The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-09
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STATE TICKET
LINCOLN REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
NOMINATES CLEAN TICKET
AT MINOT

L Oil SOuAVys
Attorney General, George P. HON.
mes, of Crosby, former member of
house of representatives and attor-
ney.
Secretary of State, J. M. Still, of
Beach, farmer.
Auditor, John L. George, Of Bis
marck, travelling man.
State Treasurer, L. F. Ely, business
man, of Grand Forks. @.
Commissioner of Insurance, Adolph !
Wacker, of Washburn, real estate |
dealer.
Judge of Supreme Court, Charles
M. Fisk of Minot.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor, Alex Mcdonald, Of Glencoe,
former state land commissioner.
Railway Commissioner, M. P.
Johnson of Tolley, James Taylor of
Towner county, Joseph H. Gackle Of
Kuhn.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton, Minnie J. Nelson, of Valley City.
Congressman of First District, H.
G. Wick, Cavalier; Second District,
John o. Hanchett, Harvey; Third Dis
trict, P. D. Norton, of Hettinger.
With the Endorsements being made
with a smoothness which indicated
much previous work the Lincoln re-
publican league closed its session here
tonight with above recommendations.
There was meeting held tonight be-
hind closed doors at which the matter
of changing the name Of the organiza-
ton is said to have been the subject
of discussion and the candidates and
officers of the league are discussing
ways and means Of conducting the
campaign for the nomination Of the
candidates who were given indorse-
ments today.
No Platform Adopted
While there was no regular plat
form adopted today resolutions we're
| adopted which practically embody ev-
erything that the league is to stand
for. Loyalty was the first matter
touched upon.
It was stated that the meeting was
composed of men of all political fac
tions and that it represented many
| sections of the state. The govern
ment is to be backed up in it's prose-
cution of the war, according to the
resolutions and every other movement
must give the right of way to war
work. House bill Al is condemned in
strong language and it is recommend
ed that all soldiers in foreign service
be given an opportunity to cast their
ballots on all questions to be voted
upon at the general elections.
/ Touch Grain Grading
| Grain is to be graded upon the basis
of milling value of the wheat and
prices are to be based upon that value
and the varying cost Of production.
Careful preparation of initiative and
referendum measures and the recall is
recommended.
Among the familiar faces of former
days were those of O. J. Sorl:e, Of
Buxton; Nels Hawkinson, Of Rock
Lake; J. B. Sharpe, Of LaMoure;
Norman Black, of Fargo; Jerry Ba-
con, of Grand Forks; A. T. Kraabel,
of Clifford; P. 0. Thorson, of Grand
Forks; J. E. Davis, of Goodrich;
Staale Henrikson, OF Coteau; Frank
Ployhar, of Valley City; Frank Spra-
que of Grafton; Frank Hyland, of
Devils Lake. Prominent among the
attendants at the meeting were many
of the hold-over senators who fought
the league program at the last. ses-
sion Of the legislature and few Of
the house members who were with
them. Sprinkling of farmers from
nearby counties were present.
1t was stated by those in charge of
the meeting that practically every
county in the state was represented
In some of the counties meetings were
held where the delegates were select
ed and in others it is said simple no
tees were sent that certain men had
been named as delegates ard were ex-
pected to attend.
Reporters Not Wanted
Sessions were at first advertised as
closed to newspaper men. The Cour-
ier-News representative went to the
opera house, where the meeting was
being held, and was refused admis-
sion. He was asked for his creden-
tials, and, stating that he had none
but was representative of the Cour-
:er-News, he was informed that the
credentials committee would have to
take action. Soon a. B. McCutcheon
appeared and stated that no newspa-
| per reporters were to be allowed in
the meeting and that no news of what
transpired would be given out.
| Apparently McCutcheon was acting
without authority as the reporter in
question was informed later in the
evening. After the meeting had
closed for the afternoon, the conven-
| ton had decided to allow newspaper
men to be present.
! "There is nothing to h:de," it was
stated by one prominent in the days
of doings.
Nevertheless no effort was made to
inform the newspaper men that the
meeting had finally been thrown open
! to them.
Senator ]. E. Davis of Goodrich
presided at the morning meeting and
after an address of welcome which
followed the invocation, George P.
Homnes, Crosby attorney, made the
response, after which Judge H. G.
Wick of Cavalier delivered the open
ing talk. Mr., Wick devoted most of
his attention to description to the
! internal conditions in Germany, said
that he could not bring himself to
hate the Germans as race and be
believes, according to his statement,
that their actions in the present war
| are the result of their training for
generations. g.
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