The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-18
Gopher State Real Battle
Ground In This Years
Elections
CONVENTION TO
OPEN LATE TODAY
May Not Make Nomina-
tions of Candidates Until
Tuesday Forenoon
tsy II. D. PAuLsoN.l


st. Paul, Mimi, March 1S.-While
the Minnesota delegate convention
Of the National Nonpartisan league
has been called to meet this after
noon, it is not likely that the ses-
sion will be formally placed under
way till tomorrow afternoon, when
a complete ticket of state, congress-
ional and judicial candidates viii be
nominated Late arrival of farmer
delegates because OF the absence OF
Sunday train service will delay the
convention. The delegate convention
which picks the state, congressional
and judicial tickets, Is made up OF
one delegate from each legislative
district in the state, such delegates
being appointed at the series Of
legislative district conventions just
concluded. 1t will be a secret con-
yention.
In nominating their candidates for
the legislature, and in liking their
delegates to the state convention,
the Nonpartisans have had right in
aeresting experiences in numerous
counties, not the least exciting of
which was the convention slated to
be held in Pipestone, Mimi, but
which was held across the state line
In nearby South Dakota town
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hall were rotten eEged.
Minnesota Real Storm Center,
The rapidity with which the pre-
liminary features Of the Minnesota
struggle between the National Non
partisan league and the opposing
forces Is moving, olds Iair 70 very
quickly make A1lnnesota the Tsa1
center of tha Ilsan pattle TINS
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70 enter republican PRIMARIES
The delegate convention will pick
candidates to go into the Republican
state primaries, and will not step
over into the Democratic column at
any point, according to the present.
outlook. The leagues experience in
North Dakota, when 1t nominated
p. M. Casey on the Democratic ticket
and failed to elect him, forms basis
Tor the belief that the Nonparty
nf the Etrnnrest raY-fv in this state