The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-02-16
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FOR CONVENTION
Interesting Session Of North
Dakota Republicans Ex-
pected Tomorrow
HARMONY TO BE KEYNOTE
Not Likely That State Issues
Will Be Injected Into
Capital Powwow/

Republicans already are drifting in
for the second state convention of the
Grand Old Party, which will convene
III the Auditorium ut ~ o'clock Tues
day forenoon. In some resnects this
promises to be one of the most notable
gatherings Of republicans North DakO-
tn has ever witnessed. 1t also appears
at this moment to be one OF the most
difficult to forecast ..a.'
RED RIVER VALLEY D7.nEGATE'--
Jerry ID, Bacon, publisher Of the
Grand Forks Herald Trcadwell Tw;,
chcll and Judge n. c. Young Of the
Cass county delegation Theodore
Nelson, secretary Of the independent
Voters association; Ad Leach of Far
go; r. j. Hughes Of Wahpeton, Nor
man b. Black, publisher Of the Fargo
Forum; J. B. Cooley, city editor Of
The Herald, and Happy Paulson, news
editor Of The Forum, arrived In No. 1
last night. Other Red river valley
delegates came on No. 3 today.
Among today's arrivals will be Lew
is II. Crawford of Sentinel Butte, re-
leased only yesterday from the deten-
ton hospital at Fargo. where he had
been Il smallpox patient for several
weeks. Another notable who arrived
last night is Col. J. II. Frame Of
Grafton. Probably 200 delegates
crowded No. l.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE
All of the seven members Of the re-
publican sfilte central committee re-
spons;blc for the calling of tomorrow's
convention came in last night. Judge
Burlcigh Il. Spauldins, Treadwell Twl-
chell and Jerry Bacon being among
the principals. These members were
holding Inf0rnia! preliminary confer
ence this morning, but nothing was d.
vulgcd as to any conclusions reached.
!, The avowcd purpose Of the convcn-
, ton as Indicated in the call is the cleo
tion of a member of the republican
= national committee to succeed Gunder
II. Olson Of Grafton, the selection of
ten delegates and ten alternates to the
republican national convention to be
held in Chicago on June s. ana the
nomination of five presidential cleo
tors and five delegates. all to be voted
upop at the presidential preference
pri imaries which will be held March
16. -.
A national committeeman and q set
Of delegates and altcrnatcs ana Il quo
ta of presidential electors and alter
mates already have been selected by a
republican state convention held here
} in january on the call Of National
Committeeman Olson. Tomorrow's
convention was called by members of
the republican state central committee
who profcssed to see in National Com
mittecman ,OlsOn's call Il taint 4Of
:, ToWnlcyism. The Press Of the state,
4 restIundcl for. a time with ;charge and
l. counter, charge; Accusations Of lean
i,,gs toward Townlcyisni' were, answer
:. eli by Senator Porter;;H.: McCumber
; in the January state convention: which
was a harmonious and informal affair,
and since that time less has been
| Fhcard about Townley having do1pinat-,
| ed that meeting. 1t has even been
suggested that in the interests of har-
: mony tomorrOw's convention may ell
: dorse, in part at least, the slate picked
by the delegates to the January pow
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| OLD-TIMEKS COMING
Men who long have been active in
republican ranks have been picked as
delegates to tOmorrow's convention.
Cass county will send Rev. Il. A.
Board, pastor Of the Fargo Congrc-
.ational church; X. NJ. Pollock, Sam
J. Stern, Lake TwichclI, minority house
G leader in the 10th assembly; o. J..
$ Engcn, treasurer Of the l. Y. A. and
4 another active minority member Of the
: last house A. G., Divet. leader of the
f independent class which opposed
r Townleyism in the fifteenth assembly {;
/, Judge Burleigh F. Spalding and Judge
S n. c. Young, and Attorney A. W. Fow-
Ter.
d All Of these men, with W. H. Bar
= nett and Alex Jardine, are Fargoans
Il representing the ninth district. Sen
t, ator A. G.. Storstad, il league solon
Il who was ulienatcd ,byf Townley's sec
}. crct caucus methodist Treadwell
4 Twichel an old-timc house member
4 and Fred PrenQvost are among we'll
:. kncwn Cass county republicans who
: will represent the tenth legislative
Il district, and Walter X. Reed Of Ame-
G MIA and Joseph Wadeson of Clifton
h will be among those whom Cass will
5 send from the eleventh district.
c HYLAND ON THE JOB
J. Senator Frank Hyland is expected
Il to be on the job from Ramsey county,
0 with Pat II. Kelly Of Brockett and
: Silver Serumgard of Devils Lake
= among other well known warehouses;.
Mack V. Traynor of Devils Lake is
y an alternate who may come with Ram
5 sey county's delegation.
l. Grand Forks county's delegation
o will be composed principally of farm
e ers who have not been heretofore
active in state politics. Grand Forks
city will be represented by Jerry Ba-
con. Rep. O. B. Burtness, p. o. Thore-
l. son. James A. Dineen and other we'll
: known Old-timers.
{ r. J Hughes. who attended the
Il JANUARY Convention, " IL be among the
J, delegates from Richlanl county. The
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