The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-02
G. 0. ?. TICKET
HEADED BY JOHN
STEEN IS PICKED
AT MINOT MEET
Present State Treasurer
To Oppose Frazier
For Nomination
THEY SHALL NOT
PASS" is SLOGAN
Vick Selected To Run For
Congress In The First
North Dakota
(special to- The Foruml

Especial to The Forum)
s Minot, N. D.. May 2.-Adopting the
slogan, They Shall Not Pass the
conference OF Republicans held in Mi
not Wednesday afternoon and even
ing nominated a ticket Of candidates
that will oppose the Nonpartisar
nominees in the forthcoming Repub-
lican primaries. and framed the plat
form on which the candidates viii
GO before the people.
John Steen Of Rugby, present state
treasurer. was nominated for COVER
nor, the nomination being unanim-
Gus, and Mr.. Steen was given a tre-
ovation when he was intro
duced to the convention shortly af-
terwards.
The ticket follow:
Governor. John Steen, Rugby.
Lieutenant Governor. A. T.
Kraabel, OF TrailI county.
Attorney. General, George p.
Homnes, of Crosby.
Secretary OF State, J. M. Still.
of Beach.
auditor, John N. George, Of
Bismarck.
state Treasurer. L. E. Ely. of
Grand Forks. +
Commissioners Of Insurance,
Adolpil Wacker, OF Washburn.
Judge Of Supreme Court, Chas.
M. Fisk. Minot.
Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Labor, Alex Mcdonald. of
Glencoe.
Railway Commissioners. NJ. P.
johnson Of Tolley, James Taylor
Of Townsr county, Joseph II.
GaclSle OF Kuhn.
struction, Minnie J. NELSON, OF
Congressinen Of First District,
H, III delS; Cavalier: Second ~
District John o. Hanehett, Har-
vey: Third District Py ID. NoC-
ton, OF Hettinger,
All Nominations.
All nominations were unanimous.
Steen was given a big, ovation when
he appeared. The best OF harmony
farmers holding the ball
ance of power and seeing to 1t that
their demands were met. The reso-
lutions passed pledged loyalty and
support to the government in its
of the war; recommend
ed extending franchise to citiSens
serving the nation in foreign coun-
tries: condemned Fl. B. A and all eff
forts to change the constitution
without the regular process OF con-
stitutional assembly; recommended
grading grain on the basis or the
milling value OF wheat; the regula-
tion OF prices according to the cost
of production; recommended careful
of the state owned
public utilities, the initiative and ref
srendum and other reforms: ex-
pressed opposition to the gang con-
troll OF the leaders Of the Nonparti-
san league, and urged an education :
All campaign under the auspices or
the state on topics Of the day.
The speakers last night were John
Usher l.. Burdick. j.. u.
Bacon and o. J. Sorlie.
Several OF the candidates nomlnat-
Cd are very well known TO the people
OF the state. Mr. Staen Is now serv-
ing his second term as state treas
urer and formerly was a member or
the legislature. Mr.. Kraabel is pres
ent lieutenant governor. Mr.. Still,
for secretary OF state, is
q prominent Golden Valley county
farmer and former member OF the
league. Alex McDon-
aid, nominated for commissioners or
agriculture, formerly was comi1ls
sioner OF public lands. c. J. FISK,
for the supreme court,
served ten years as a member Of that
BODY. while M. p. Johnson, nominat-
ed for the state rail- commission, is
at present q member Of that body.
lay Campaign Plans.
Plans for the campaign were franz
ed at q. conference held this morning.
an executive kicket. composed or
the nominees being selected to make
the campaign. The Lincoln Repub-
lican league, the North Dakota
Farmers league, and the Independ-
sat PnIiticai association are working
In harmony 80 back the ticket norn-
'Tite Man Who Sect Casey"
.'The man who beat Casey was the
title given Joiia Eteen when his name
was first mentioned, and it brought
The 500 delegates to their fest. The
1an1e OF Lewis 81. Crawford had been
placed before the meeting and when
lis noninator had taken his seat, a
,arYner arose and asked for the priv
Iege o4 the fioor. He nlads reference
ne desire To- have a farmer candi-
late and he wanted them to consider
sTile man who beat Casey" Tbs
,eference TO Steen brought the crowd
d It's feet end the applause lasted
several minutes. The speaker con-
inued his remarks and wound up by
lominating John Steen. The applause
oilowing the nomination lasted ten
minutes. Fifteen or twenty delegates
.sked for the privilege OF secouding
he motion and the farmers Of Bot
ineau and other counties present
farted q three cheers for SteenY
1t was quite evident that the farm
rs who were greatly Ia the major
ty az the meeting wanted Steen for
heir standard bearer and 1Er. CraEg y
ord asked that his name be dropped
nd that the meeting make Steen's
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