The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-26
One Rail Job, Treasurership
and Justiceship Job
Are Open
HALL LIKELY TO
BE NAMED AGAIN
Secretary of State in Line
For Leagues Support
Once More
lRN H. b. PAULsoNN

Unless there is some unexpected
turnover of which there was no
intimation the Nonpartisan state con-
vention meeting in Fargo for the
nomipation OF the state, congression-
al and judicial candidates, will place
before the Republican voters Of
North Dakota q ticket made up sub
Btantially the same as the ticket Of
two years ago. F..
The session was carded to begin
at / o'clock this afternoon at the A
o. u. w. hall. but was postponed till
this evening because OF the late ar
rival of several delegates.
Howard Wood OF Fargo will re-
place A. 7. KraabeI as a candidate
for lieutenant governor.
NJ p. Johnson OF Tolley, member
OF the. rail- commission who parted
company with President Townley
and others OF the league leaders sew
eral months agos probably will not
be renominated.
A new candidate win be brought
forth for the post of state treas
urer.
For justice Of the supreme court
the names mentioned include A. 4.
tCule, Judge of the Third judicial
district; John g. Lowe Of Minot, and
i. p. Totten Of Bowman.
For congress, John M. Baer, Geo.
Young and p. d. Norton, present
congressman, seem assured of sup
port.
Names of two others outside of
N. G. Macdonald, the state superin-
tendent Of public instruction, may
be submitted to the convention, be-
ing A. G. Berg, of Towner, and p. J.
1verson, Of Lakota, present county
superintendent Of schools Of Nc
Henry and Nelson counties reBpec-
lively. There Is no reason, however,
to suppose that Macdonald win not
be renominated.
Hall to Me Named.
Thomas Hall, secretary Of state, |
who Is here for the convention, like |
Iy will get the leagues support. 1t |
was generally conceded that he /
would be named just before the dele |
gates convention.
The balance OF the ticket will in /
clude the following;
Governor, Lynn Frazier.
Lieutenant governor, Howard
Wood.
Attorney general, William LANCER.
State auditor. Karl Kositzky.
Commissioner Of agriculture, John
N HaRan.
Railroad commissioners, Sam ].
Aandahl and harles Bleick.
The Congressional Posts.
For congress there is. Of course, no
question about the endorsement OF
John M. Baer. The only point in
issue is whether or not he will file
as a Republican or a Democratic
candidate.
George M: Young has been con-
sistentlv with the league for some
time. while p. d. Norton's interests
are being looked after here today by
Dan Brennan, assistant attorney gen.
eral. Norton. too, has the backing OF
William LANCER and several other
prominent league men.
Campaign For Cahill.
That Mr.. Norton is not without op-
position. however, Is evidenced from
the fact that letters have been ad-
dressed to Nonpartisan legislators
end others in the Third district
backing State Senator ]. 4. Cahill for
the post.
The letters were written by ]. III.
Ralph, manager Of the Leith Equity
Exchange, on the exchange oom-
pany's letter heads. and which show
that Mr.. Cahill is president Of the
concern.
These letters went out on March
10. or thereabouts. and set forth Mr..
CahiIl's proposed endorsement in the
following manner: h
"A good many members of the
league from Grant county have
expressed the wish that Hon. j. I.
Cahill. Of Leith, be endorsed by
the Nonpartisan league. for con-
Rressman from the Third district
II am taking the liberty Of
writing you, knowing that from
your legislative acquaintance
with Mr.. Cahill, YOU know his
qualifications and where he {
stands on all matters pertaining
to the league platform.
1--WE would like to receive your
opinion with regard to this mat 6
ter before placing the proposition g
before Mr.. Cahill"
To what extent the Cahill boom {
has progressed, and whether or not 1t
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