The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-10
DELEGATES ARE
CONFIDENT THAT
ANTS WILL WIN
Early Arrivals at MinOt for An
ti"Townley Republican State
Convention Optimistic
HEADQUARTERS OPENED
Langer, Steen and NestOs Ready
for Hot Battle for NOmi-
nation for Governor

for Hot Battle for Nomi-
nation for Governor
Minot, N. D., May 10. = With the
three candidates for the gubernatiorial
endorsement on the ground, delegates
are beginning to pour into Minot to
attend the anti-Townley republican
state convention which convenes here
Wednesday.
Attorney General William LANCER.
r. A. Nestos and John Steen. the three
leading candidates for the nomination
for governor, are here and have open
ed headquarters where the early ar
rivals congregate and talk over nom1.
nation possibilities. Each candidate
feels confident that he will ultimately
receive the endorsement of the con-
vention for the highest office on the
state ticket.
WILL BEAT LEAGUE
A remarkable feature of the present
situation here is the universal and ell
thusiastic sentiment that the anti
Townley forces are going to sweep the
state with their ticket and elect not
only an entire state ticket, but also
legislators in sufficient numbers to en-
sure the next legislature to be distinct
ly anti-Nonpartisan league. The dele
gates from the country districts, es-
pecially, are confident that Townley-
ism will be defeated both in the June
primaries and in the November gen
eral elections.
Carl KOsitzky. state auditor, who is
a candidate for re election, and Rich
ard Gallagher of Beach, states attor-
ney of Golden Valley county, who is a
candidate for the nomination of attor-
ney general are the only two candi-
dates who have announced themselves
for places on the state ticket other
than the three candidates for the gov-
ernorship. 1t is generally believed
that Gallagher will win out in the con-
ventiOn.
PLATFORM TO BE DRAWN
One of the big questions to be solved
by the state convention is the draw
ing up of platform on which the can
didates are to- run. That major
ity Of the planks IN the platform Will
be directed against Townleyism seems
to be the consensus of opinion among
the delegates. Another problem which
the convention must decide is to nom.
mate man to run for United States
senator. Senator AISLE Gronna, it is ug
derstood, is to be endorsed by the Non
partisan league convention May IA at
Fargo. Many of the more prominent
anti-Townleyites of the state are men-
seems to be no crystallized sentiment
here as yet on this Office.
While most of the conventions re-
fused to send instructed delegations 70
the Minot convention, many of them
held straw votes and endorsed one Of
the three principal candidates. A re-
sumo of the delegation situation by
counties is as follows:
Instructed for LANCER: Stutsman,
Mckenzie, Emmons, Oliver, Kidder,
Mercer Mountrail.
Endorsing LANCER: Burke, Bur-
leigh. Morton, Barnes, Wells. Ramsey
(part.) -.
Endorsing NestQs: Ward.
Endorsing Steen: Pierce.
Uninstructed: Ransom, Bowman,
Divide. Towner; Hettinger, Stark,
Ramsey, Trail, Richland, Sargent,
Sioux, Williams, Foster, Burke, Ward,
Pierce, Grant, Mcintosh, Logan. Wells,
Griggs. Billings, Adams Walsh. Cass,
Grand Forks. Benson, Burleigh, Nor
ton, Bottineau Pembina.
While some of these delegations are
reported to be uninstructed. the con
ventions which elected them favored
one of the three candidates, although
in some instances the endorsement
was not reported publicly. Some or
the delegates are divided on choice OF
candidates. However, from reports
direct from the heads Of delegations
or the chairmen OF the various county
conventions. it is presumed that Lam
ger will enter the convention with the
largeht number of delegates favoring
his candidacy. This number. it IS be-
lieved will not be sufficient to guar
anty selection on the first ballot.
NAME SENATOR