The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-03-02
MORE CANDIDATES AND MORE
VOTERS THAN EVER BEFORE
T0DECIDE NATIONAL RACE
Five Separate Factions Secure
Place on Ballot to be Voted at
Presidential Preference Pri-
maries March 16-Number of
Nominees Withdraw from
Many-Sided Contest

Twice as many votes will be c;lst
for twice as maly candidates as ever
hrf"rr in the history of North Dako-
tt in the presidential preference pr
n;rirS to br held March 1G. when for
tn" first time ia this state women
Will have an opportunity TO express
their choice for presidential electors,
and. possibly. if the supreme court
upholdS one Of the contentious of the
\onpartiSan league, in mantlamu>
proceedings to lie argupd Wednesday
morning, for delegates to the national
convention.
The league, after the supreme
courts refusal Saturday to aid the
Nonparti>nnS to get on the ballot by
blanket petitions, filed individual peti-
llnns for each Of its canuidates lust
ccforr closin. time Monday.
The filing of nominations was com.
lletcd ut ; o'clock Monday afternoon
hy three factions of the republican,
party and two banches Of the dem
ocratic state central committee. as fol.
lows:
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
For plvSdent-Hiram W. Johnson
of California.
For vice preSident--William Grant
Webster Of New York.
For national commttceman-Gund
II. Olson Of Grafton and Ole II. o.
son of New Rockford.
For presidential electorS-M. II
Shorthand Sharon; l.. F. Mahowald,
Garrison: p r. Truhshaw, Valley
city: T.. H. Garden. Souris Edward
Hovcrson. Beach Edward S. Johnson
Solen: l.. f. lIeaton. Mckenzie p. NJ.
Cole, Kenmare: Fl. A. Nicholson.
Crosby, nominees of the Gunder o.
son convention and the Young Bacon
convention. and J. S. Underwood. En-
drrlin: Charles Joyce, Bowman: Miss
NJ n. Sheridan Mohall Albert Bak-
kpr, Garrison, and Axel Backer. Fargo.
nominees Of the league republican con!
vrntion at TIillsboro. endorsed by the
TownIey faction of the republican,
state central committee.
For national delegates-Staale Hen
erickson. Cotcau: Nichol McKellar
Fargo: ". $. Shaw, Minot: Il. A.. Tos-
tevin. Mandan: A. II. Kraabel. Cliff
ford; Olaf Ioksengaard Sawyer; Ed
ward, =. Kelly. Darlington; Alfre
Steele. jamestown: f.. =. Bishop. Bel
field: lIeliry Mclean. Cavalier: * G.
Lucas, Lisbon. ana Miss Minnie n
Nelson. Bismarck. nominees of the
Gundcr Olson and Young Bacon con-
yention>. ana George NJ. Cannon. Ash
ley: Thomas G. Madden. Bismartk
Fred Eckert. WiliStou: Leigh J. Mon.
son, Fargo: Ole Gilbertson, Towner;
II. II. Aaker. Grand Forks; w. J.
Motley, Dickinson: Mrs. NJ. \. Rudd.
Fargo: Il. Rose and X. NJ Poindextrr.
.Jr., Jamestown. nominees Of thu
l"aS,l"-republcan convention at Hills
born endorsed by the Townlcy mem
bers Of the republican state central
committee.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
For national committeeman-Capt.
!. =. Baker. Bismarck. insurgent: II
H. Perry, Glendale. regular.
For national delesatcs--D. II. Nc.
Arthur. Fargo: William Collins. Bot
tincau: Melvin IliIdrrth, Fargo: John
II. Bloom. Devils Lake: Charles Z.
Peterson. Bisbce; A. +. Raney, Jud;
Frayne Baker. Bismarck: w. l.. Rich
ards. Dickinson: Thorwald Mostad.
Minot insurgents: and S. l.. Nuchols.
Mandn': J. W. McHose. Fargo; 10.
Scph Mann. WaShburn: X. B. Murphy.
Grafton: +. +. Burchard. Grann
Forks; W. l." Noyes Cando: w. f..
Errrn. Bismarck: w. Il. GlOtZback
AnamoOse Charles Simon. New
England: G. $. Wooidgc. Minot. ann
John Il. Fried. jamestown. repugIar>
For presidential RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Fulkerson, Southam; August Berg
man. Wahpeton; w. H. Kennedy,
Grand Forks: William Olson. Valley
city. and Fred Luedtkc, Mlot. i'll
SurSents. and John Sullivan, Mandan:
Anna II. Roch. Minot: Jens-Pederson.
MiInor: NJ. +. Hegge. Hatton. ami
james =. Lamb. Michigan, regulars.
REPURLlCANS WITHDRAW
a number of republicans lomina tee
by one or the other of the two ''reSu
lur'' state convention Withdrew. These
include Col. {. 4. Little of Bismarck.
r. :. Pryse of Dawson and Fred
Senvold of the third judicial district,
Of the ticket nominated by the Cur
der Olson convention. Mclean. Ll
cas-. Bishop aud Tostevin were nom
mated by both conventions. while A.
r. Kraablc. Alfred Steele. Olaf LOk-
Scnyaard. Edward p. Kelly of Caring
ton and Miss Minnie J. Nelson
were endorsed unl Y by the second con-
vcnti"n. and Staalc Hendrickson. W.
:. Shaw and Nick MckeIlar were ell
'lorscd Only by the first.
!. +. Davis. one of the nominees
Of the second convention. from Sher-
idan county. is out Of the state and
did not file.
INSTRUCTED FOR JOHNSON
The fact that Johnson is the only
presidential candidate on the republl-
can ticket will give him an instructed
delegation from North Dakota to the
republican national convention. Will
liam Grant Webster Of New York. the
only candidate for vice president. will
of necessity be North Dakota's first
choice before the republican national
convention for that office.
The democratic delegation will go to
San Francisco uninstructe1. The only
presidential candidate for whom peti-
tionS We're fled-WIiF lam Jennings
Bryan. endorsed by the insurgent
dcmocrat>-aSked that his name be