Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-05-27
Democrats and
Old Gang Unite
Doyle's Faction and /. v. A
Republican Lay Plans to
Ditch LANCER

will rally G. o. P. support was the
headline in the Fargo reactionary
Republican paper the day the state
Democratic convention was held.
The convention lost no time in full
filling it's prophecy-if that word can
be used for a pronuncement concern
ing an event framed in advance.
There was no secrecy as to the I.
" A. domination of the meeting
which named ]. F. T. O'Connor as
its candidate for governor. Theodore
Nelson, Edgar L. Richter and other
we'll known reactionary Republicans
were on hand all day, made the lead
ing speeches, lined up the delegates
for the balloting and passing of reso-
lutions and in general assisted Joe
Doyle in running the convention. The
few old fashioned Bryan Democrats
who were so brave as to venture into
this gathering of the friends of Bi G
Business were given the cold shoul-
der most of the time and for the rest
totally ignored. 1t was Doyle's par
ty and Theodore Nelson and Ed.
Richter helped him entertain the
"boys. -
Everyone took for granted that the
Nonpartisan candidates would win in
the Republican primaries June 3Oth.
Langer's candidacy was hardly re-
fer-ed to. The Fargo Forum, organ
Eof Big Business, and ostensible sup
porter of LANCER, began its story Of
the Doyle rally in these words
"The North Dakota Democratic state
convention, in session to day, will
concern itself primarily with the en-
dorsement of ticket for candidates
for state Office to which the Repub.
cans of the state may be expected te
swing their support.
| I O'Connor's endorsement was made
Unanimous after two ballots hae
been taken. His principal opponents
| for the nomination were DR.. L. S.
! Platou of Fargo who was proposed OF
the ground that he would probably
capture some of the Norwegian votes
which would otherwise go to the Nor
partisan candidates. Wesley C. Nc.
Dowell. the Marion banker was con.
sidered too but he refused to be &
candidate The other Endorsements
for state office are:
Lieutenant Governor-John F. Nc.
Garnn, of Fargo.
Secretary of State-Raymond j.
Murphy of Bordulac.
| State Treasurer L Wal
ker, of Ellendale.
Commissioner Of Agri culture and
Laboe-Frank Sanford of Rogers.
Commissioner of Insurance-G. 1.
Solum of Mandan.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Minnie j.. Nelson of Valley
City. the present incumbent of that
Office and who was also indorsed by
the l. v. "A. Republican convention
at Minos
The convention paid a tribute to
William Lemke, Nonpartisan candi-
date for attorney general They re.
fused to name Scott Cameron for til.
office because as G. A. Wooledge o.
Minot said, cit will require the very
best man t~e Democrats have to heat
Dsl
and the executive committee were in-
structed to select candidate for this
office For railroad commissioners
the assembly named M M Borman
of Abercrombie, H. D. ALERT of
! Langdon and S. H. TAYLOR of Port
| land.
! H H. Perry of Ellendale was en-
'nrsed for United States Senator,
| Nick Nelson, Grand Farks will run
| for congress in the first district; j Ohm
| B Fried, jamestown, in the second
and R A.. johnson of Dunn county
10 the third
4 Carefully selected as the V. A.
claim these candidates toobe they ad.
! mitted that they are not confident of
victory with the names alone. The
resolutions adopted by the conven-
. ton were designed, accorai ,g to the
admission of several OF the dele
gates, to catch the votes of farmers
who are in favor Of tine Nonpartisan
League program. Taking an hint
from Bill LANCER, the reactionary
Democrats practically endorsed the
League program
These resolutions. adopted withou,
a dissenting vote, recommended cnm-
pulsory state hail insurance; that the
present MILL and elevator plan be
given q fair and thorough test;
that q land credit system be added
t, the Bank of North Dakota patterl
ed after the South Dakota plan; thai