The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25
FEW CHANGES IN
OFFICERS ARE
PROPOSED WHEN
.NONP ARTY MEETS

DELEGATES to the state convention
of the National Nonpartisan league
will begin gathering in Fargo this
afternoon. the session at which
candidates will be picked to be held
Tuesday. I'll. l.. Elliott, state, manager
of the league, said today that no hall
had been engaged for the delegate
convention, which is secret.
On the eve of the convention there
is no indication that the Nonparty
leaders have determined on any radt-
cal changes in the ticket.
Lynn Frazier will be renominated
for governor.
Howard Wood, present speaker OF
the house. now a resident of Fargo,
is generally looked upon as the
league nominee for lieutenant COVER
nor. "
William LANCER probably will be
nominated for attorney general TO
succeed himself.
Several candidates have been talk
ed Of for state treasurer, but nothing
definite is known Of President Town
Iey's plans on that point.
Karl KositzlSy for state auditors. ,.
A. Olsness for commissioner of insur-
ance; n. c. Macdonald for superin-
tendent of public instruction, ana
John N. Hagan for commissioner or
agriculture, seem assured or re-
nomination. There has been sug-
gestion that Mr.. Olsness would de-
cline to run again.
For Justice of the supreme court
A. T. Cole, judge of the Third dis
trict, and E. p. Totten, Bowman, are
discussed.
J. M. Baer will be renominated for
congress, and there Is possibility
that George Young of Valley City,
who has shown a degree of kindness
toward the league managers may
be endorsed. There are too,
some powerful supporters Of 2.
d. Norton within the league
circles that may prove benencial Tor
the Third district man.
For rail commissioners, Charles
Bleick and Sam ]. Andall likely VIII
be renominated. while M. p. johnson
will be dropped as a league candl-
date.
The leagues galaxy of speakers at
the "Wednesday and Thursday mass
meetings in the Fargo auditorium in
clude, in the main, league speakers
who have been operating in the state
for some time, and Charles "A. Lind
bergh, candidate of the Nonpartisans
for governor of Minnesota.
Early spring operations will have
the effect of reducing our attendance"
said Manager Elliott this morning to
The Forum.
Has County Ticket.
The Mountrail county Nonpartisan |
convention seems to have disobeyed |
President Townley's order with |
respect to county elections, nominat- |
ing a full ticket of candidates.
Five OF the delegates attending the |
county convention quit the gathering |
because OF their opposition TO |
participation in the county cam |
paign, insisting that the organization |
should stay by orders from head
quarters.
Fred Minis Nearly or Ransom Ticket
Fred Minis, representative from |
Ransom county in the last session of /
the legislature, was nearly eliminated |
from the ticket in the county cOnven-
ton held in Lisbon. Martin Larson, /
present representative, was named |
without difficulty. but IL required sew
eral ballots before Mr.. Minis had the /
required majority.
- Adopt Stock Resolutions.
Charles, Heck, the coal miner agita-
tor and league organizer addressed a
meeting OF 500 farmers held at Ray,
where the stock resolutions condemn
ing anybody and everybody who
criticized the Consumers United
Stores company plan Of operation,
were adopted.
Heck is one of Mr.. Townley's incor-
porators of the stores company.