The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-09-06

MARK TIME;
MEMBERS LATE
Independents and Leaguers
Count Noses on State Com.
mittces Meeting Here
NONPARTISANS SILENT
Won't Indicate Line of Action
to Be Taken Until Ses-
sion Is Called
/. V. A. MEET ALONE


Anti-league members Of the
Republican state central COM
mittee did not meet with the
league representatives at the
capitol today.
The committee, appointed by
Chairman B. F. Spaulding of the
Real Republican Committee"
was composed Of A. B. Jackson
of Devils Lake; Treadwell Twit-
chell of Mapleton; o. J.Sorlie of
Buxton; P. w. Eddy of James
town and r. ]. Hughes of Wah-
petOn.
The Independent Republicans
were still at down town hotel
when the Nonpartisans called
their wing Of the meeting to or
der at the State house. About
2:45 the Independents started
for the State House.
The law provides that the ses-,
sions must be held at the state
house. N.m.
The league members, however,
with A. c. Townley present as
scmbled ut the capitol in the
house chambers. F. C. Nichols,
called them to order. There
were IS out Of the ~ districts
represented. r. w. Frazier of
Divide county was named chair
. man.; Stephen Terhorst, Ward
county, secretary and George
Rose, Diskey county, treasurer.
A resolution committee was
named and adjournment taken to
await its report.
At a late hour the Democrats
had not gotten under way. DR..
Platou and J. F. 7. O'Connor
are. In attendance.
The League Republican State
Committee In adopting resolu-
tions declared because Of the
opposition Of some candidates
on the Republican ticket to
Governor Frazier that they
nominate VIM, Lemke for Gov.
c-nor; B. f. Baker, COmm1s.
sloner Of Agriculture and
Labor; E. r. Sinkler Of Minot
for Attorney General to run In
the fall In opposition to NestOs,
Kitchen and Shaffer.
The Independents nominated
B. +. Spalding as their chair
man.
Members Of the factions of DEM
cratic and Republican parties mari
ed time here this morning waitin
the arrival of belated trains tn.
might bring reinforcements. Man
Of the Republican Stat
Central Committee were not preser
and indications were that the NEE
ing of the committee would be d.
layed until late in the Afternoon
Both Independent and Nonpartisa
factions were counting noses th
to determine which had til
larger number of members presen
It is admitted that the Nonpartisar
have control If all their member
appear.
The nights developments indicate
that the Democrats had decided
favor of fusion and that the ant
fusion element was outnumbered.
Members of the Nonpartisa
League held conference at the Nj
Kenzie hotel, in which it was AZ
mittcd that the League elected men
bers of the Republican State Cei
trail Committee had not arrived.
Independent members of the Stat
Central Committee had not dete1
mined whether to enter the meetin
at all, according to lobby gossip.
Leaders of the league announce
in the morning that "they were pr
pared to call the roll and find ou
who were for Lynn J. Frazier to
but the absence of man
leaders of the league in other day
left some doubt as to the action al
ter the calling of the roll.
Independent Republican member
Of the North Dakota State Centrs
committee, awaiting the belated al
rival of trains here today, appointe
q committee to draft resolutions
setting forth their Republican prln
ciples.
Plans of the Nonpartisans to hav
Governor Nestos state his posltlo
in support of Senator Lynn J. Fra
zier we're frustrated when the Gov
ernor left town at noon to fill
speaking date at Mcintosh, Sout
Dakota, at the meeting of the Lax
Metigoshe-Bl Hills Association
being held there. ..5.
The Nonpartis sans caucusse'
throughout the morning and at tn
end of the meeting it was announce
that informal discussion only ha
been indulged in.
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