Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-17
League Leaders. iii .ded II
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Fargo, n. D., May 1.-THE Farm
Forum today says: ] w 1854
"The Nonpartisan league state con:
vention in Fargo last Friday was
whipped into~line for the endorsement
of DR.. e. r. Ladd. president Of the
agricultural college, for the United
States senatorship in opposition to A.;
J. Gronnas as means Of placating this
college president. who was ambitious
to become the leagues candidate for
governor.
'This inside story Of the operations
of the league leaders Nand the reasons
prompting the endorsement of the
college president came to light today
through league leaders and employees
who had been prepared for the ems
dorsement Of Senator Gronna, cardeds
by the league crowd up to within q
very few days of the convention and
anticipated up to within a week OF
the convention by no less a parsonage
than the governor, Lynn J. Ffaxier.
"a THAT the endorsement Of DR.. Ladd
and the turning down Of Senator
Grohna was Of supreme importance to
the league leaders, was evident in the
convention when Mr.. TOWniey per-
sonally appealed for Ladd's endorse
menL, anu laUnCHeQ an AtIdC3 Oh
Senator Gronna. {
1.-THE STORY related by GronnA sup@
porters within the league reveals DR..
Ladd in the role of a gubernatorial
aspirants, sidetracked to the senators
ship by the league leaders who stiA
regard Governor Frazier as the most
important cog in their state machine.
"Dr. Ladd, according to the Gronna
faction in the Nonpartisan organise >
An Dc f<1,e$
Material endorsement SO strong that
VIM. Lemke, Townley and others at
the head Of the league found them
Iselves bound to take some measure to
meet with the situation. and they
brought him to the front as . sens
'.torial candidate.
I I'm endorsing Dr. Ladd the league
leaders realize that they are giving
direct affront to the big Gronna vote
! within the Nonpartisan league, and
that they also are giving affront to
United States Senator La Toilette OF
Wisconsin, who has always been Q
strong Gronna supporter, and whose
| influence in their behalf has been
sought by the league forces IN WITS
| consin. ~. Sss y.t .,tss:ss33 4, !. ~ sssss
1.-THE Nonpartisan league state CON-
vention IN Fargo last Friday carried
into effect the wishes Of the league
Headers without exception. The entire
ticket as endorsed had been framed
long in advance. Senator il cahill
of Grant county, as 2 candidate for
secretary of state. had been billed
Tor that position for many months.
| The ousting Of Obert Olson was also
in line with the leaders policy; firs,
made known when their henchmen in
Bowman county blocked the proposal
to endorse Mr.. Olson for . second
term. 15Jl 4. 3
Tom Pendray, for congress in the
Second district, state senator In
| Stutsman county, was not approved
1 by the county convention for senator
but was saved up for the congres.
sional endorsement.
THE same holds true Of other en-.
dorsements, including that of Setf
Richardson of Fargo, who was named
by VIM. Lemke as a candidate fol
justice Of the supreme court.
'It will be recalled that it was Mr.
Lemke who also personally selected
Justice Robinson as a league candi,
date for the supreme court"