The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-07-17
THIRD TICKET i
PLAN OF N P 1.
TO COMMITTEES
Convention Meeting Here Del
egates Power to Decide a
Course in Fall Election
KEEP COURIER NEWS
Delegates to Raise Money for
1t, Not Turning 1t Back
to National Body
KEEP COURIER NEWS

to National Body
Whether a third ticket will be put
in the field in the fall election en-
dorsed by the Nonpartisan league
will be decided by special commit
tee Of Is and the league state ex.
ecutive committee. This decision was
I reached in the statewide conventioy,
which closed here at midnight Satur-
day night. ...',.
tl League delegates discussed three
phases OF this matter-fling the tic
5ket "from top to bottom" endorsing
three candidates for the Industrial
Commission Offices or utting up nc
ticket at all. The delegates debated
whether placing candidates in the
field as Independents would help or
hurt the league candidates nominated
! in the Republican priuary, with par
ticular concern as to the effect of
the action upon the candidacy of
Lynn ]. Frazier for United States
senator.
Prevailing opinion was for placing
at least candidates for the Industrial
Commission Offices, but delegates de-
clared that developments politically
could not be foreseen and that it was
thought best to leave the matter to
a committee. The committee of Is Is
composed of five members from each
congressional district.
Concern was expressed by dele
gates as to the attitude the Republi-
can national congressional committee
will take toward the candidacy of Mr..
Frazier. Demand was voiced and will
be placed squarely before the COM
mittee, asking that the Republican
national organization support him as
it promised to do for Col. Brookhart
in Iowa, Beveridge in Indiana, and
Pinchot in Pennsylvania.
Members of the committee from
the Second congressional district are:
Fred Graham, Ellendale; B. c. Lar
kin, Eddy county; John L. Mikkle-
thun, Griggs county; C. C. Lauder,
Jamestown; Mrs. Craig, Benson coun-
ty.
To Continue Courier-News..
Most. of the Saturday night session
Of the league convention was devoted
to discussion Of the affairs of the
Fargo CourierNews, league daily or
gan. The newspaper is owned, A. G.
Townley told the delegates, by the
Ma ional Nonpartisan Publishing
Company, under control of the league
national executive committee and is
now under control Of the North Da-
kota state executive committee under
contract whereby the executive
committee was given charge Of it's
editorial policy but prevented from
increasing the Indebtedness.
Townley suggested to delegates
that the newspaper be turned back
to the national committee. After
prolonged discussion he pledged him
self to continue its publication as a
league organ until after the Novem
Der election. The delegates, however,
wanted the NEWSPAPER to continue
under the state committee. During
recess upwards of 5000 was pledged
toward the $4,000 declared necessary
to maintain the paper for the next
three months, and delegates prom
'ised to. try and raise the rest Of the
money. The Women's Nonpartis an,
League clubs Of the state will be
called upon to help. 8 ""H. r.(t'
The Courier-News has always lost
money, Townley told the delegates,
except during the first year. A state-
ment of finances was presented by
W. J. Church, chairman Of the state
committee. He said that about 49,
600 has been paid the Couricr-News
by the executive committee in the
last three months, of which he said
all but about S1,70O went to pay the
cost of printing the German Leader,
the Tidcnde, the North Dakota Lead
er, sample ballots and campaign lit
erature. John H. Bloom, manager,
estimated there would be a deficit
of $4,000 in the next three months
but expected the newspaper to be-
come paying proposition in the fall 1
Townley Intimates Sale.
Church called upon the delegates
who declared they wanted to continue
the Courier-News, to sign negotiable
paper for $4,000. He told the dele
gates he had signed accommodation
notes for the newspaper but that he
was through and that if the matter
were left to the executive committee
the newspaper would be turned back
to the national committee. The re-
suit was the raising of money and
pledges to keep the newspaper going
for a time.
Townley indicated to the delegates
that if the newspaper were turned
back to the national committee i'll
would be sold. He said that it would
be sold to a progressive publisher,
if possible. Asked concerning the IN
debtedness of the paper he said there
was $4,000 against it and that one
offer of s45,0OO. had been made for
it. The paper is worth more, ne
added.
Delegates who did not take kindly
to the offer made by Townley earle;
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