The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-02-26
|LEMKE MEMBERS
OF REPUBLICAN,
COMMITTEE HERE
League Clans Gathering for
Third State Convention to
be Held Tomorrow
WILL ENDORSE JOHNSON
Indications are That Nonparti-
sans Will Embrace Cali
fornia Progressive
WILL ENDORSE JOHNSON

Among North Dakota Republicans
gathering here to- * 7or a meeting
tomorrow Of the partys state central
committee called by Chairman Will
liam Lemke of Fargo, were a num-
Der whose committee places were de-
clared vacant by leaders of Re-
publican state convention held in
Bismarck February II.
Last weeks convention was called
by six members of the state central
committee including Treadwell Twit-
chell OF Cass county. 1t adopted res
olutions which declared vacant the
positions held on the committee by
men mot Republicans and opposed to
Republicanism,' and which directed
the remainder of the body to reor-
ganize, filling such vacancies" by ap-
pOintment.
81 Out Of Jobs.
In statement issued the day after
the convention, Twichell said 81 new
members would be appointed in ac-
cordance with the resolutions, nam
ing II committee members who would
be retained as real Republicans"
three of whom he said were tempo
rarlly out Of the state. "The conven-
ton authorized the nine Republicans
on the state central committee at
present in the state" declared Mr..
Twitchell, "to Immediately fill the
committee by appointing thirty-seven
men who are Republicans to succeed
thlrty-seven deposed Townleyites."
The Cass County committeeman was
in charge of the reorganization con-
templated.
Mr.. TWitchell used the term "Town-
leyite' with reference to A. G. Town
ley, president of the Nonpartisan
League. Chairman Lemke of the state
central committee, who is vice-presi-
dent of the League, was among those
whose positions on the committee Mr..
Twitchell declared had been rendered
vacant by the conventions action.
Reference to the convention held on
February, II was made by Mr.. Lemke
In his call for tOmorrow's gathering.
Charging that Representatives Of spe-
cial privilege attempted to burglarize
the Republican party" he announced
that hundreds of Republicans of all
factions who believe in government
by majorities, have requested me, as
chairman, to call the state central
committee together for the purpose
of indorsing candidate for presi-
dent, a national copmitteeman, ma
tional delegates, and presidential
electors.'
Audacious, Says Bill.
Mr.. Lemke's call brands with "au-
dacity and Ignorance those who de-
clared vacant the positions of the 40
state central committeeman, the over
$50 county central committeeman,
and the over 1900 precinct commit
teemen, all of whom hold their posi-
tlons by the sovereign will of the
people, and even ordered that none
of the candidates for president obey
the law of the state.'
The call concluded as. follows:
"Since Hiram Johnson, candidate
for president, has refused to comply
with their unlawful request, and re-
specting, as | always do, the will Of
the majority, l therefore call a meet
ing OF the state central Republican
committee to meet at Bismarck at
p. m. Friday, February q, 1920, 1
respectfully request that every mem
Der who believes in honest and pro-
gressivc government, and who feels
that whatever our difference of opin-
ions may be on state issues, on ma
tional issues we can stand united,
attend this meeting"
The Twelve Regulars.
The IL members of the state Gen.
tral committee which Mr.. Twitchell
named as those to be retained in it's
personnel, in addition to himself,
were the following: Judge B. +.
Spaulding and William Plath, both
OF Cass county; Joseph Lee, Pembina
county; J. A. Miller, Walsh; Newton
knomland, Trail; J. D. Bacon, Grand
Forks; Robert Hughes and w. S. For
man. both of Richland; o. NJ. Heath,
Ward S. J. Nagel, Morton, and Will
liam W. Beebe, Stark.
II expect every one Of the 49 men,
bers of the Republican state central
committee" said NJ Lemke while in
Bismarck preparing for the meeting
tomorrow. "They've all been invited,
and there's no reason why any Of
them should stay away"