The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-22
LEAGUE 0USTED
FROM CONTROL
IN COMMITTEES
Results of County Meetings on
State Committee is Not Yet
Determined
DOMINATE GRAND FORKS
Results of Organization Meet
ings in Several Counties are
Reported

Whether the Republicans succeeded
in regaining control of their party ma
chinery throughout the state in the
meetings of county central committees
yesterday afternoon was not determin-
ed today. Reports from some counties
show gains for the Independent Re-
publicans as against the NonDartisans.
A tabulation of reports from coun-
ties this afternoon showed Independ-
ent Republicans in control Of the fol-
lowing: Grand Forks, Pierce, Ramsey,
Cavalier, Stark, Cass, Mcintosh, Sarg-
ent, Barnes, in one district; Grant,
Richland, Trail, Walsh, Sioux, Golden
Valley, La MOure.
The Nonpartisans controlled the Re-
publican counties in: McHenry, Nc
Lean, Renville, Bottineau, Towner,
Barned in one district; Benson, Dickey,
Walsh, Morton, Williams, Mckenzie,
Eurke, Foster, Mercer, Steele, Griggs.
The total number of delegates chos-
en- the state committee from these
counties, some of which comprise more
than one district, were: 1ndepend-
ents, 10; Nonpartisans, 1S.
IOWnley GctS KenVIlle
C. E. Coloord, Nonpartisan, was
elected committeeman in Renville
county, comprising the forty-third dis
trict. C. ]. Devore was named chair
man, and c. E. Allen, secretary. The
Nonpartisans also controlled the Dem
ocratic convention, John Peck being
elected committeeman; Tom McGrath,
chairman, and r. A. Spielvogeld, sec
rotary.
Bottineau county, the first district,
also was won by the Nonpartisans.
Chas. Streech, Socialist Of Maxbass,
was elected chairman; J. F. Talcott of
Westhope, secretary, and Jess Kane, a
Socialist, committeeman. An eXecu-
tive committee OF five will have charge
of the campaign. A resolution was
adopted endorsing the Republican ad-
nlinistration as exemplified by Cover
nor Frazier.
The Democratic convention was
strongly anti -Townley, ]. L. Gorder OF
| Carbury being elected chairman. d
| /. Armstrong of Willow City, secre-
tary, and w. H. Lackey, committee
man. Townley controlled both con-
ventions two years ago.
Democrats Control Own
! Towner county, comprising the
yenty-second district, also went to
Townley. John Heartho was elected
chairman; Theo Hanson, secretary
and J. R. Leonard, committeeman.
The Democratic convention was
controlled by the Independents. j. L.
Harvey was named chairman; Henry
Eammerly, secretary, and w. L. Noyes
committeeman. y.
The anti-Townley Republicans gain
Ell an organization in Logan county
which, with Mcintosh county, COM
prises the thirty-sixth district. A COM
mitteeman will be elected by the dis
t'ict at Napoleon next week. There
was not ToWnleyite precinct commit
toeman at the meeting this week. The
Independents also control the organ
i2ation in Mcintosh county.
Both conventions in the thirteenth
district, comprising Sargent county,
went to the anti-Townley men by good
najorities. S. C. Johnson, an Inde-
pendent, was named committeeman.
c.. A. Walleck was named chairman,
and J. E. Ellsworth, secretary.
Taylor ONeill was named chairman,
and " W. Emanuel, secretary, of the
Democratic convention.
One More in Barnes ..
The Independents got one of two
committeeman in Barnes county
comprising the fifteenth and thirty
eighth districts. Henry King, a Non
partisan, was elected committeeman
from the thirty-eighth, and George H
Law, an Independent, from the fif-
tcenth Sam Torgerson and John Os-
borne, both Nonpartisans, were elect
ed chairman and secretary.
Independents controlled the Demo
cratic convention, C. w. Pollock being
elected chairman, and l.. w. Stoman
secretary L. M Kuhry and John A.
Heiling were elected committeeman.
Grant for Independents
Grant county, comprising the forty
seventh district, went for the Inde-
pendents. ]. J. Ryan was named
committeeman r. D. Beery, chairman
and j. F. Lawler, secretary. A resolu-
ton was. adopted endorsing Harding
for president and the Republican prin-
ciples as outlined in the Chicago plat
form. The Democrats elected George
Kimble, chairman; w. E. Harkey, Sec
retary, and r. H. Leavitt, committee
man. ...
The twelfth and thirty-seventh dis
tricts in Richland county elected In
dependent committeeman, R. ]. Hughes
being named from the twelfth, and w
C. Forman Jr., from the thirty ty-seventh
E. H. Myhra was elected county chair
man, and ]. N. Thompson, secretary.
League in Benson
The Nonpartisans controlled the
convention in Benson county, the
twentieth district, by a majority OF
four, electing Christ Rosendahl chair
man; Hans Rauk, secretary, and H. J
Hanson, committeeman. Anton Beck
was named treasurer. Independents
controlled the Democratic meeting
Thomas Ose was elected committee
man; John M. Dooley, chairman, and
W. NJ. Condey, secretary.
The Nonpartisans had majority OF
% to 13 in Dickey county, comprising
the twenty-fifth district, electing
George Ross as committeeman. A res
olution was. adopted endorsing Hard
ing and Coolidge and all Republican
state nominees. I 1919 ~
The Nonpartisans also won in Ran
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