Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-17
SENAT0RSHlP
AND FUSION
BIG ISSUES
At Republican and Demo-
cratic Conventions to Be
Held This Week.
DEM LEADERS ARE
FOR COOPERATION
McCurnber Fighting Hard
But Has Little Chance
For Endorsement.

The great majority Of the delegates
to the both Independent RepuD4cAn
and Democratic state conventions to
be held in jamestown April 10 and
20, will be uninstructed, returns from
a large number of the county conven-
tions held throughout the state, indi-
cate. ID
In the Republican convention the
great issue will be the endorsement
ator, while among the Democrats
practically the only question on which
there is any difference of opinion is
the measure of cooperation to be
given to the Independent Republicans
in the fight to prevent the Nonparti-
san league from regaining control of
the state.
OConnor, Dem. Favoritc.
j. F. T. OConnor Of Grand Forks
appears likely to be the Democratic
senatorial nominee, while the nomina-
tion of other candidates will depend
largely on the plans made for coop
GRAFTON with the Independent Republi-
cans.
That plans for such cooperation
should be made in order to prevent
the league from gaining the control
of the state again seems to be the
general view Of the leaders of the
party. s
The senatorship endorsement ques-
ton in the Independent Republican
convention promises to be Il bitter one
and the general feeling seems to be
| that all questions in connection with
the purely state campaign should be
disposed Of before it is taken up.
McCumber Has Small Chance.
Although Senator P. ]. McCumber
ctW
paign for reimbursement during the
last week or SO especially basing his
argument on the plea that the Repub-
! llcans must choose between him and
the league candidate, Lynn J. FREEZER.
1t SENS most unlikely that he will be
able to secure an endorsement from
the convention. 1t is possible that he
may be able to prevent any other can
didate from obtaining an endorsement,
but the general opinion seems to be
| that the convention will put up a
nominee, and that it will not be Nc
Cumber.
Conferences Today.
Senator McCumber is in Fargo TO-
day, and there is much interest in the
conferences which he is reported to
! be holding with members of his own
following and prominent Republicans
who are known to be strongly op-
posed to him. Whether these will
have any particular bearing on the
| situation still remains to be seen.
! One of the chief sources of weak
ness for McCumber lies in the fact
that even among the delegates who
are willing to support him there is no
enthusiasm for his candidacy and his
nomination is being urged by most
of those who favor him merely out of
motives of expediency.
Matter of Principle.
! On the other hand his opponents
base their opposition on principle
pointing out that after McCumber's
double crossing tactics, and his repu-
diation of the Independent Republi-
cans, it would be in the highest de-
gree improper to give him an endorse
ment.
AS far as state issues, and the state
ticket are concerned there appears
to be practical unanimity in the Re-
publican ranks.
I There is a growing feeling that nc
candidates for the supreme court
should be endorsed by either conven-
ton.
| Reports from a number Of county
| conventions. most of which were held
Saturday. follow:
Fusion at jamestown.
jamestown. n. D.. April 17.-Five
hundred Independent Republicans