The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-05-20
North Dakota Farmer..Labor
Forces Select Complete
Ticket.
WORKERS ACCEPT Plan
Pass Resolution Recommending lynn
J. Frazier and John N. Haoan
for Their Attitude Toward
Laborins Glasses.

Fargo. n. D.-Lynn ]. Frazier, who
has twice been elected governor by
the people of North Dakota with over
whelming %majorities, was Endorsed
for Il third term by the N%onpartisan
league state convention and the state
convention Of the North Dakota Work
ing Peoples Nonpartisan Political Al
lance. The Endorsement was by accla-
nation.
DR.. Il. r. Ladd, president of the
North Dakota Agricultural college,
who was declared by the convention
the nan who had crystalized the SEN
timent which resulted in the Nonpar-
tis;n league, was Endorsed for United
States senator to succeed AISLE ].
Gronna, whose term expires next
spring.
The farmer-labor Endorsements of
candidates for state, congressional and
judicial offices were made ut a joint
convention held in the Fargo armory.
The convention had been rendered the
use OF the Commercial club rooms, the
auditorium not being available by rea-
son of previous engagements, but the
club rooms We're soon found to be too
small and the meeting moved down
stairs into the afmOry.
Farmer-Labor Ticket.
Candidates endorsed at the confer
ence Friday were as follows:
United States senator. DR.. E. F..
Ladd, president of the North Dakota
Agricultural college.
Governor, Lynn J. Frazier, Hoople.
Lieutenant governor, Howard Wood,
Deering.
Secretary Of state, ]. I. Cahill, Leith.
State treasurer, r. II. Walker,
Yucca.
State auditor, D. c. Poindexter,
jamestown.
Attorney general, William Lemke,
Fargo. +
Commissioner Of agriculture and
labor, John N. Hagan, Deering.
Commissioner Of insurance, S. A.
OlSness, Sheyenne.
y Superintendent of public instruc-
ton, Miss Ruth NJ. Johnson, Tioga.
Railway commissioners, Frank Mil
hollan, Bismarck &C. F. Dupois, Willis
ton, and c. w. Mcdonald, Kensal.
Congressman, First district. John
NJ. Baer, Fargo; Second district,
Thomas f. Pendray, Jamestown F;
Third district, James H. Sinclair, Ken
mare.
Workers Favor Ticket.
Delegates to the state convention Of
the Working Peoples Political Nom
partisan Alliance in Fargo unanimous
~ and enthusiastically indorsed the
state, congressional and judicial tick
cts selected by the Nonpartisan league
and labor convention and ratified
every act of the joint convention.
h united support of the members
of the alliance was pledged to the
candidates indorsed by the farmer
labor forces and predictions were
made that they would sweep the state
in the coming primary election.
j. j. Hickey of Burlington, N. D.,
was chosen president Of the alliance,
NJ. I. O'Connell of Bismarck, vice
president and NJ. Trauf1er of Grand
Forks, secretary and treasurer.
The following resolution was passed
by the unanimous vote of the dele
gates:
Whereas, the Nonpartisan League
has been a staunch friend of the work.
ing people, and
Whereas, the present state admin
istration, especially Governor Lynn ].
Frazier and ]. N. Hagan, commits
sioner of agriculture and labor, has
protected. the rights of the common
people and has enforced the laws of
the state fairly and impartially, and
Whereas. the laws relating to labor,
that have been placed upon the statute
books OF the state by a Nonpartisan
league legislature have made North
Dakota the whitest spot on the labor
map of the country;
Be it resolved that we, the dele.
gates of the North Dakota Working
Peoples Nonpartisan Alliance, in state
convention assembled, do hereby
pledge our united and enthusiastic
support to the state, congressional and
judicial candidates Endorsed by the
farmer-labor convention held in Fargo
and that;
We hereby appeal to all the work.
ing people of North Dakota, both mer
and women. to join with us in active
effort to insure the nomination OF
every candidate so Endorsed at the pri.
mary election June 30.
Labor Names Haean.
Labor jumped into the ring witt
S. s. Mcdonald urging the selection