The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-29
M'CUMBER SETS
AT REST WILD:
RUM0RS0F DEAL
Declares Organization Has Moth
ing to Do With Dan
ger0us lsms .
ADMINISTRATION FLAYED
Gross Extravaganza and In
efficiency Charged Cause
of H. G. L.
ADMINISTRATION FLAYED

Meeting squarely the issues which
faced the first real republican state
convention North Dakota had had in
four years, standing firmly for the
principles which have made the re-
publican party the foundation for safe
and sane progress over period OF
more than half century. meeting
fairly and fearlessly the attacks = of
enemies Of the party and of the state
organization, Senator Porter J. Nc
Cumber, for twenty years North Da-
kOta's representative in the upper
house Of congress, yesterday s0unde 1
the keynote in this years erochial
campaign to between 200 and 800 re-
publican delegates gathered at the au.
ditorium from all parts of North Da-
kota.
In part he said: r.. ..
Whatever may have been in my
mind of doubt as to the real chartcter
of this congregation disappears as
look into the faces of men who have
for 20 or 80 years borne the brunt
of battle in the republican organiza.
tion in this state and who never fo1
a moment have yielded an inch to
any other political organization. They
bear the scars of years of loyal and
faithful service, and I believe we car
continue to entrust, the destinies 01
our state to them. &'4
Irrespective Of coming national
conventions, it is most proper that al
least once in four years the republi-
cans of the state should meet in con-
vention for the consideration of party
principles and policies. No 0rganiza-
tion can successfully function or long
continue it's existence that never holds
a meeting.
"Such meetings are necessary not
alone for the discussion Of important
questions in a forum where they can
be Immediately crystalized into politi-
cal policies, but also to give that con-
cert of action and united enthusiasm
necessary to achieve success. If the
principles of party are worthy Of
support, they are worthy of organ
lied support.
~ CO'NVENTIONs NEEDED
"While under our laws it is not alb
solutely necessary for nominating
convention to present for the consld-
Grafton of the voters of any party the
names of proposed delegates to the
national convention, it is by far the
better way, in my judgment, to do
so; first because while each individual
candidate seeking to represent the
party of his state in a republican ma
tional convention can perform the
mere mechanical task of voting a first
choice for president in accordance
with the wishes of the state, there
are many other duties incumbent up
on delegate in fixing the policies
and guiding the course Of the national
party. There should always be some
way by which the party of the state
as an organization can submit to the
tpeople its collective views, rather than
the scattered and divergent views OF
it's constituent parts. Second, because
there has grown up a system by which
small cliques or societies meet priv
ately and agree upon a set OF dele,
gates whose candidacy is submitted
to the political adherents Of each
party. While the entire body can Of
course affirm or reject this action OF
the few, it is deprived of any semb.
lance of unity of voice in presenting
these names. BY this pre-conventior
system, every county in presenting
such set of delegates, is invited tc
taRe part. Third, because the people
are entitled to declaration of politi.
cal faith and purposes by the parties
seeking their support or allegiance
~ (Continued on Page TWO.)