The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-03-15
Nv. A. 81 ate
TO Be SELECTED
AT JAMESTOWN

TO what extent it can yoke the Rep
uhlic;lns and Democrats together in
the next election. Two complete tic
kets doubtless will be put in the field
by the l. V. A., so that in event any
nominee fails by the waysidc in the
Republican primaries, there will be
a Democrat on the other side accept
able to the l. V. A. program of state
ownership and control of state pa
Gronage.
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 a Grand Forks date line
Indicate that the cooperation With
Democrats is only to be in state mat
.ters. Whether Il candidate for the
United States senate will be endorsed
at the convention which will be held
at jamestown soon after the league
convention is not revealed.
The following dispatch is practical
1y a call for the l. V. A. leaders who
function through the Republicans pri-
1naries. 1t follows:
Republicans of North Dakota will
hold a statewide convention at Jam
restcwn for the purpose of indorsing
candidates for the coming primaries.
'"This action was decided upon at
a meeting of the Republican state
committee held here yesterday and
today. The convention will be held
at jamestown after the Norpartisan
league convention is held, and on a
date to be fixed by the chairman, B.
T. 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 OF more counties in district,
county conventions will be held. Rep
resentation at the jamestown conven-
7tion will be on the basis of one dele
zgate for every 1875 votes cast for John
;Steen at the last primary election.
This will insure convention of be-
:tween 400 and 500 delegates.
"The committee also decided to
work in harmony with the independent
Democrats of the state in state affairs,
and the committee of As, composed
of Is Republicans, Is Democrats and
Is representatives of the Independent
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 I. V. A. Proposal
"The proposal submitted by the
committee representing the Indcpend-
ent Voters association to work along
hires that were laid down by that or
.ganization before the Democratic
committee in Fargo last week, was
approved this morning. It was sub
mitted to the committee here last
night, details of it being explained by
"A. B. jackson of Devils Lake, j. A.
McGauveln Of abingdon, E. w. Ever
son Of Walum, and Theodore G. Nell
son, Of Fargo.
"ln support of tie proposition,
which contemplates the creation of a
committee of as, Is representing the
Republicans, Is representing the De-
imocrats, 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
they court success in the coming con-
tests at the polls, must join hands.
The fact that the recall election, with
the combined vote of the independent
Republicans and the Independent
Democrats, was successful by mar
gin of only about 1000 votes, was
cited as indicating something Of the
struggle that will prevail within the
Republican primary this year, when a
large block of the independent Demo
Gratis will remain within their own
party, their vote being lost to the in
dependent Republican ticket that will
oppose Nonpartisan ticket if one is
put in the field. It was the concen-
sus among the Republicans that a
league ticket will be nominated by
the Nonaprtisan state convention.
Under the Republican committees
instructions, the committee of as is
urged to meet as early as possible
to go over the ground thoroughly and
make report of it's work. The Re.
publican committee would make its
report back to the chairman of the
Republican organization, Mr.. Spauld.
ing, who thereafter would call the
Republican state convention for the
purpose of taking such steps as may
then be determined upon, with a view
to carrying out the plan for coalition
Shat may be proposed.
ut is contemplated at this time
that the Republicans would proceed
with the nomination Of state ticket
in the primary the same as two years
ago. The fight against the league
would be made first in the Republi
can primary. Then, and in the event
that the Independent Republican:
should not prevail in their primary
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