The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-17
NEW PLAN FOR
MlN0T CALI IS
ANNOUNCED.
Treadwell Twichell Says That
Criticism Has Brought
J. About Change
COUNTIES ARE TO DECIDE
Matter is Left Free and Open
and in Fairness to All
Candidates

Treadwell Twichell in letter tc
The Tribune outlines the kind OF &
call that will be issued by the anti
Townley Republican State Central
committee OF which he is chairman
The letter follows:
Reports Of the action taken by the
socalled Committee of 21, having
given rise to considerable misunder
standing as to the action by such con-
mittee taken, and its purposes there
in. and being at this time made the
basis of criticism from sources, either
primarily interested in some particu
lar candidate, or in keeping the voters
of the state who are opposed tC
Townleyism and Socialism, from get
ting together as a united force in op
position to our state being long COZ.
trolled by Socialists; such criticism.
largely emanating from your paper,
am addressing to you the following
statement. and requesting that you
give it equal prominence with such
criticisms.
= The call for such conference was
made at the request and on the rec
Cmmendation of the |. V. A. cOnven.
tiOn recently held in Grand Forks, anL
the chairman OF the Anti-TOwnley lie
publican State Central Committee
and of the Democratic State Centra.
Committee. named seven members
each, who with seven members of the
|. V. A. constituted such committee OF
q and held such conference. Origin
ally it had been the plan and thot o.
the leaders Of the l. V. A. to hold &
convention of the l. V. A. to endorse
state candidates. but they came to sec
that the better and practical thing to
do in view of our law providing fol
party primaries, would be to hold par
<ty nominating conventions, uniting
where the two parties could, in nam
ing candidates who run in the pri
maries upon non-partisan ballot, tnal
is candidates for the judiciary and fol
Superintendent of Public Instruction
and at such conference this program
was agreed upon. 1t was suggested
that as evidence to the l. V. A.. that
all were working together in harmony
the 21 members OF their Executive
Committee, consisting of 15 Repu0'l
cans and Democrats, be seated as
Delegates at Large in the conventions
of their respective parties; following
this suggestion came one that the
members of the respective party state
central committee. be also seated as
such Delegates at Large in their re
spective conventions; and the further
suggestion that it be recommended tt
the various county conventions tina
they elect the chairman of their coun
ty committee as delegate to this MI
not convention. The sole thOt ant
reason for so naming State Contra
Committeeman as Delegates at Larg'
and requesting that the County Char
men be elected as delegates. beint
that it was considered of great i'm
portance that Immediately a part.
ticket was endorsed. these men, as tn
men who would have active charge o
the campaign. get together and form
ulate their plans therefor, and ge
their campaign organized and unde
way before leaving town. In takinl
the action as above outlined. no tho
was given as to where any Of thes
men stood as to preference for an
candidate. The undersigned did no
then and does not now know. wher
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