The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-02
REPUBLICANS SELECT
STRONG STATE TICKET
Three Hundred Delegates Attend
State Conference in MinOt We'd
nesday-JOhn Steen for
Governor

For Governor, John Steen, Rug
by, present state treasurer.
Lieutenant GOvernOr-L. T. kraa-
bel, banker and grain grower Of
Trail county.
Attorney General - George p.
HOmnes, of Crosby, former men,
Der of house of representatives and
attorney.
Secretary of State-J. M. Still of
Beach, farmer.
AuditOr-JOhn L. George, of Bis
marck, travelling man.
State Treasurer-L. F. Ely, bust
ness man, of Grand Forks.
Commissioner of Insurance-Ad-
Olph Wacker, of Washburn, real es-
tate dealer.
Judge of Supreme Court-Charles
M. Fisk, of Minot.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor-Alex Mcdonald of Glencoe,
former state land commissioner.
Railway Commissioners - NJ. p.
Johnson of Tolley, James Taylor of
TOwner county, Joseph H. Gackle of
Kuhn.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-Minnie J. Nielsen, of Valley
City.
Congressman of First District
H. G. Wick, Cavalier; second dis
trict, John o. Hanchett, Harvey;
Third District, p. D. Norton of Het-
finger.
The above ticket was selected at a
meeting held by fully 300 delegates re-
presenting every county in the state
of North Dakota, who met in this city
Wednesday for the avowed purpose of
sounding the death knell to Townley-
ism. These delegates adopted a plat
form pledging loyalty and legislation
for the improvement Of the conditions
of the farmers of North Dakota with
which to go before the voters at the
primaries on June &C.
This unity of action was brot about
by the conference representing four
of the state organizations, as follows:
The Lincoln Republican League; the
new North Dakota Farmers League;
the Independent Political Association
and the State Legislative Campaign
Committee.
The representatives of these organ
izations, whose cause is a common one,
were called into conference by the
Lincoln Republican League, the OBJ
ject being to line them all up for one
ticket for the primaries. The best
of harmony prevailed and the meeting
was great success in every way.
The candidates selected at the hands
of Mr.. ,Townley will find themselves
opposed on June 26 by the above nam,
ed candidates and their friends as one
man.
Many delegates arrived the day be-
fore and scores of farmers drove into
the city with their autos on the morn
ing of the conference. It can be said
that large part of the delegates were
actual farmers.
The Lincoln Republican League, the
independent political association and
the North Dakota Farmers League
held their preliminary meeting at the
Grand Theatre in the forenoon. At
this meeting J. E. Davis of Goodrich
presided. Rev. Clifford delivering
the opening invocation, Rev. P. W.
Erickson welcomed the delegates to
the city and George P. Homnes, of
Crosby, responded, striking the key
note of the gathering by the state
ment:
"In this city three years ago, was
born the movement which has placed
the state in the hands of irresponsi-
BILE men. We have come back to Mi
not to end that movement. The Non
partisan league was born here and
it is but proper that we should bury
it where the cradle Stood"
0,,,;r,r, IN %ho ;rohi1itxy Of Covarpn
Burnquist of Minnesota to be present
Judge Wick of Cavalier was conscript-
ed as the principal speaker and en-
phasized the necessity of unity to de-
feat the aims of the self-appointed
leaders whose conduct has not been
in the best interests of the successful
prosecution of the war. He compar-
ed the league organs to- the papers in
Germany, which print only that which
assists the leaders in accomplishing
their aims and referred to the policy
adopted by the officers of the league
of setting up smoke screens when
criticized, by declaring "they are at
lacking the farmers"
S. j. Rasmussen pleased the i'm.
mense concourse of delegates by his
rendition of the New National An.
them, "America, My Country, song
which is bound to leap into nationa
favor and for the benefit of our read.
ers we have secured permission tt
quote the words:
America, My Country
BY Jens X. Grondahl
America, my country, l come at thy
call;
I plight thee my troth and give
thee my all;
In peace or in war I am wed to thy
veal
I'll carry thy flag thru the fire ant
the steel.
Unsullied it floats DER our peace-lov
ing race,
On sea nor on land shall it suffer
disgrace;
In reverence ] kneel at sweet liberty!
shrine:
America, my country, command, l an
thine!
America, my country, brave souls gav'