The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-20
0'C0NN0R NAMED
TO HEAD TICKET
FOR DEMOCRATS
Fine Slate Named at State Con.
venti0n at Fargo; H. H.
Perry for Senator
CONGRESSMEN ARE NAMED
Will Fill Nomination for AttOr.
ney General Later; Miss
Nelson Selected
CONGRESSMEN ARE NAMED

Z Fargo. s. May Ma!y' #. r. O'cohnor
of Grand Forks. member Of the lower
house in the state legislature, was
yesterday endorsed for the nomina-
ton for governor by the democratic
state convention in session here. His
endorsement was made unanimous
after two ballots had been taken.
O'Connor receiving 151 votes on the
second ballot. On the first ballot he
received 121 votes but 1856 votes were
required for a majority.
His principal opponents for the
nomination were Dr. L. S. Platou of
Fargo and Wesley c. Mcdowell Of
Marion. On the first ballot DR.. Pla-
tou received 81 votes, Mcdowell 63
and Scott Cameron of Linton 81.
Choice Made Unanimous
When the result of the second bal
loting was announced DR.. Platou
arose and announced his withdrawal
from the race and moved that the
nomination of O'Connor be made
unanimous. G. A. Wooledge, who
placed the name of Mcdowell before
the convention seconded DIR. Platou's
motion. The motion carried without
a dissenting vote.
The other Endorsements for state
Office are
ror lieutenant governor John F..
McGann of Fargo. Secretary OF
state. Raymond J. Murphy OF Bor-
dulac. State auditor, Roy Chisholm
of Pembina. State treasurer, Fred
l.. Walker of Glendale. Commits
soner of agriculture and labor Frank
Sanford of Rogers. Commissioner OF
Insurance. G.. l. Solum, Of Mandan.
Superintendent Of public instruction,
Minnie J. Nelson of Valley. the
present incumbent of that Office and
who was also indOrsed by the /. V. A.
Republican convention at Mandan.
Pays Lemke Compliment
Scott CamerOns name was pre-
sented to the convention for endorse
ment for attorney general but mo-
ton to leave this place open to be
filled by the state chairman and the
executive committee carried. Wool
edge OF Minot made this motion. Civ
ing as his reason that it will require
the very best man the Democrats
have to beat Bill Lemke," as Wool
edge put it.
For railroad commissioner the
convention indorsed M. NJ. Borman
of Abercrombie. H. D. ALERT OF
Langdon and S. H. Taylor of Port
land There were no contests for
these offices. The only office where
there was any real contest was for
the gOvernorship, all the other in
dorsements being recommended to
the convention by the committee on
nomination.
Perry For U. S. Senator
The first Endorsement acted on by
the convention was for United States
senator and II. II. Perry of Ellen
dale. present Democratic national
committeeman for North Dakota was
unanimously indorsed for this place
The names of Frank Hellstrom and
Frank Sanford of Rogers were also
presented to the convention but not
voted on as Perrys indorsment was
made unanimous.
The delegates from the various
congressional districts met spearate
ly early in the afternoon and Sc
lected candidates for congressman
with the result that Nick Nelson OF
Grand Forks was indorsed by the
first district. John B. Fried of James
town for the second and r. A. John
son of Dunn county in the third
Their names were brought before
the convention late in the afternoon
but the voting for each was done by
each district separately.