being watched with
great interest for, it is believed by
many that this organization will make
a determine deffort in the coming
campaigns to break the strong hold
the NOnpartisan league has on North
Dakota politics.
The congressional situation, as yet,
has not bee Untouched, Outward]y at
,eest, but it is expected that the
league will re-ind0rse Representative
Eaer of the first district, who recently
was elected by them to fill the unex-
PRED term of the late Representative
Helges0n, and also will endorse the
candidacy Of Representative Young, of
tbs 6f66qpd district. d 5e.. -.
, s,' Dseassly IS e 54ki1fEa
nouncement to this effect has been
made
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