The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-05
THE STATE CONVENTIONS.

either of the state conventions held in Bismarck
yesterday The king of the northwestern social
lists failed utterly in his efforts to inject discord
into the ranks of the democrats; Al out OF 40
committeeman were actually present at the Of
ficial meeting, and all but four of these stood
solidly back of Doyle and Bartholomew and Byer-
w. In his own steam-rolled convention, Town.
lev as miserably failed to develop any resem-
blance of enthusiasm. The Nonpartisan commit
teemen went through their PAGES without spirit,
and the cut and dried resolutions read to them
by William Lemke Of St. Paul, their state chair
man, were adopted without discussion and with
out comment Many of the league committee
men drifted from the house chamber and went
home long before the end of the session.
X
John H. Bloom of Devils Lake and some of the
old-time machine republicans who connived with
him in an effort to stampede the democratic State
central committee have little to be proud Of.
Their net bag was three hidebound Nonpartisan
members of the committee Bloom also control
led his own vote. Magnuson, Peterson and Pat
terson and Mr.. Bloom represented in the commit
tee meeting the sum total Of the opposition to
Joe Doyle of Fargo and w. E. Byerly of Velva,
Doyle's choice for chairman of the state central
committee Mr.. Doyle doubtless will gladly con-
cede Mr.. Bloom ct al the three precious demo-
Gratis" who voted yesterday with Mr.. Bloom for
Herman Nelson of Ray.
10
George Bangs of Grand Forks showed his
good sense by refusing to listen to the siren song
of Mr. Stenvik of Minot, of Home Lumber fame.
eve want a man big enough to interest the
c+o ~ h1iconc tho democrats
Setnvik said when he attempted to induce Bangs
to enter the lists against Byerly. Bangs talked
it over in friendly way with Doyle, and the
latter promptly drove spike in the Bloom-Sten-
vik-Home Lumber Co. plot to disrupt his party.
On the floor of the senate chamber yesterday
afternoon George Bangs let everyone within the
beach of his voice know what he thought OF
A. C. Townley, Arthur LeSueur, A. E. Bowen and
the rest of John Blooms new-found socialist
friends. Mr.. Bloom apparently suspected what
was coming, for he hastily beat retreat when
Bangs was called upon to speak,
The worst thing Stenvik and Bloom and CO.
plotters against Byerly could say of the Velva
man was that he might be too progressive to in
terest the stalwart republicans Well, progress
sivism never has been crime in North Dakota.
mas never DeeI KNOWN 10 rose VOLeS uelll-
ocrats in North Dakota. The good God knows
that we need some progressiveism today to offset
the wildcat radicasm of Townley's socialistic
high-binders. If Byerly is progressive so be it.
That fact will not cut down Doyle's majority ap-
preciably.
The democratic program is constructive, pro-
gressive and forward-looking. 1t offers in form
which is practical the things for which North
Dakota farmers have been fighting quarter CEN
fury or more. The platform is backed up by men
in whom the people of North Dakota have con-
fidence. It is supported by citizens of North Da-
kota, by men who have grown up in this state
made what little they have here, and invested
it here. The voter is not asked to rely upon the
word of bankrupt resident of St. Paul, supported
by the pledges of few sickly socialists who
until now the Nonpartisan league money bags
are opened to them have never been known.
The league platform, carefully prepared in ad-
vance in ST. Paul. is one of the most conceited and
assinine public documents that has come to our
In the face of the well known war
record Of Governor Frazier, Attorney General
LANCER, President Townley, Arthur LeSueur, Bow
"a, Brinton, Horst, Randall, Kate Richards OHare
md ze1hersasanbezsaa nd dictators of the North