The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-03-28
STATE OFFICIALS
RENOMINATED
Nonpartisan League Convention In
dorses Frazier and Most of the Pres
ent State Officials For Second
Term.

enC Stdte OulcIdlS rOT OcCOHu
Term.
HALL INSIDE THE BREASTORKS
The Anti-League Papers, Which Were
So Cock-Sure That Tom Hall Was
Marked For Slaughter, Are Once
Again Discredited.
Fargo, March 27.-Again naming
Governor Lynn j. Frazier as their
standard bearer, the Nonpartisan
league state convention indorsed q
complete state ticket, with the ex-
ception of one member Of the rail-
road commission which was left open.
The entire Nonpartisan ticket Of
two years ago was Reimbursed with
the exception of Lieutenant Governor
A. II. Kraabel and two members Of
the railroad commission, S. J. Aan-
dahl of Litchville being the only
member Reimbursed. Howard r. Wood
of Deering, speaker of the lower
house at the last legislative assem-
bly,, was nominated without oppose
ton for lieutenant governor.
Obert H. Olson of Bowman, MEM
ber of the lower house, was nominat-
ed as the league candidate for state
treasurer to succeed John Steen OF
Rugby, and Harry A. Bronson OF
Grand Forks, at present serving the
state as assistant attorney general
was given the Endorsement for su-'
preme court justice to succeed A. A."
Bruce of Grand Forks.
For congress the delegates gave
their Endorsement to John M. Baer
of Fargo, First district; George M.
Young Of Valley City, Second, DIS
trict, and James H. Sinclair OF Ken
mare, Third district.
Congressman Baer was elected TO
Congress from the first North Dako-
ia district by the Nonpartisan league
wear ago and fill the uncxpired term
of H. r. Helgesen. Congressman
Young has served the second district
of the state for two years. Mr.. oin-
clair. who was indorsed for congress
from the third congressional district
TO succeed P. D. Norton, was elect
ed to the lower house of the state
legislature on the Nonpartisan ticket
a year ago.
Governor Lynn J. Frazier's name
was put before the convention by "
P. Peterson of Towner with the ae
claration that the pleasure was h's
to nominate the best governor the
United States has ever known" A
motion was Immediately put by
dozen delegates that the nominations
be closed and that an unanimous bal
lot be cast for Governor Frazier.
The endorsement of Secretary of
State Thomas Hall, Attorney General
William LANCER, Commissioner Of Az
riculture and Labor John N. Hagen,
Superintendent Of Public instructions
N. C. Macdonald, and Insurance Conn
missioner S. A. Olsness, all elected
by the Nonpartisan league two years:
ago, was made unanimous, as were
the Endorsement Of the three repre-
sentatives to congress. John M. Baer
was endorsed without opposition.
l.. l.. Stair of Bottineau, Dell Pat
terson of Donnybrook, and E. A. Bow
man OF Kuhn, were elected members
OF the state executive committee for
the Nonpartisan league.
A. M. Hagen of Westhope was
chairman of the convention and Fred
W. Mees of He'll, Morton county. was
secretary.
Resolutions adopted by the conven1
tion pledge the support of the farm
ers OF North Dakota to the govern
ment in the prosecution of the war
and declare:
I'VE accept on behalf of the farm
ers of the state of North Dakota re-
'ponslblllty for the greatest produce
Ion OF food grains possible and we
assure our fellow countrymen that no
Effort will be spared by the producers
II this state to make their service
o the nation as valuable as it can
'e made"
Inc resolutions ask congress to
rant further authority to the presi-,
ent to fix prices on products in which,
here is an excess profit taking. The
esolutions call for short time loans
the farmers by the government
crop security, taxing the idle lands.
cling Of essentials by the govern !
lent thru the parcels post, sale Of
gricultural implements by the gov
rnment.
The record Of the state administra-
on elected by the League and that Of
ongressman John M. Baer were
raised in the resolution.
The resolutions urge support to the
berty loan, the Red Cross, the Y. M.
A., knights Of Columbus, and 9TH 4
war enterprises, and urge the mem-
,rs to suppress all disloyal thoughts
ID acts, and made plain to ali thoae
y well informed the Justice of our
.tion's cause and the riehteougnees
the intentions a. TIA 4 ..a.,s...,l..s- 81 Il Ss8