Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-28
n. Cannon Of Ashley, Who declared

n. Cannon Of Ashley. who declared
that "he didn't know n much
about free love, but knows enough to
know that it was n Of the rankest
ISLANDERS eyer penetrated in y fair
state" devoted An hour to . discus
sion Of tho recent state library ex-
pose.
The ticket endorsed by the Repub-
lican state central committee, in SEES
sion Friday afternoon. 10 as follows:
For President-Hiram v. johnson
Of California.
For National, Commiteeman-O. b.
Olson Of Eddy county,
For Delegates to the Republican
National Cpnvention-Geo. NJ. Can
non, Ashley; Thomas, c. Madden,
Bismarck: Fred Eckert Williston;
Leigh J. Monsoon. Fargo; Ole Gilbert
son, Towner;1H II. H. Aaker. Grand
Forks; W. J. Mexley, Dickinson; Mrs.
H. M. Rudd. Fargo; r: Rose. Minoe;
r. M. Polndexter, jamestown.
For Presidential Electors. IS.
Underwood, Enderlin; Charles Joyce,
FBoWman; Miss M. N. Sheridan, Mo
hall; Albert Baker. Garrison; Axel
Becker, Fargo.
Hmsboso Ticket.
This is the ticket nominated at the
convention. ofs1oo Progressive Re
tpub1icans in Hillsb6ro last week. Its
fate now rests with the supreme court
Of North Dakota which Attorney
Geo.. NJ. Cannon will today, ask for
an alternative writ Of mandamus COM
polling. the-secretary Of state, to show
the Candidates for delegates to COM
bine ON one petition and all candi-
dates for electors to combine on an
other. The. secretary Of state de
clined to accept these Combination
petitions for filing Friday, contend
ling that the law required each can-
didate to file an individual petition.
The secretary of state ais holds that
9 woman cannot qualify for the Of
flee OF delegate from North Dakota
to a national convention.
The Resolutions. =
Resolutions unanimously adopted
by 80 Of the ~ members Of the Re-
publican state central committee, as
sembled here at h call Of Chairman
VIM. Lemke. were as follows:
Republics. Platform.
We, the duly constituted republi.
can state central committee, elected
in, accordance with the primary cleo
ton laws Of u state and holding
our position by the sovereign will OF
- xuAJV4ASy Va IA0 AASAAAOSIo Va ' kAlS
republican party of the state, and
representing the principles Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. do hereby adopt the
following platform and recommend
the same to the republican party al
the coming presidential primary cleo
ltion: 4
Soldiezs Bonus. -
We rejoice at the victorious entdfn.
Of the world war; We view with
pride and patriotic emotion the he
roic and glorious achievements o,
our soldiers on the battle fields o.
Europe: we earnestly request tina,
soldiers compensation act q re
Iquested by the American Legion ant
thus in a small way show our appre'
citation to the men who were Willing
to give their lives that liberty and
democracy might live. :
Compulsory Military Service.
We are opposed to compulsory UNI
~iversal military service, but hearth,
endorse tho creation of an eficien'
National Guard, az 1t was conclusive
|ly demonstrated in the recent worlt
war that our soldiers without com.
pulsory universal military training
opposed to the policy Of saddlin,
upon American people, who are al
ready heavily burdened with taxa
ton. an additional one billion dol
lars rear for military purposes
which would mean approximate!
one thousand dollars a year for eacl
family in the United States.
Fur Free Speech
We feafnrm the constitutions
right90f free speech and peaceful as
sembIEee and we encourage ever,
american citizen in the exercise O
his constitutional right to engage II
free and open discussion Of all pub
lie questions. We demand the re
!, establishment of constitutional right
: which were to 4 large extent sus
pended during the recent war. W
? denounoe those who. after havin
? monopOhzed by questionable meth
DDS most OF the wealth Of the ma
ton, Are nov attempting to monopo
lie the patriotism which il common
to us all, by branding all those VIII
. attempt to discuss public question
las unpatriotic.
IS Woman Suffrage.
We condemn the attempt made b
certain state officials to deprive WON
en- Of their suffrage. contrary to Law
In this important stage Of our ma
tional life, and We invite the wome
of this state to share with ust the full
responsibilities Of government