Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-20
DENIS ENDORSE
0'CONNOR, FOR
Nd. GOVERNOR / r.
Candidate Nominated For
Every State Office Except
Attorney General.
PERRY IS PUT UP ,
FOR U. S. SENATOR
Miss Minnie ]. Nelson Fa-
vored For School Sup
erintendent.

state convention held here yesterday,
j. F. T. O'Connor of Grand Forks
heading the ticket with the guberna-
torial endorsement.
For United states senator, II. H.
Perry Of Glendale was endorsed over
Frank Q. Hellstrom of Bismarck, ana
congressman in each Of the three dis
.tricts were chosen. Miss Minnie j.
Nelson, superintendent of public In
struction. who was endorsed by the
Republican convention at Minot last
week. was given the Democratic en-
dorsement yesterday without opposi-
tion. The convention was unable to
general and no one was named, the
matter being referred to the executive
committee. The ticket chosen follows:
Governor. +. T. O'Connor,
Grand Forks.
Lieutenant Governor--John r. Nc
Cram, Fargo. ~. ~
Secretary of state-Raymond ~.
Murphy, Bordulac.
State Auditor-Ray Chisholm. Penn
bina.
State Trcasurer-Fred Walker, Ell
United States senator-H. H. Perry,
Glendale.
! Congress tss
Firs, District-Nick Nelson, Grand
Forks.
Second District-John B. Fried,
jamestown.
Third District-R. A. johnson. Viii
i liston.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
! tion-Miss Minnie j. Nelson.
F, Commissioner Of Agriculture
Frank Sanford. Rogers.
. Commissioner of insurance.. 1.
Solum. Mandan.
Railroad Commissioners-M. NJ.
/ Borman. Abercrombie: r. d. ALERT,
Langdon, and S. H. Taylor, Portland.
(By Staff CorrespOndent)
! Fargo. May 2O.-Out of field Of
/ r. O'Connor of Grand Forks was en-
! dorsed by the Democratic sconyen-
tion here yesterday for the supp portsOf
the party voters for the nominations
for governor at the primary. election
!; to be held aJIDR~a0. This decision was
reached shortly after 6 O'clock last
/. evening. and atHthe same time an eri-
/, tire state ticket was selected for sim
liar support. tSHG
The voting on candidates came at
the close of very interesting meet
ing which was attended by some ESQ
! delegates, representing every section
Of the state. Because of the peculiar
political situation in the state, inter-
est in the convention centered around
the nomination for governor At no
time was there prospect of a contest
for any other position. The senator
ial nomination had been conceded to
Hon. H. H. Perry of Glendale, who
in the March primary won signal
victory over l. p. Baker for the of
flee of national committeeman. Mr.
Perry representing the regular DEM
| tS 10 ho ino
which was given the support Of the
Nonpartisan league organization.
Three in Field.
From the time that the delegates
began 70 assemble there were in the
field three candidates, active and re-
ceptive, for the gubernatorial' nomi-
nation, Mr.. O'Connor. DR.. Platou OF
Fargo, and Scott Cameron of Linton.
and fourth possibility in the person
of j. w. Mcdowell of Marion. whose
excellent qualities were generally rec
ognized,. but who it was believed
would adhere 10 the declaration
which he had made some time ago.
that it would be impossible for him
to accept the nomination. Other in
dividuals were mentioned. but all of
them discouraged consideration OF
their names. &s-
| AS the hours passed, Tuesday eve
I !
| evident that the one candidate for
! governor must be selected on the
floor Of the convention. and this was
! done. In order to simplify the work
! Of selecting the other candidates,
however, committee on nominations
was named early in the afternoon to
consider all the suggestions with ref
erence to the filling Of places on the
| ticket. and from this mass of mate
rial to report its recommendations.
! After being in session several hours
| this committee reported, recommends
| ing the endorsement of substantially
/, all the candidates. above named for
the positions from lieutenant governor
down, and that the candidate for
senator be chosen from the following
| list: Messrs. Perry. Hellstrom and
Lamb. and that the candidate for
| governor be chosen from among
Messrs. O'Connor, Platou, Cameron,
Mcdowell. Frank Sanford and Svein-
bjorn Johnson. Messrs johnson and
Hellstrom asked that their names be
4 withdrawn. and nominations from the
floor began. The choice >of Mr.; Perry
A for the senate was made unanimous
4 ly without other nomination. Candi-
a dates for governor were nominated by
their supporters on the fiAor, DR.. Pla-
/ tou being named first. with O'COnnor
and Mcdowell following in order The
| first ballot showed OConnor decid-
| edly in the lead, and his selection was
4 promptly made, unanimous The rest
Of the. ticket recommended was en-
I dorsed In short order. The demon
stration made when the name OF Miss
4 Minnie j. Nelson was presented was
i a stirring one. and indicated both
the appreciation Of the convention at
Miss NELSON'S character and work
and the RESENTMENT felt BY Indepsnl4
ent men Of the apdaci0us Is efforts
which had been made by the Socialist
forces to unseat her or deprive her
1 OF her authority and responsibt tiity
4 Work 70 RedecaA
In every act that II performed. ana
i in the attitude OF Its members. the
j convention demonstrAted lts dstAtnfi-
nation TO put forth every eifcFt n -,
sist In sredeemfng the sfA&e fFeln I'M
i burden OF socia fism which &na AolI6
imposed upon ik q Il.
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