Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27

old executive committee and the Ma
t1onal committee Of the league will be
settled after the new committee takes
office.
My resignation will be, presented, so
l will end my term Of Office with the
which meets March 81" Mr.. Townley
stated at the end Of the North Dakota
state convention here Saturday.
Mr.. Townley did not attend the
afternoon session Of the convention,
put appeared as a spectator when the
evening session was we'll advanced.
Liederbach Peaceful
The ticket endorsed SATURDAY. by
the convention is one which members
Of n league may support with pride,
A. A. L~iederbach, n two other
members of the state executive COM
m1ttee declared in a statement made
public Saturday night.
The state executive committee elect
ed Saturday is a good one says the
statement, but warns that it too, may
be disrupted by the same elements
which "annulled and destroyed our
work" 1t expresses hope that should
this happen again the members Of
the league shall not be as lenient
with these d~estroyers and %disturbers,"
as they were this time.
w have dealt honestly . = and
have nothing to regret" declares the
statement and adds that the old COM
mittee has sustained personal defeat
but has seen it's principles upheld
namely defeat of the balance of power
plan and rejection Of dictation by
"extra-official influences"
New Committee Named,
When the convention went into
executive session at 1880 o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon, the question of the
election of a. new executive commit
tee was Immediately taken up. The
nominations were made and the
members already named elected.
displayed by the Liederbach forces,
and the session was the most peace
able held during the enti-e conven-
ton.
AS one delegate expressed it: I'VE
have been washing our dirty linen
here before the entire league for the
last three days, and then we get into
executive session and have a regular
love feast"
The only discussion was in the
matter OF the method OF apportion-
ing members Of the committee, and
1t was finally decided that there
should be one member for each con-
gressional district of the state. n
representative Of organized labor and
one oma
Nominations for United States
senator were declared in order short
~ afte~ 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The names Of Lynn J.. Frazier and A.
]. Gronna were placed before the
committee.
Frazier Victorious.
I'm m oAiofA1rr n h4< 49, ---
opened on Gronna by the faction
supporting Frazier. Gronna was de-
nounced for double dealing and siding
first with the league and then with
the Independents. 1t would be a
crime, several Of the delegates said,
to endorse q man for the United
States senate who had aided in the
recall election.
Efforts to defend Gronna seemed in
some cases to be rather half hearted,
and it 0 developed that a land
slide for Frazier was setting in. On q
standing vote Of which no record vas
taken. it was evident that about
three-fourths Of the delegates favored
Frazier n his nomination was made
Congressional nominations by dis
tricts followed and the other can
didates were nominated at the night
session.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
Fargo, N. D., March ia COM
plete ticket for state and national
Offices was endorsed by the state con-
vention Of the Nonpartisan League
before 1t ended it's session here Satur-
day night.
This ticket is headed by Lynn J.
Frazier, former governor, who was
nominated for the United States sen
atorship by a large majority over A,
J.. Gronna Of Lakota.
Baker For Governor.
B. F. Baker Of Glenburn was en-
dorsed for governor defeating H. H.
nation. Mr. Aaker's name was also
presented to the convention for lieu
tenant governor, and he was again
beaten, this time by e. "A. Bowman Of
Kuhn. Aaker finally secured the en-
dorsement for secretary Of state.
OF the three congressional candi-
dates endorsed, p. A. Moeller Of En-
derlin is q railway conductor and was
endorsed as q concession to tho labor
element. John Sherman OF Steele is
a farmer and has been q member of
Of the state house Of representatives
for Kidder county. J. n. Sinclair Of
Kenmare 10 the present congressman
for the third North Dakota district
having drst boon elected to that Office
four years ago on the League ticket.
B.. p. Baker Of Glenburn, who was
endorsed for goyorner has. been .
member OF the state senate Tor several
sessione. During the last session no
was prominent in the work Of the
senate's investigation COMMITTEES the
league majority OF which gave ali Of
1 the state induatr4ea = clean hin n