The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-10
/. Y. A. SLATE
| TO BE SELECTED
AT JAMESTOWN
Burleigh Spaulding in Name of
Republican Party Outlines
: f.. Plan of Action
DEMOCRATS TO SIT IN
Fusion Campaign to be Waged
as in Past with TOwnley-
ism as Issue
DEMOCRATS TO SIT IN

| Members Of the I. V. A. organiza
tion will decide at jamestown in the
future to what extent it can yoke
the Republicans and Democrats to-
gether in the next election. Two com.
plete tickets doubtless will be put in
the field by the I. V. A., so that in
event any nominee falls by the way.
side i'm, the Republican primaries,
there will be Democrat on the other
side acceptable to the l. " A. pro-
gram of state ownership and control
Of state patronage.
Just how the plan will fit into the
senatorial fight is not explained. The
plans of the l. V. A. published in the
Forum under Grand Forks date line
tnCEcate that the cooperation with
Democrats is only to be in state mat
ters. Whether a candidate for the
United States senate will be endorsed
at the convention which will be held at
Jamestown soon after the league con-
vention is not revealed.
The following dispatch is practi-
cally call for the l. V. A. leaders who
function through the Republican pri-
maries. 1t follows:
Republicans of North Dakota will
hold statewide convention at James
town for the purpose of indorsing can
didates for the coming primaries.
'"This action was decided upon at a
meeting of the Republican state COM
mittee held here yesterday and to-
day. The convention will be held at
Jamestown after the Nonpartisan
league convention is held, and on a
date to be fixed by the chairman, 3.
F. Spalding.
"The delegates will be chosen in
legislative district conventions where
a district is composed Of one county
or less than one county. Where there
are two or more counties in district.
county conventions will be held.
Representation at the Jamestown con-
vention will be on the basis of one
delegate for every 125 votes cast for
John Steen at the last primary elec-
ton. This will insure convention
of between 400 and 500 delegates.
''The committee also decided to
work in harmony with the independent
Democrats of the state in state af-
fairs, and the committee Of 45, COM
posed of Is Republicans, Is Democrats
and Is representatives of the Inde-
pendent Voters association will be
continued.
1.-THE important business before the
committee had all been completed at
noon today, but an afternoon session
is being held to dispose of number
of routine matters.
Accept l. v. A. Proposal
"The proposal submitted by the
committee representing the Inde-
pendent Voters Association to work
along lines that were laid down by
that organization before the Demo-
cratic committee in Fargo last week,
was approved this morning. 1t was
submitted to the committee here last
night details of it being explained by
A. B. Jackson of Devils Lake, j..
A. McGauvern of Langdon, e. w.
Everson of Walum, and Theodore G..
Nelson, of Fargo.
"In support of the proposition,
which contemplates the creation Of a
committee of As, Is representing the
Republicans, rs representing the
Democrats, and Is representing the In
dependent Voters Assn, experience in
the last primary and general election
was cited and the results of the recall
election were held up as indicating
that the independents of the state, if
they court success in the coming con-
tests at the polls, must join hands
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