The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-19
UNITED FRONT
. is ASSURED BY
NEW SCHEME Il
Decision of Committee of Twen.
ty.one to Seat Only Elected
Delegates Finds Favor
ISSUE CALL THIS WEEK
John Hazen Bobs Up as Persist
ent Senatorial Candidate
of League ....

Fargo, April l9.-An important stel
was taken Saturday by the leaders
of the Republican organization ii
North Dakota to iron out differences
that have cropped out with the last
few days within the ranks of the
forces opposed to the Nonpartisar
league, differences so acute that the,
have threatened serious consequences
Will sit lf Elected T.,
The announcement by Treadwel
Twichell, chairman of the republican
organization, that in the call he will
issue for the republican state con
vention to be held at Minot that he
will not provide for the constitution
of members of the Republican State
Central committee and the executive
committee of the Independent Voters
association as delegates at large .tc
the state convention, but that he will
only recommend to the county con
ventions that they be elected dele
gates, clears the decks of an issue
that has been keenly contested for sew
eral days.
Sponsored by Committee
The proposal to include the 40 Re
publican Legislative District commit
teemen as delegates to the state con
vention, and to accept as delegates the
republican members of the Indepen-
dent Voters association, was sponsor
ed by the committee of 21, made up
OF seven representatives each of the
republican and democratic parties
and the Independent Voters associa
tion from some quarters and particu
larly from that section representative
of the William LANCER candidacy TO
the republican gubernatorial nomina
ton; the step was protested. and some
rather heated declarations have beer
published by several of the news
papers of the state that are support.
ing LANCER.
Langer's Supporters Opposed >
The LANCER supporters cOntendeG
that the proposal to establish as dele,
gates a group of approximately sixt.
men would open the way to criticism
at the hands Of the Nonpartisan
league, a criticism which It was as
serted should be avoided.
R. A. Nestos, John Steen and l.. F.
Crawford, the other candidates for
the republican nomination had assert,
ed that the proposed inclusion o.
these men in the convention was az
ceptable to them.
The gubernatorial contest in the
ranks Of the Independent faction has
developed no other new features dur
ing the week. The formal call for
the state convention is expected to be
issued early this week.
In the ranks of the INOnpartisan
league it is apparent that the leaguers
are having some difficulty smoothing
over the candidate situation. There
is an increased element within the
league demanding that John Hagen,
commissioner of agriculture and Ia
Dor, should run for the United. States
senate in opposition to A. J. Gronna
League leaders, however, have not
committed themselves to an open
fight on Gronna, and the latter is
playing the game quietly down in
Washington. His action in holding
up the confirmation of w. E. Byerlc
as collector of internal revenue for
the Fargo district is generally &C
cepted as being at the instance of
the Nonpartisan League element.
The fact that the Leagues state
convention, scheduled to be held this
week, has been opposed till date
in May, mo-, yet picked, is accepted
as Indicating uncertainties within the
League circles that may yet develop
uncomfortable angles for the League
heads.