The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-01

The next development OF state
wide Importance in the political field
will be the conference in Fargo next
Tuesday of the Democrats. They will
gather at the call of Chairman w. T.
Byerly Of the state central commit
tee.
Members of the committee ana
democrats generally are invited to at
tend under the call that has been
issued.
Fargo democrats plead ignorance OF,
any plan of action with relation to
the forthcoming campaign.
According to Mandan advices, State
Senator w. E. Martin of Morton coun'
ty, for many years in the legislature,
will be a candidate for sheriff Of Nor
ton county, instead of seeking re-elec'
ton. = q, ...r's. .. 80. -.
sburl Carr, member, OF the state leg
islature from the Fifteenth district,
has announced that he is. candidate
for the republican nomination at the
June &c primaries. = 49,
Having already served one term
ais the, representa- live of this district,
and having made an earnest endeavor
to represent 10th the town and farm
interests of this district equally, in
the legislature of is5state, L respect
fully, solicit your support of my can
didacy on the basis Of my official rec,
ord" says Mr.. Carr in his, announce,
ment. --., :, ." -
Mr.. Carr is engaged in farming Op.
erations in Earnes county on an ex.
tensive basis. As a member Of the
last assembly he opposed H. B.: A.
introduced one. of the important anti
|. w: w, bills killed by the league
I caucus, and he was chairman Of the
house educational committee.
Howard Wilson of. l.eal, who owns
farm property adjoining that of Mr..
Carr. is the league candidate for the
nomination. "
Congressman George Young of Val
ley City has accepted the NOnparti-
san endorsement for congress, in the
following wire addressed to H. l..
Elliott, the socialist state manager of
the Nonpartisan league in Fargo:
II shall stand for out and out,
through and through Americanism.
This is time when responsibility
is heavy unon each citizen of the na-
ton, in official or in Srivate station,
My feeling is that the supreme issue
is the winning OF the war and through
it lasting peace such as was sought
by the immortal Lincoln and won 4
half century ago.
"Tn the months to come my task
will be here, but there will be oppor'
tunity for the expression Of my views
in respect to the war In doing so
Their will be no equivocation. There
will be no counting Of the cost. There
will Re no hedging and no soft pedal
ing shall entirely and unreserved'v
sunnort the government. and people
of the United States in this. our coun'
try's hour of peril and destiny
Only about half the precincts in the
Mercer-Dunn-Oliver legislative dis
trict were represented at the district
league convention, according to re-
ports carried by the newspapers or
that district. -..
p A. Berg. the league candidate for
senator in Ransom county for the
coat now held by G. O. ,Heckle is a
heavy holder of land in western Ran.
som county, and is president OF the
Ransom County Farmers bank OF
Lisbon. Mr.. Berg has been a resi-
dent of Ransom county about IL
years. r..
An attempt was made by one dele.
gate to take nip county politics, but
it was promptly quashed ,..... .r
Twenty-one delegates participated
in the Ransom meeting.
All new names appear on the
league list of candidates for the leg
islature from the Fortieth district,
comprising Burke and Divide county,
c. l.. Lindstrom, state senator, who
was credited with having hopes of
getting the leagues endorsement, did
not land. Adolph Ingerson being the
choice. The convention talked about
the county Office situation and decid.
ed to abide by orders from headquar-
tiers.
rheo Nelson Of Dunn Center, can
didate for the state senate prior to
the recent league caucus that named
A. A. Teiderbach for that post, may
become a candidate for the republi-
can nomination without the leagues
backing.
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The Mckenzie county NonDartisans
have gone into the county office bust
ness, and endorsed ticket as fol
lows at their conventions: H. IL.
Johnson, county auditor; s. A. Thornp.
son. sheriff: John Skavlan, register
Of deeds: Peter Italian, treasurer: p.
r. Johnson, states attorney: sTheO.
Evens0n, superintendent Of schools;
John Goodahl commissioners - -