The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-03-01
Unusual Twist in Presidential
Politics Has Both Factions
Guessing-Johnson Completes
Tour, Tagged by Unwelcome
League Brand to Last-Low-
den Coming-Chase Osborn
to Speak for Former Bull
Moose Confederate
Petitions nominating Leonard Wood

Petitions nominating Leonard Wood
for the presidency presented to the
secretary of state Saturday evening
with instructions that they be held
pending advices from Woods nation:
al campaign headquarters were with
drawn this morning on instructions
from Chicago.
General Wood stated he withdrew
out of Difference to the recent repub-
lican state conventions request
The presentation Saturday evening
of nominating petitions for Leonard
Wood by Judge Burleigh F. Spalding
of Fargo, a man who would not ac-
cept the nomination Of the next to
the last republican state convention
for delegate to the national conven-
tiOn because, he explained, he had
been chosen by Will Hays as one of
the republican national committees
executive board Of 25, to which post
tion he wished to 90 with his hands
free, has further complicated the COM
plex political situation in North Da-
kOta.
+ 1t had been expected that Wood
would file, but very few were prepared
for the initiative in this respect to
come from Judge Burleigh F. SpalI ,
ing, one CT the leaders Of the ants
who met here to repudiate the first
republican state convention. popularity
conceded to have been a Wood con-
yention. Jim Shea of Wahpeton for
mer United States marshal, and the
man whom Judge Spalding and others
responsible for the second republican
state convention charged, with hav-
ing been principally responsible for
the first meeting of North Dakota re-.
publicans, to which they took srch
strenuous exceptions. has been rec
ognized generally as Major General
Woods North Dakota campaign
manager. p.
HENDRICKSON STARTLED
Because the first state convention,
called by National Committeeman Gun
der Olson. but which the disscnters
insisted was stage managed by Shea.
and to which they have referred as
'the Jimshea'' convention, appeared
to he committed to Wood, the second
convention was popularity accepted as
a Lowden gathering. Judge Spaldins
took a very prominent part in that
meeting and in the arrangements
which preceded it, At what point Jim
Shea and Judge Spalding Of Fargo.
representing two factions of republi
cans which had seemed radically an
tagonistic, united in support Of Cen
eral Wood is a puzzle which has
Staale Hendrickson of Coteau and
other prominent republicans stepping
sidewise. Hendrickson was endorsed
by the Gunder Olson convention as a
delegate to the republican national
convention. The Treadwell Twiche
convention. called to rpnudiate the
works Of the Gunder Olson meeting,
endorsed four of the Gunder Olson
nominees. but did not include Hen
Erickson in the quartette Since that
time Hendrickson had camped here III
Bismarck. militantly and openly Oh
the warpath. When he learned Satur
day evening that the nominating pet
tions of General Wood. whom he had
regarded as chieftain of his clan, were
handled by Burleigh Spalding, OF the
enemy's camp, instead of by Jim
Shea. leader of the Gunder Olson for
ces, the Burke county leader was left
speechless.
JOHNSON ENDS TOUR
Senator Hiram w. Johnson Of Cal!'
fornia left North Dakota Sunday fol
lowing four-days tour with Il sub
IL, <1n Llin1-Drf oil vote
tucked away in his pocket. Johnso:
- spoke at Grand Forks. Devils Lake
Minot. Bismarck and Fargo. and every
where he was received enthusiastically
by large crowds. Saturday evening ne
addressed 1000 people at Fargo. Hav
ING repudiated any connection with the
league before entering the state. ano
having reiterated in every address
made in North Dakota his opposition
to socialism, johnson today probabl!
has q larger conservative following
! here than he did before opening hl>
campaign.
In spite of his repeated declara
tions that he did not wish to he tagged
with q league brand. the North OAK"
IA Nonpartisans twice embraced John
son as their presidential candidate
once in informal convention at Hills
boro and again when the Townie>
element of the republican state cen
,tral committee met here on the da!
of the Californian's Bismarck meet
ing. A direct cut which Johnson al
ministered the league when he refus
ed to accent the hospitality tenderet
by an Official reception COMMITTEES
named by the Townley members OF tn
state central committee appears t.
have had no effect on the league, fo
It's Fargo organs remained enthusiastic
in their support Of the former Rnl
Mooser to the very end of his tour.
LOWDEN COMING
Governor F. o. LOwden Of Illinois
has announced his intention of invad
ing North Dakota on q speech-makin
tour. General Wood recently visite
South Dakota. but is not expected il
North Dakota. It is understood tha
former Governor Chase S. Osborn o
Michigan, strong Roosevelt man an
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