Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-09
JOINT ACTION
IS VOTED l FOR
BY COMMIT TEE. { /
Will Name 2 Women and 8
Men to Meet With Derns
and I. v. "A.
CONVENTION AT
JAMESTOWN LIKELY
Republican Leaders Due to
Complete Session This
Afternoon.

The independent Republicans
adjourned their meeting short
ly after 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
just before. adjournment, a
resolution was passed, urging all
aspirants to public Offices. seek
ing the support of the Indcpend-
ent Republicans. to conduct their
campaigns, so as to make their
candidates. subject to the APP
proval of the Republican state
convention IL one is held.
Members of the North Dakota In
dependent Republican state central
committee voted today to cooperate
with the Democrats and Independent
Nonpartisan league from reEaining
control of the state; in the election
next November, this action being TAX
en- following suggestions to this effect
made Wednesday night BY a commit
tee of the l. V. A. ....s;.,
With this end in view the chair
man Of the Republican committee was
empowered to name a committee of
seven women and eight men to act
with like committees named by the
Democrats and Independent Voters
association, the whole to form a joint
committee of As to devise ways and
means for the coming campaign.
jamestown for Convention.
, Jamestown was selected as the
place of the Independent Republican
convention this year and 3. T. Spald-
ing. chairman of the state central
committee, was authorized to issue a
call for such a conyention>at whatever
time might seem best to him, provid-
ing that such action is not incon-
sistent with the plans made by the
joint committee .nfs.A6. SIlhas4reonyel-
tion would endorse caDaidates for the
various state offices 10 be voted yon
at the June primaries. .
AS similar committees Of. 1 5 have
already been authorized by the Demo-
cratic. state central committee. and
the Independent Voters association, it
is likely that the joint committee will
get together in the near future.
H. Delegate Apportionment.
So far as the state convention is
concerned the committee voted that
the delegates should be chosen at con-
ventions held in each legislative dis
trict of the state except in cases
where there is more than one county
in a legislative district. In cases where
the latter situation obtains. each
county will hold its own convention.
Representation at the state con-
vention will be on the basis of one
delegate for each 12s votes cast in
! for state treasurer in the 1920 pri-
maries. .Ft
= In district and county conventions
each precinct will have one delegate
for each 20 votes cast in the 1920 pri.
maries.
The original report Of the sub-com-
mittee named Wednesday night tc
make recommendations on this point
provided that the representation
President Harding at the 1920 genera
election This plan was turned down
by the committee, however, as it was
felt that the Harding vote did moi
' afford correct idea of the true
strength of the Independent Republi.
can vote in the various parts of the
state.
Resumed This Afternoon.
At noon a recess was taken until
O'Clock this afternoon, when the meet
ing was resumed and it was expected
that the committee would clean up, it.
business and adjourn comparativel.
early in the afternoon
Todays meeting is being held il
the small council chamber of the cit,
hall The initial session Wednesda!
night was held at the Hotel Dacotah
Opening Session.
The Wednesday night session wal
devoted chiefly to preliminary wofi
and getting the general viewpoint o
the members present, 1t became evi
dent early in the session that the gen
eral feeling was that partisan politics
and personal ambition should be side
tracked, and that the committee
should take steps to cooperate will
the Democrats and I. v. A. to preyeHi
the Nonpartisan league from return
ing to control. ,SS ,.5
/. v. A. Plan Presented.
Z. This became Increasingly eviden
when the I. ". A. plan for dhe fdrma,
ton. OF u committee OF 4b WaA pre-
sented by committee consisting Q
President E. W. Everson, Secretar.
Theodore q. Nelson. A. B. Jacksoii Q
Devils Lake and ]. H McGauvran o
Osnabrock.
Accordingly committee with y. q
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