The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-04-21
FUSION PLANS
IN STATE RACE
ARE OUTLINED
Agreement viii Be Taken Up By
Committee Which Manages
The Campaign,
ONE NOMINATION OPEN
Committee Named to Select Can
didate For the Third Con-
gressional District

anu Democrats on state affairs, Is to
be worked out in the future. The prin-
ciple was agreed on in the Jamestown
conventions. While both Republicans
and Democrats nominated full tickets
there is the principle Of fusion 10 be-
worked out in gentlemen agree
ment" which includes probably the d.
vision lof offices following the prim-
ary. II all Independent Republicans
indorsed at Jamestown should be
nominated in the primary there is a
tacit understanding that support
would be given to Democratic candi-
dates, probably for railroad commits
sioner, auditor and commissioner Of
insurance and possibly lieutenant
governor.
The campaign probably will get un-
der way in the mar future, with the
Joint committees managing it. The
senatorial situation cleared as far as
the convention was conce .rcd when
R. ]. Hughes, manager for Senator
iIMlcCumber, moved that the conven-
ton do not indorse any candidate for
senator. p. D.. Norton, of Mandan,
has request from Third District Re-
publicans, who had honored him with
congressional nomination, that he re-
tire from the senatorial contest.
The report of the committee named
/ to confer with the Democrats ex-
planned the fusion plan as follows:
Committee Report
The report of the committee to con-
fer with the HemocraEs was then
presented by j. d. Bacon as follows:
"Your committee, met last evening
with the Democrats in accordance
with the recommendations of the
committee of 45 which you heard
and was unanimously recommended
hero yesterday, and which provided
that about Onstthii-d Of the offices
should be filled by Democratic candi-
dates and two thirds .'by the Republi-
cans. After talking the matter over
for some considerable length Of time,
the conference committee agreed
that the Republican members were
| to report to their convention and the
democrats, that all Of the independ-
ent incumbent state officials be re-.
tanned and that we recommend to
both conventions the cooperation of
the Independents along that line; that
in the remaining offices the state au
ditOr, tn, office of commissioner Of IN
surance and two railroad commission
ers be Republicans and SHOULD work
with the Democrats along that line
after the primaries. The Democratic
independent members were to work
with the Republicans, along the line
| 1T olon<;nrr thoi~ oFfsoio1c Mo o1orS
recommend that in districts where it
seems impossible for Republicans or
Democrats to be elected to the legis-
lature without corporation, that as
nearly as possible, all of the inde-
pendents should work along the lines
suggested by the officials in the
same proportion, that is, tw0-thirds
Republican and One-t third Democrats.
But at any rate, to work together 50
as to prevent the control of the next
legislature by the socialists and
|leaguers.
Recommendation
'fWe recommend that this conven-
tion give its approval Of such recon-
mendations. The chairman seems to
think that have not made this
clear. He did not understand wheth-'
er we ware to drop these nominations
here or not BY all means not. We
. expect to nominate candidates for
every office in this convention. That
is the desire of your committee, but
after the primaries, to work along
this other line so that there are two
Democrats for railroad commission
ers and also for commissioner of in
surance and state auditor"
The nomination for congressman in
the Third district is left to a special
committee of Third district Republi-
cans. Mrs. F. w. McGillic, of Mandan,
declined the nomination. Action prob
ably will be taken in the near future
on this matter a. ~
Candidates Urged
Among the candidates who were
urged for Endorsement for the various
!, state offices in the Republican con-
vention and who were not chosen
were: Victor Wardrop,, of Leeds, and
: F. B. Streeter, of Linton, for Lieuten-
ant Governor; H. l.. Stegner, of Bis
nnarck, ILyle Merry, of Stark county
and w. D. Austin, of Fargo, for CON-
missioner of insurance; John Steven
son of Grant county. and M. P. John
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