The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-15
COUNTY
FAILS TO URGE
N0RT0N'S NAME
Adjourns Without Taking Ac-
tion on His Request For
Support at Jamestown
:McCUMBER MEN CONTROL
Ninth District Convention, Held
In City of Fargo, Favor
able to McCumber

! The Morton county convention,
held yesterday afternoon in Mandan,
failed to indorse former Congress-
man P. D. Norton as a candidate for
| United States Senator. Mr. Norton,
however, was made a delegate to the
Jamestown convention, to be held on
April 10.
Mr.. Norton addressed the conven-
ton in his own behalf, but the dele
gates adjourned without taking any
action in support of his candidacy.
The organization of the convention
was controlled by friends of Senator
McCumber. H. f. Henke was elected
chairman and e. A. Tostevin was
elected secretary. The delegates were
uninstructed, adherents of Senator
McCumber claiming the majority and
this claim being disputed. The dele
gates were elected from the floor, 26
names being submitted and 13 dele
gates being chosen. Because of this
there was not clear-out fight ON
delegates between McCumber and
anti-McCumber people.
The convention did not take any
action toward selecting county ticket
c,r Endorsing county legislative tic
ket. T 4
The Morton county delegates are:
G. A. Renden, Mrs. f. W. McGtllic,
Mrs. Marion Countryman, P. ID. Nor
ton. Pat McGillic, w. F. Reko, E. r.
Griffin, F. McAuliff, Chas Mcdonald,
NJ H. ROmer of Mandan; J. r. Nell
son, Glen Ull.n; W. j. Smith, Hebron;
Theo. Feland.
Control Convention.
The McCumber adherents also con-
trolled the ninth legislative district
convention (the call for conventions
is by legislative districD in the city
of Fargo. They id, however, place
B. II. Spalding and L. L. TWichell on
the delegation to Jamestown. A. G.
piyet was chairman Of Of, the conyen- a,y'
ton. :,l
The Tenth district convention COM
prising the legislative district In east
ern Cass county outside the city OF
Fargo, sent uninstructed delegates to
Jamestown. Resolutions were, adopted,
directed more particularly to Senator
McCumber. A. J. Gronna, P. D. Nor
ton and Judge A. M. Christianson,
asking the candidates to state Wheth-
er they will abide by the result of the
Jamestown convention, stand by the
farm bloc in Congress, recognize the
"real Republican committee headed
by Judge B. F. Spalding as the legiti-
mate representative of the party IN
the state, Internationally support the
state ticket indorsed in the conven-
tion and work for speedy and sub
stantial reduction Of freight rates.
Resolution Adopted
The convention adopted a resolu-
ton favoring as the order of business
in Jamestown one which shall dispose
of all matters pertaining to the state
ticket before engaging itself in the
problem of inGrorsing candidate for
senator.
Delegates were elected as follows:
Ole Trineberg, of Kindred; TreadWell
Twichell of Mapleton; J. D. Callahan,
Of Casselton; James Ferguson, o.
Grandin; E. IT. Holte, of Noble; T. +.
Kinneberg. of Pleasant; T. Ronice of |
DdV CuDOIL anu 'Nd1 n <AAuA SVo va IVY |
mOnd.
l.. L. Twichell, R. J. Boyd and ]. A. !
Jardine were indorsed for reelection
to the state legislature. I
Delegates Named
Delegates, representing both of the
McCumber group and those opposed
to the senator's Endorsement, were
reported as follows by the commit
tee, and We're elected: E. H. Smith,
A. G. Divet, L. l.. Twichell, II. J.
Rusch, Mrs. Pearl May, VIM. Stern,
Steve German, Lyman Miller, J. A.
Jardine, G. A. Fraser, Ad Leecb.
James Kennedy, Mrs. G. w. Haggart,
C. L. Dawson, r. J. Boyd, IN. Ca
mitsch, B. f. Spalding, Mrs. John
Hogan, J. C.. Ross and M. w. Murphy
The United States senatorshlp was