The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-11
|. Y. A, MEMBERS AT MIN0T ARE
TRYING TO SIDETRACK LANCER:
LANGLEY AND K0FFEL IN PLOT
AS Delegates Crowd Into Convention City All Conversation
Discussion Centers About Anti-Townley
Nomination for Governor
(Bv Staff Correspondent

NOVernOr
(By Staff Correspondent
Mnot, May n-Red River valley horses striving to
eliminate William LANCER attorney general through
methods First by the formation platform anagonistic
to all that he stands for and second by attempting band
movement to a compromise candidate.
Placards being printed today hand all delegates u
them not to vote for Of the following candidates.
Garrett Of St. former member of the pardon board
known What following Garnett has but opponents of
LANCER worried the situation and believe that neither
Hestos nor & Crawford have sufficient following defeat
at 10 a. with few more than 300 elected delegates
STEEN AGAINST LANCER
opposed to LANCER who has been affiliated
manner with the league or its program R. A. Nestos in in
phatcay that he not nominated that he would work
Langer any that could command the majority vote of the
LANGERs STATEMENT
f the delegates believe that there better lead this
c % m nsa cea Ia and M gfE e aa n or g 51R
er political confident this morning. delegates
ing of 2o delegates for LANCER optimistic There
be around Langer headquarters at the
ad and ag e an the Old
nsurgent organization A. Kraabe of Hope N d. lieu
are bitterly opposed LANCER and lively contest will develop
the floor Of the convention prevent his nomination c. w.
among delegates from the Missouri slope.
GOLDEN VALLEY MIXED UP
Golden Valley instance sent its delegation early head
ed Walter Cushing editor OF the Beach Advance
ing left with h the LANCER in his vest pocket caw
readwe Twce to hold another Convention the
grounds that the procedure Of the first irregular
favong and the other opposing LANCER Mr. Gushing de-
ared that his delegation would have difficulty securing
seat in the convention.
P D. Norton here and it is rumored that he willing
cept the nomination for from the third district
dorsement for United States senator.
ELIMINATE SENATORIAL ISSUE
The movement to eliminate the senatorial issue from this
sn
has his workers here They do not desire endorsement for him.
be BEATEN There opposition however, side stepping the
Men in the convention bitterly opposed
efficiently not be tail to the IaFoette kite Judge
ford brother of Lewis Crawford has been mentioned poss
BILE TIMBER although there united effort in his behalf
NATIONAL DELEGATES MEET TONIGHT
This evening delegates elected the Republican national
ystion will meet &c att the S Leland hotel They Will al be here with
expected be present participate in the organization of the
del @ % ess S will %aH ae G6n and
sons North Dakota here and will seek
delegation Influences are at work here to have the del
egaon declare itself and ignore the johnson
vote the that and bind
ing upon this delegation
GARNETT NOT CANDIDATE
Harrison Garnett mentioned compromise candidate to
without authority and that he candidate The
to be narrowing down Nestos and LANCER all
support meeting Of the executive committee of the v A.
scheduled for this evening eo Nelson states that the
when the state sheriff smelling committee absent voters law and
red flag bill will be referred The convention will be asked to
permit Rev. A. O. Bchenough the Fighting parson of St.
Thomas address the delegates the red flag @ Representa-
tive upon the Smelling committee law Twche the
law and Mr. Stusman of Mandan the state
sheriff law
Mnot, May 1-Candidaes for United States senator and
congressman three DISTRICTS who to be endorsed here
Wednesday and Thursday wholly lost sight Of in the contest
governorshp The call of the anTownley republican state
calls for the endorsement of candidate for the United
States senate but everyone strangely silent this issue and
talk of destepping the matter in the interests
harmony Gonna has his agents the ground who work
ing to avert endorsement Then there talk of Judge
of Dickinson who looked upon strong candi
date, to oppose Gronna.
In the congressional field there is E. McCucheon of Mnot
In the third district he have but slight following To-