The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-30


Leaguers of North Dakota repudi
ated Townley's sbaialice Of power
plan by endorsing candidates for stata
and congressional offices at the clos
ing session Of the state convention
here. 5.5s$ .s; 5.S .s5. .s III
At the same time Leaguers accedet
to President Townley's wish that :
new state executive committee bt
elected by the delegates Of the con.
vention. Personel of the new execu.
tive committee is composed of Sena,
tor w. J. Church Of Benson county;
Senator Walter Wexford Of Penbina
county; Stephen Terhorst Of Ward
county; A. A. Nattringly a labor man
Of Williston and Mrs. G. "A. Fisher Of
Valley City
Immediately after the election Of
the new committee the convention
took up the business of endorsing cam
didates for the coming primary elec-
ion. These candidates will seek the
Republican nominations in the June
primary. v, sst Il: h. d
Frazier for u. S. Senator
Former Governor Lynn J. Frazier
was unanimously endorsed for United
States senator. His was the only name
presented to- the convention Backers
of former United States Senator A.
J. Gronna of Lakota decided not to
seek the endorsement of their candl-
date after the convention voted to
elect a new state executive committee.
Following the endorsement sof Mr..
Frazier for senator, p. A. Moeller of
Enderlin was endorsed for congress-
man from the first district, John
Sherman of Kidder from the Second
and James H. Sinclair to succeed him-
self from the third .@ 1* :s : III Y. $..2 3.%
e. A. Bowman of Kuhn was then
endorsed for lieutenant governor, fol-
lowed rapidly by naming ii. II. Aaker
Of Grand Forks for secretary of state.
Miss Fannie tAmidon Of Valley City
wae then endorsed for state superin-
tendent Of public instruction and Pet
ser Garberg Of Hettinger for attorney
general. ebert Olson of Bowman was
named state treasurer. He formerly
held that office. D.
After these preliminaries the farm
er labor standard bearer for the COM
ing campaign was named. B. +. Bak-
or Of Glenburn, state senator, was
the only one presented TO the conven-
tion and he was named by acclana-
tion. This was followed by the en-
dorsement of S. Olsness for COM
missioner Of insurance to succeed
himself. MI. Olsness had been consid-
cred as good gubernatorial timber
! but would not consent to make the
race. II 5sss s5 s.$ s.. s3s 4
Grace for Justice of Supreme Court
Frank Milhollan and G. M. McDon-
aid, present incumbents were unani-
mously endorsed to- succeed them
selves and Fay Harding Of Braddccl
selected for the third place.
For Justices Of the state supreme
court r. III Grace was endorsed fol
reelection altho lie had announced ht
was not d candidate. M. j. Englert o1
3 Valley City, now Judge il the third
district, and Geo. d. Wallace, Of Wah.
peton, former state tax commissioner
were selected Tor the other two va.
! cancies Oh HE bench.
The convention was In session until
long after midnight, discussing plans
for the coming campaign while wait
ing tor the resolutions committee tc
report IA platf form was being drawn
I up 1T al early hour today.
Inst Like Old Times
Yesterday afternoon and evening
sessions reminded onloolers of ths
early conventions of the Nonpartisa1
League The differences of opinion
! which had prevailed earlier \ ii ths
convention had entirely disappeared
Harmony and enthusiasm prevailed
and the business at end rising candi
dates and planning for the campaign
was quickly carried thru.
sss 10 took two full days of delibera
tions to bring the convention 10 l
h point where if was almost unanimous
\ ly decided that the only way to blini
about harmony III the League u
North Dakota was to elect d new ex
ec1tive committee. As soon AZ thi