The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-05-08
MOST OF DELEGATIONS TO MIN0T
CONVENTION UNINSTRUCTEDBU BUT
LANCER SEEMS TO HAVEFAV0R
Three Candidates Generally
Mentioned for GubernatOrial
Nomination at Meeting May
II and 13; Anti-T0wnley Vic
tory Confidently Expressed
at County Gatherings

With the big majority of the county
delegations uninstructed, the anti
Townley republican state convention
at Minot May II and 13 will select
complete state ticket. three nominees
for the federal house OF representa-
tives and one senator
The chief interest in the convention
at this time is the selection of can
ddate for the republican nomination
for governor. There are three. avow-
ed candidates for the nomination with
several dark horses named as the
conventions possible selection.
From reports of anti-TOwnley re-
publican county conventions held this
week, Attorney General William Lam
ger seems to enter the convention
with the strongest initial support for
he nomination for governor. R. A.
NestOs and John Steen two other can
didates for the nomination. have re-
ceived the endorsement of several
county conventions, which promises to
make tHe race HOt one.
Dark Horses In Vogue
Chief among those mentioned as
dark horses" in the race for the Cub
,rnatorial nomination is Major Frank
Henry of Bismarck. formerly of Val
'ey City. Major Henry has stated that
ne is not candidate and was not
ieeking the nomination. although he
would run if the convention did nom-
nate him. Other names have been
mentioned with more or less frequency
besides those of Langer, Nestos, Steen
md Henry, but with nearly all of the
county delegations uninstructed it is
impossible to predict who will be the
state conventions selection.
Situation BY Counties
The sentiment expressed at few
If the county conventions held this
week is as follows:
kidder county sent an instructed
delegation for LANCER.
Pembina county sent uninstructed
delegation.
Bottineau county favors the candi-
late who endorses the l. V. A. plat
form. il. ,g.,,
Ramsey county sent uninstructed
delegation. with some of it's members
'avoring LANCER.
Morton county sent uninstructed
delegation. but endorsed LANCER at
convention.
Burleigh county sent uninstructed
delegation, but endorsed LANCER at
convention.
Benson county sent uninstructed
delegation.
Cass county sent uninstructed dele.
CATION.
Walsh county sent uninstructed
delegation
Adams county sent uninstructed
delegation.
Billings county sent uninstructed
delegation.
Barnes county sent uninstructed
delegation but endorsed LANCER at
convention
Griggs county sent uninstructed
delegation.
Mountrail county sent delegation
instructed for LANCER.
Mercer county sent delegation in.
,tructed for LANCER
kIDDER COUNTY
Steele, N. D.. May g. Delegates
were elected here at the anti-Townley
republican county convention and in
structed to "use all honorable means"
for the nomination of Attorney Gen.
eral Langer for governor. Resolutions
adopted condemned the "autocracy"
Of Townleyism. comparing it with the
reign of Lenine in Russia. It favored
| fair trial of the Grand Forks term
inal elevator, and the expenditure of
not more than $2OOO,O0O for its com.
pletion. The resolutions pledged the
conventions support for a complete
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