The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-27

The Nonpartisan league state con-
vention's principal surprise for the
public at large was the nomination OF
Assistant Attorney General n. A.
Bronson of Grand Forks to be the
leagues. candidate for the supreme
court, to succeed Chief Justice An
drew A. Bruce, who has declared his
intention OF not seeking reelection.
bronsons name had not been gener-
ally considered in this connection,
while the names of many other willing
one had. The most probable candi-
date from a league standpoint had
been thought to be George A. Wal
lace of the state tax commission. Wal
lace had Jeen grooming himself for
the race for months past and had
drummed up a strong following. He
comes from Wahpeton, in the extreme
southeastern section of the state, a
district which has no representation
on the supreme bench, and since the
NOnpartisan star first assumed posi-
ton OF the first magnitude in the po-
iiticaI armament of North Dakota,
Wallace has been a very active
Lacquer. Judge A. T. Cole Of Fargo,
presiding over the First judicial dis
.lict, also had been regarded as a
probable league choice, and John G..
Lowe Of MinOt, the man, chiefly re-
sponsible for the election of Judges
Durke and Goss eight years ago, had
strong labor backing and was con-
sidered a good runner-up. How and
when Bronson slipped in remains to
Je learned. His candidacy will pre-
serve the old tradition that the Uni
versity of North Dakota law school
must have at least two out Of the six
members OF the supreme bench, al
ways presuming that the league candi-
date wins. Bronson undoubtedly will
nave opposition. ....n
Couldn't Lose Hall.
The league simply couldn't lose Tom
Hall, however much dts managers,
from Boss Townley down 10 ELL Lang.
er may have desired to. Hall has too
strong d personal following to make
it safe for the league to sidetrack
him. There was very strong proba'
oility that Hall would be elected as
easily without the league endorse
meat as with it, and recognizing this
iact, and being a good general who
knows when TO accept defeat, Town.
,ey let the word go forth that Hall
was TO be endorsed. Even il Townley
:lad not yielded, there we're enough
isague delegates in the Fargo GOWN
ton 10 give Hall tn nomination,
whether or no.
The same thing is to a large extent
true in the case Of Karl KositZky. The
state auditor has been almost as in
dependent as Hall. He went SO far, In
fact, that 1t became necessary for
Mr.. Townley to speak very sharply to
him when the Big Boss was here for
the special session, and the Chain
ore conference. Kositzky has been
a better Lacquer since that date, but
he has continued to step now and
then on the tender toes Of William
LANCER, and the said Mr.. LANCER re-
CARDS Kositzky's endorsement as =, al
most as bitter pill as the endorse
ment Of Hall. Both of these endorse
ments were mighty good politics fol
the league To have refused either
would have created a division IN the
ranks which might have threatened
the success of the whole ticket.
Reprimandin9 Pat.
Opposition to Pat Norton, repre-
sentative in congress from the Third
congressional district, dates back to
the campaign two years ago, when
Pat was strong supporter OF Usher
L. Burdick, candidate at the primaries
for the Republican nomination for gov
ernor. Pat even went further and op
posed the Imperial William LANCER
and LANCER has never be en- particular
~ Jealous about Pats reelection, In
spite; of the fact thGt the popular
l0ng,geared lrishman from Hettingel
/ n, . sbrottArinlaw OF Dan Brennan
ss';s r.