Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-13
UNITY NEEDED
TO BEAT SEN.
?. ]. M'CUMBER
Strenuous Fight Appears
Likely At Independent
Republican Meet

Scattering returns from precinct
caucuses held by Independent Repub-
leans in Grand Forks county We'd
nesday indicate that a majority OF
the.,delegates at all three legislative
district conventions to be held Satur-
day will be opposed to Senate Z. J.
McCumber.
Although SO far as has been learn
ed, all delegates to the legislative dis
trict convention will be uninstructed
as far as the United States enato
ship is concerned, some of the city
precincts named delegations tho
members of which are known TO be
practically unanimous a E a i II S
McCumber.
United Front Needed.
Reports from other parts Of the
state indicate that McCumber will
make a strenuous fight to control Il
majority of the state convention
delegates and that his opponents must
present a united front to defeat him.
In both Fargo and Bismarck the pre-
cinct caucuses have named delega-
ions to the district convention which
are largely split between the McCum-
Der and nti-McCumber elements.
This effort or the part of the
McCumber element however is arous-
ing strong opposition on h part of
other Independents. 1t is pointed
ton taken by ,McCumber during the
recall campaign that there is now
ever the slightest possibility Of the
Nonpartisan League being victorious
in the Republican primaries.
McCumhcr Prevented Unity.
Had it no beer FOR McCumber's op-
nnSifi0n fha- nn.narfv plactinr LAY
initiated by h Independent Voters
association would undoubtedly have
carried. This would have maue it
possible for the fndependent Republi-
cans and Democrats to have combined
on one ticket for the primaries. en-
dorsed at one Independent convention
instead of holding separate conven-
tions. and splitting the primary vote
which will now apparently be neces-
Sary to some extent at cast.
While it does not now appear like
~ that the McCumber forces will at
tempt to make any fight on the re-
nomination of Governor r. A.. NestoS
at the Republican convention it is
evident that they will make a determ-
ned fight to get the United States
senatorial endorsement for McCum-
Der.
Recent Gains.
Reports from several in
dictate that McCumberN has been MAX
ing gains during the last few days.
One feature OF the situation is h a
the anti-McCumber forces are at
present divided among a number of
candidates. If McCumber is to be de-
feated for the convention endorse
ment 1t will apparently" be necessary
for his opponents to settle on one
candidate early in the convention.
Up to the present time p. d. Nor
ton, Mandan; c.. A. Johnson. LMinot,
and A. j., Gronna, Lakota. hEae all
announced themselves as senatorial
candidates. others who are men
toned in this connection are J.. b
Hanna, Fargo, N. d.; J. y. Bacon
Grand Forks. and Justice A. NJ
C~hristianson. of the supreme court
To defeat MeCumber it is evident
that his opponents must concentrate
on one candidate.
Seeks Endorsement.
That McCumber will seek the en-
dorsement Of the convention a
jamestown, instead of ignoring it rs
was formerly thought likely, was
shown by the following letter which
has been sen to some Of his sup
porters throughout the state:
THE Jamestown convention has
been called for April 10. 1 want tt
carry that convention. L have {