Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-14

has ever been held in the. state in the
preparation Of the plans for which
greater care was taken to make it
truly q representative and d~elibera:ive
O6dy. The delegates were chosen by
means Of precinct caucuses and coun-
ty conventions held all over the state.
Ample notice of these was given, and
Republicans everywhere were urged
to attend. The delegates were as tru-
~ representative Of their communities
as it was possible for them to be. In
the convention proceedings the fullest
opportunity was given for the formu-
lation of. independent sentiment and
the expression Of independent opinion
The purpose of the convention was to
ascertain what the Republicans Of the
state desired, and to give their wishes
effect. u4
Several men were suggested by their
friends Is suitable persons for this
endorsement. The problem was not
merely to find a Republican who
would be capable Of filling the office
Of governor a%cceptably. but rather to
find the n man who, all things con-
sidered, would be the most satisfac-
tory to the members Of the party and
the voters of the state at large. And
the decision of the convention, con-
stituted and conducted as it was,
leaves no possible doubt that Mr.. Ian
ger is the man. .
The Herald's position has often
been stated. This paper has been in
terested in no particular candidate.
Its interest was in the selection Of the
best man available. It will support
Mr.. LANCER as heartily and loyalty as
it would have supported any, other Of
the candidates con%spicuously mention
ed, as w believe Mr.. LANCER would
have done had the choice fallen on
any n of them, and as, we are con-
fident, they viii support him as the
deliberate choice Of such a represent
ative body. Some of those candidates
have been named for other places on
the ticket, and they arc entitled to,
and will receive. from this source, the
best that can be given them, not as
a favor to them. but as a part Of the
contribution of good citizenship to the
public welfare.
The news sEries which The Her
aid has published have presented in
concise form the salient incidents Of
the convention. An important feature
was the order Of procedure adopted.
1t was decided hat before any nom
nations were made a platform should
be adopted. This was a decided i'm
provement over the old convention
methods when, as a rule, the platform
was considered a perfunctory matter
to be disposed of after all the nomina-
tons had been made, and when many
of h delegates had left the hall. In
adopting the opposite course the Mi
not convention placed the emphasis
on the right spot, namely, on what the
organization stands for. With the
declaration Of principles definitely
made, every man who permitted his
name to go before the convention au-
tomatically accepted those principles
and became committed to them.
Now that the candidates are in the
field h business of the day is to
make known to the public just what
it is that they stand for, and to create
such an interest in the aissues,,- and
such an understanding Of them that
a full vote will be cast at the primary.
!If that is done, the death kneal of So
cialism in North Dakota is sounded.